Governance
Europe's first Societas Europeae payment processor
Registered in the Netherlands, we are the first European payment service provider to operate as a European public limited liability company: Equens SE (Societas Europaea). The company has its registered offices in the Netherlands, with additional permanent offices in Germany, Italy, Finland and the UK.
With operations centered in the eurozone, we are the industry’s first Societas Europaea payment processor with an SE Works Council.
The company is governed by a two-tier board structure with a four-member Board of Directors chaired by Michael Steinbach, and a separate eleven-member Supervisory Board chaired by former CEO and President of ING Belgium Erik Dralans.
The Supervisory Board comprises directors appointed by the major shareholders and is supported by an Audit and Accounting Committee and a Remuneration Committee.
| Member | Bank |
|---|---|
| E.E.S. Dralans (Chairman) | ING Group |
| G. Roth (Deputy Chairman) | DZ BANK |
| J.J. Bos | Rabobank Nederland |
| H. op den Brouw | Rabobank Nederland |
| M.C.A. Buitenhek | ING Group |
| G. Capponcelli | ICBPI |
| J. van Hall | ABN AMRO Bank |
| E.E. Kostelijk | ABN AMRO Bank |
| J. Riecke | DZ BANK |
| R. Romanin Jacur | ICBPI |
| T. Ullrich | DZ BANK |
Shareholding is split between major German, Benelux, and Italian banks:
- DZ BANK (Germany): 31.1%
- ICBPI (Italy): 20.0%
- ABN AMRO Bank (Netherlands): 18.4%
- ING (Netherlands): 15.4%
- Rabobank (Netherlands): 15.2%
