Diederik Samsom new Gasunie Supervisory Board chair
Press release
The Dutch Minister of Finance (shareholder of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie) has appointed Diederik Samson as member of Gasunie’s Supervisory Board as of 1 July 2024. The appointment came following a nomination by the Supervisory Board, and the other members of the Supervisory Board intend to elect Samsom chair as soon as he joins the board.
Prof. Tim van der Hagen, vice-chair of the Supervisory Board: ‘We are extremely pleased that Diederik Samsom will be joining our Supervisory Board. With his wide-ranging knowledge of both the domestic and the international energy sector, and his extensive experience with energy and climate policy as a member of Dutch parliament and senior European Commission official, he is ideally equipped to make a significant contribution to Gasunie realising its strategic ambitions, especially now that the company plays a key role in the energy transition. His personality and international vision are a valuable addition to the profiles of his fellow Supervisory Board members, and so we look forward to productive collaboration over the coming years.’
Diederik Samsom: ‘Energy infrastructure forms the foundation for a sustainable and reliable energy system. By using and expanding its infrastructure in a smart way for hydrogen, green gas, heat and CO2, Gasunie contributes to energy security and achieving the climate goals in the Netherlands and Germany. I am therefore very motivated to join the Supervisory Board of Gasunie.’
About Diederik Samsom
Diederik Samsom (born 1971) studied applied physics at Delft University of Technology and boasts extensive governance and political experience in the energy and climate policy domain. As chef de cabinet to EU commissioner Frans Timmermans (2019-2024), he had a great hand in drafting the European Green Deal. When he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2003-2016, the last four years as the leader of the Dutch Labour Party), he was closely involved in energy and climate policy in the Netherlands. Samsom previously sat on the supervisory boards of Energiebeheer Nederland and North Sea Port. He was also a member of the advisory board of the Netherlands Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection. Samsom started his career at Greenpeace, where he was project and campaign manager.