Minister Heinen: “Sleijpen has excellent knowledge of monetary affairs, knowledge of the financial sector, and an international perspective. This is extremely important in the current geopolitical context. DNB must remain resilient and agile. Sleijpen has the important task of further modernizing DNBs supervision, with an open attitude towards feedback from the sector and society. I have every confidence that Sleijpen is the right person to lead De Nederlandsche Bank.”

Mr. Sleijpen has been the Director of Monetary Affairs at DNB since 2020. In that capacity, he already acts as the deputy of Mr. Knot in the meetings of the European Central Bank (ECB). Prior to that, he was division director at DNB and director at APG and ABP. Sleijpen obtained his doctorate from the University of Groningen and is a distinguished professor of European Economic Policy at Maastricht University.

The position of DNB president requires a unique combination of knowledge and experience. Therefore, an exception is made for the remuneration under the Top Income Standards Act (Wnt). The Council of Ministers has agreed to a maximum salary of 450,000 euros per year. This further reduces the remuneration for the position of DNB president towards the WNT norm.

Minister Heinen intends to shorten the appointment term for future (re)appointments of the president and other executive members to preferably 5 years, with the possibility of a one-time reappointment of another 5 years. Such a term aligns with the ECB statutes. Independent advice will first be sought on this proposal.