Marike Knoef Appointed to DNB Supervisory Board
Summary
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) announces the appointment of Professor Marike Knoef to its Supervisory Board effective 1 April 2026. Knoef, Dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, replaces Mirjam van Praag who stepped down on 1 March 2026. The appointment was made by Finance Minister Eelco Heenen for an initial four-year term.
What changed
DNB has appointed Professor Marike Knoef to its Supervisory Board for a four-year term beginning 1 April 2026. Knoef brings expertise in economics, particularly in pensions, wealth accumulation, and policy research. She currently serves as Dean of TiSEM and holds advisory positions including Crown-appointed member of the Netherlands Social and Economic Council (SER). This is a routine personnel appointment that does not create new regulatory obligations or policy changes.\n\nRegulated entities do not need to take any compliance actions as a result of this appointment. This announcement is informational only and concerns the governance of DNB itself rather than any changes to supervisory requirements or regulatory expectations for supervised entities.
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Marike Knoef appointed to DNB Supervisory Board from 1 April
Press release Read aloud Professor Marike Knoef will join the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank from 1 April. Knoef has been appointed by Finance minister Eelco Heinen on behalf of the shareholder on the nomination of DNB’s Supervisory Board, for an initial four-year term. She will replace Mirjam van Praag, who stepped down from the Supervisory Board on 1 March 2026.
Published: 30 March 2026
Marike Knoef has an extensive academic background in economics. Since 2023, she has been Dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) and Professor of Economics at Tilburg University. Previously, she held various academic posts at Leiden University and was the director of the Network for Studies on Pensions, Ageing and Retirement (Netspar). Her research focuses on pensions, wealth accumulation and the role of policy in this context.
In addition to her main role, Knoef holds various social and supervisory positions, including as a Crown-appointed member of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER), Vice-Chair of the Advisory Council of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and member of the Central Plan Committee of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB).
Martin van Rijn, Chair of the Supervisory Board, on the appointment:
"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Marike to our Board. Her in-depth knowledge of economic issues, combined with her management experience and commitment to society, makes her a valuable addition to the Supervisory Board. Her expertise will strengthen both the academic input and the versatility of our collective.”
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For more information, please contact Bouke Bergsma at +31 (0)653 258 400.
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