Tom de Swaan - Chair

Chair Supervisory board, Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V.  

Mr Tom de Swaan is chair of the supervisory board to Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V. and was formerly an advisor to the managing board and former chief financial officer of ABN AMRO. 

Born in 1946, Mr de Swaan has a master degree in Economics from the University of Amsterdam. He joined the Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank, after completing university in 1972. 

He was appointed member of the governing board of De Nederlandsche Bank in 1986, in charge of payments systems, IT, human resources and planning and control. 

In 1992, he assumed responsibility for the supervision of credit institutions and mutual funds in the Netherlands. In that capacity, he served as chairman of the Joint Forum on Financial Conglomerates and the Banking Supervisory Committee of the European Monetary Institute. 

In 1997, he was appointed chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. 

Since January 1999, he has been responsible for the group functions of Group Finance, Group Risk, Group Legal and the Economics Department. 

Company website: www.vanlanschot.com