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New member of the SPF Accountability Council (AC)
After SPF’s call to all members who are accruing pension, two candidates put themselves forward for the vacant position in the AC. Every year, the SPF Board gives account to the AC regarding policy and how it is executed. Among other matters, the AC is authorized to give its opinion on these matters.
The AC also evaluates whether the Board’s policy and policy decisions comply with the established agreements and frameworks and whether a balance has been struck between the interests of the various groups of members.

As there were two candidates, we held the election in July. 613 voters voted. That’s over 21%. With 371 votes, René was elected to the AC. The AC made a binding proposal after which the Board appointed René as member of the AC as of July 1, 2021. He succeeds Ben Jonker, who left the Board on July 1.

René is Chemical Operator/Shift Supervisor and has worked at SABIC in Bergen op Zoom since 1989. He is a member of the Works Council and had already been a Board member at SPF between 2015 and 2019.

We would like to thank Ben for his contribution and commitment to our pension fund, and wish René every success.