Board of Management

E. Blok
Chairman of the Board of Management and Chief Executive Officer

Eelco Blok (Vlissingen, 1957) became Chief Executive Officer of KPN on April 6, 2011. Mr Blok has been a member of KPN’s Board of Management since April 2004, with the exception of the period January 2005 to June 2006, during which time he was appointed Chief Operating Officer Fixed and Corporate Strategy & Innovation Officer. As a Board Member, Eelco Blok has been responsible for the Fixed Division (until January 1, 2007), Business Market, Wholesale & Operations and Getronics (until February 1, 2010) and most recently for Mobile International and iBasis. Following the October 18, 2010 announcement of KPN’s intention to appoint him as CEO, Mr Blok has furthermore held the post of Chief Operating Officer.

Eelco Blok studied Business Administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, from 1976 to 1979. He received a Masters in Management from the Graduate School of Management of the University of Technology Delft and the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1983. In the same year he joined the then-PTT, which subsequently became KPN, as a Business Analyst. Prior to his appointment to the Board of Management, Mr Blok held various management positions within the company.

Eelco Blok holds a seat on the Board of ICT Office and jointly chairs the National Cybercrime Council. In his spare time Mr Blok is a keen sailor.

Eelco Blok lives together with his partner Annemarie Weverling. Together they have three children.

T. Dirks
Member of the Board of Management and Chief Executive Officer KPN Mobile International

Thorsten Dirks was appointed to the Board of Management of KPN on November 7, 2011. Mr Dirks’ responsibilities on the Board of Management cover KPN’s mobile activities outside The Netherlands. Thorsten Dirks joined E-Plus, KPN’s German mobile network operator, in 1996. He has been Chairman of the Board of Management of E-Plus since 2007.

Thorsten Dirks graduated from the University of Hamburg in Electro- and Communications Technology. His career began with management functions at Orbitel Mobile Communication (Vodafone/Ericsson) and Vebacom. Thorsten Dirks has held various management positions at E-Plus, related to networks and IT as well as commercial management, including responsibility for the implementation of E-Plus’ multi-brand strategy. In 2001 he was appointed as a member of the Board of Management of E-Plus, becoming its Chairman as of January 2007. In May 2011 he was made CEO of KPN Mobile International.

Thorsten Dirks has the German nationality, is married and has a son.

Eric Hageman,
Chief Financial Officer ad interim

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Steven van Schilfgaarde,
Chief Financial Officer ad interim

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