Composition of the Management Board

M. J. (Maarten) Otto MMC (1983, Dutch nationality)

Chair and CEO

Maarten Otto has been chair of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 20 May 2020. He is also responsible for the business and operations management of network operator Liander. He joined Alliander in 2017 and has held various positions in the company. Prior to that, he worked for the organisational consultancies TEN HAVE Change Management and Twynstra Gudde.

Maarten Otto studied Management, Economics and Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has also completed postgraduate courses at VU Amsterdam and the London Business School.

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions

  • Chair of the Netbeheer Nederland Members Council

  • Chair of the Management Board of WENb Werkgeversvereniging voor de Energie-, Kabel & Telecom- en Afval & Milieubedrijven (Employers’ Association for the Energy, Cable & Telecom and Waste & Environment Sectors)

  • Member of the Executive Management Board of VNO-CW

W. T. (Walter) Bien RC (1972, Dutch nationality)

Member of the Board and CFO

Walter Bien joined the Management Board on 7 October 2019, on which date he was also appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is also responsible for the business and operations management of network operator Liander. Before joining Alliander, he was CFO at Boskalis Dredging & Inland Infra and prior to that he held various board and management positions at Boskalis. Prior to his time at Boskalis, Walter Bien worked for Ballast Nedam.

Walter Bien earned a degree in Business Economics at the University Amsterdam. He also completed the Senior Executive Programme at the London Business School and a postgraduate controllers programme at the University of Amsterdam.

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions

  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Stichting AAP (wild animal rescue foundation), chair of the Audit Committee

M. I. (Marlies) Visser (1968, Dutch nationality)

Member of the Board and COO

Marlies Visser has been a member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since 1 May 2020. She is also responsible for the business and operations management of network operator Liander. Prior to joining the Board, she held the position of Director of Operations at Liander (from 2014). Before that, she worked at the Netherlands’ primary railway operator, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, for nearly ten years, including as the company’s Service & Operations Manager.

Marlies Visser studied Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam and completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in Fontainebleau, France.

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Attero

F. D. (Daan) Schut (1974, Dutch nationality)

Member of the Board and CTO

Daan Schut joined the Management Board on 1 April 2019, on which date he was also appointed to the position of Chief Transition Officer (CTO). He is also responsible for the business and operations management of network operator Liander. Prior to joining the Board, he held the position of Director of Asset Management (from 2014) as well as various management positions between 2009 and 2014. Before Alliander, Daan Schut worked as an advisor at KPMG.

Daan Schut studied IT Auditing at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Business Economics at HAN University of Applied Sciences. He also completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Programme (AMP).

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions

  • Member of the Management Board of Next Generation Infrastructures 

  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Stichting ElaadNL (knowledge and innovation centre on EV infrastructure and smart charging)

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of GOPACS