CIO Han Rijken en CEO Rutger Zomer

New appointments in management board Lifetri

Lifetri announces that Rutger Zomer, previously CFRO, has been appointed as CEO of Lifetri. Rutger Zomer succeeds Philippe Wits who recently stepped down as CEO. As part of the CEO role, the finance domain will remain the responsibility of Rutger Zomer.

Rutger Zomer joined Lifetri in 2021 as COO, followed by his appointment as CFRO in 2023. In his previous career, Rutger Zomer has held different management positions at Aegon, most notably as CFO of Aegon Netherlands.

Furthermore, Chris Madsen has been appointed as CRO, with a dedicated focus on the risk domain, as per August 19, 2024.

Chris Madsen has a wealth of experience in the financial sector, pension and reinsurance market and served on numerous boards since joining Aegon NV in 2007. He has worked in the US and Denmark as well as the Netherlands – with a global focus – in both the first and second line. 

Both appointments have been made following regulatory clearance by De Nederlandsche Bank.

As a result of the appointments, the management board of Lifetri consists of the following members:

  • Rutger Zomer, CEO
  • Han Rijken, CIO
  • Chris Madsen, CRO

About Lifetri

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About Lifetri

Lifetri Groep (Lifetri) is a Dutch insurance group with a history that goes back seventy years. The name Lifetri was chosen in 2018 as a reference to the growth ambitions of the company and also refers to Lifetri’s roots in Dutch society.

Lifetri is located in the Netherlands and under supervision of the Dutch regulators, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank) and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten). Lifetri focusses on guaranteed pensions, term life and funeral insurance in the Netherlands, servicing approximately 550,000 customers. 

Lifetri currently provides pension guarantees to (former) employees of Allianz Nederland, and to (former) employees of Klaverblad Verzekeringen.

Lifetri’s principal shareholder is Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm with approximately US$75 billion in assets under management and committed capital. Sixth Street pursues investments, such as Lifetri, and strategic partnerships in the insurance and reinsurance industry through its Sixth Street TAO platform. In addition to Lifetri, the Sixth Street TAO platform holds other dedicated pension and insurance affiliates, including Talcott Financial Group in the US and Clara Pensions in the UK.

Disclaimer

This press release is released by Lifetri Groep B.V. and contains information that qualifies or may qualify as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).

This press release exclusively contains factual information and must not be interpreted as an opinion or recommendation with regard to the purchase or sale of securities issued by Lifetri Groep B.V. This press release does not contain any value judgements or predictions with regard to the financial results of Lifetri Groep B.V. and/or its subsidiaries.

This press release contains summary information only and does not purport to be comprehensive and is not intended to be (and should not be used as) the sole basis of any analysis or other evaluation and should be read in combination with the Annual Report 2023 of Lifetri Groep B.V.

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