Gwendolyn van Tunen appointed as Chief Financial Crime Officer of de Volksbank
The Board of Directors of de Volksbank N.V. (de Volksbank) appoints Gwendolyn van Tunen with effect from 24 June 2024 as Chief Financial Crime Officer (CFCO) and member of the Executive Committee. The appointment has been approved by the Supervisory Board and the supervisory authority. The Works Council has rendered advice on, and supports, the appointment. The appointment is for a term of four years from the effective date.
As announced earlier, de Volksbank has created the position of CFCO in the Executive Committee with effect from 1 November 2023. The CFCO is responsible for performing the role of gatekeeper to combat financial crime. By doing so, the bank is strengthening its Know Your Customer (KYC) measures, including sanctions screening and transaction monitoring to effectively combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Gwendolyn van Tunen has been active in the financial sector for more than 25 years, the last 20 of which in various national and international management positions in the fields of compliance, corporate governance and operations. In various positions, she gained extensive knowledge and experience in national and international laws and regulations and integrity risks. Gwendolyn has held the position of Compliance Director at de Volksbank since 2021. Prior to that she fulfilled the role of Chief Compliance Officer at ABN AMRO for seven years. She started her career as an auditor.
Gerard van Olphen, Chair of the Supervisory Board of de Volksbank: "The Supervisory Board is pleased with the appointment of Gwendolyn van Tunen as CFCO in the Executive Committee. With this appointment, I am convinced that de Volksbank now has the required decisiveness to gain more speed to fulfil its role of gatekeeper in a structural manner.”
Roland Boekhout, Chair of the Executive Committee of de Volksbank: “On behalf of the Executive Committee, I welcome Gwendolyn as CFCO. It helps us that, with her background as Compliance Director, she is well acquainted with the challenges and our priority to combating financial crime. With her appointment, we strengthen the safeguarding of customer integrity measures to effectively combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.”
Composition of the Executive Committee
As from 24 June 2024, the Executive Committee of de Volksbank consists of seven members. Roland Boekhout (CEO), André Haag (CFO), Saskia Hoskens (CRO) and Marinka van der Meer (CCO) are the statutory members. In addition, three non-statutory members serve on the Executive Committee: Jacqueline Touw-Conradi (CPOO), Michel Ruijterman (CIO) and Gwendolyn van Tunen (CFCO).
