Remuneration Policy of the Supervisory Board
This section provides a high-level overview of the Remuneration Policy of the Supervisory Board as adopted by the 2024 AGM and effective as per 1 January 2024.
Objective and guiding principles
The objective of the Policy is to attract and retain qualified talent to perform the Supervisory Board’s duties and act in accordance with the interests of PostNL and its stakeholders. The Policy is built on the following principles:
- Alignment
- Independence
- Transparent
- Compliant
- Simple.
The Remuneration Committee takes multiple factors into account when determining compensation levels, including the type of role, the pay conditions of PostNL’s employees, societal context and relevant market developments.
Compensation levels will be benchmarked at least every four years against the same peer group that is used for the Board of Management benchmark. PostNL aims to position compensation between the lower quartile and median levels of the peer group for all compensation elements of the Policy. In line with the Code, the remuneration of the Supervisory Board is not related to the company performance and paid in cash only.
Fee Structure
The Remuneration Policy contains the following compensation elements:
- Board fees for chairman and members
- Committee fees for chairman and members
- Other benefits
- Expenses.
The fee structure is included in the table below.
PostNL Fee Structure Supervisory Board
| Annual Board fees | |
|---|---|
| Chair | 65,000.00 |
| Member | €47,500 |
| Annual Committee fees | |
| Chair Audit Committee | €10,000 |
| Chair Remuneration / Nomination / ESG Committee | €9,000 |
| Member Audit Committee | €7,500 |
| Member Remuneration / Nomination / ESG Committee | €6,000 |
For more details regarding the 2024 Remuneration Policy of the Supervisory Board, we refer to our website.
2025 Supervisory Board actual remuneration
This section provides insight into the implementation of the Remuneration Policy for the Supervisory Board in 2025. Unless stated otherwise, the figures presented are at market value. For remuneration figures prepared in accordance with IFRS, reference is made to note ‘5.1 Remuneration of the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and senior management’.
In 2025, we ensured that all decisions regarding the remuneration of the Supervisory Board were fully aligned with the Remuneration Policy approved by the AGM in 2024 and with the applicable decision-making processes. No deviations from the Policy occurred. All remuneration is paid directly to the members of the Supervisory Board by PostNL N.V. As such, no remuneration has been granted and/or allocated by subsidiaries or other companies whose financials are consolidated by PostNL N.V.
The total remuneration of the Supervisory Board in 2025 (per individual member) and 2024 (as a total) is presented in the table on the following page. In accordance with the Remuneration Policy, members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to a Board fee and, where applicable, one or more fixed committee fees.
Members of the Supervisory Board do not receive performance-related remuneration and do not accrue pension rights with PostNL. Accordingly, their remuneration is fully fixed. No severance payments are payable in the event of termination. PostNL does not grant loans, including mortgage loans, advance payments, guarantees, or options or shares to members of the Supervisory Board.
With the exception of Martin Plavec, who holds 6,000 PostNL shares, none of the members of the Supervisory Board hold shares in PostNL N.V.
A five-year overview of the total remuneration of the Supervisory Board is presented in the table on the following page.
PostNL Total remuneration Supervisory Board in €,
2024, 2025
Supervisory Board member | Board fee | Committee fees | Total fees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nomination | Remuneration | Audit | ESG | ||||
| Jan Nooitgedagt | 65,000 | 9,000 | 7,500 | 81,500 | |||
| Marike van Lier Lels | 47,500 | 6,000 | 7,500 | 61,000 | |||
| Ad Melkert | 47,500 | 9,000 | 7,500 | 64,000 | |||
| Jeroen Hoencamp | 47,500 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 59,500 | |||
| Nienke Meijer | 47,500 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 62,500 | |||
| Koos Timmermans | 47,500 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 66,500 | ||
| Hannie Vlug | 47,500 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 59,500 | |||
| Martin Plavec | 47,500 | 7,500 | 6,000 | 61,0001 | |||
Total 2025 | 397,500 | 24,000 | 27,000 | 40,000 | 27,000 | 515,500 | |
Total 2024 | 397,500 | 21,000 | 27,000 | 40,000 | 27,000 | 512,500 | |
| 1 | Excluding mandatory social security and health insurance contributions. | ||||||
PostNL Five-year overview total remuneration Supervisory Board in €,
2021-2025
| Supervisory Board member | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Nooitgedagt | 69,236 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 81,500 | 81,500 | |
| Marike van Lier Lels | 52,500 | 52,500 | 52,500 | 61,000 | 61,000 | |
| Ad Melkert | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | |
| Jeroen Hoencamp | 45,000 | 45,000 | 47,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | |
| Nienke Meijer | 35,312 | 45,000 | 48,750 | 62,500 | 62,500 | |
| Koos Timmermans | 38,194 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 63,500 | 66,500 | |
| Hannie Vlug | 35,437 | 47,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | ||
| Martin Plavec | 34,250 | 61,000 | 61,000 | |||
| Total current members | 295,242 | 357,937 | 410,500 | 512,500 | 515,500 | |
| Agnes Jongerius | 13,750 | |||||
| Thessa Menssen | 16,806 | |||||
| Eelco Blok | 16,042 | |||||
| Total former members | 46,598 | |||||
| Total remuneration | 341,840 | 357,937 | 410,500 | 512,500 | 515,500 | |