Lard Friese - NN Group Chairman

Mr. E. Friese was Chairman of the Executive Board and the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer of NN Group NV since July 7, 2014. He was Vice Chairman of the Executive Board from March 1, 2014 until July 7, 2014. He was employed by ING since 2008 in various positions. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NationaleNederlanden and chair of the Dutch Intermediary Division on September 1, 2008. In 2009, he became Chief Executive Officer of ING Insurance Benelux. He was appointed to the Management Board of ING Verzekeringen with responsibility for Insurance operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Central and Rest of Europe and Asia Pacific on January 1, 2011 until November 3, 2011. From March 30, 2011 until July 7, 2014 he was appointed to the Management Board of NN Insurance Eurasia N.V. As of July 1, 2013 he also assumed responsibility for Investment Management in Management Board of NN Insurance Eurasia and, as from the end of 2013, also for insurance business in Japan. From 2006 to 2008 he was employed by Ceska Pojistovna a.s. as Chief Executive Officer and vicechair of the board of directors and was member of the executive committee of Generali PPF Holding. From 2003 to 2006 he was employed by VNU ACNielsen as senior vicepresident and chief retail services officer Europe and he was member of the European board. Before that, from 1993 to 2003, he worked at Aegon N.V. as member of the board of directors of Aegon Levensverzekering N.V. and as senior vicepresident of Aegon the Netherlands in Tokyo, Japan. Between 1988 and 1993 he held various positions at insurance company NOG Verzekeringen. He began his career in 1986 as tax consultant at Kammer Luhrmann Van Dien Co. He holds Master of Law degree from Utrecht University. He is member of the board of representatives of Foundation VUmc CCA and member of the Geneva Association. since 2014.