PAST CHAPTER EVENTS
Highlights from 08 June 2022
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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Talent, anywhere?
Presented by:
Job Eskins, Head of Executive Compensation, Philips
Max Paping, Global Director of Compensation & Benefits, Leaseplan
Highlights from 03 June 2021
GEO's Netherlands Chapter on IFRS Rules
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Don’t let complex performance vesting calculations deter your company from issuing the most suitable incentive plans for your employees.
- Calculating vesting percentages throughout the life of a share plan and at the vesting date can be complex, especially for performance plans that reference market and peer share prices.
- Different types of performance conditions can have a different impact when accounting for, and valuing share-based payment awards in accordance with IFRS 2 - Share-based Payment.
- It is crucial to know the accounting requirements for different types of modifications during or after the vesting period, such as the impact of modifying a performance condition.
- Without the right processes in place, ongoing management of performance metrics can be admin intensive, prone to error, inaccessible, and costly if outsourced.
- Access to ‘in-flight’ vesting percentages provides participants with the clarity they need to understand the existing value of their awards.
- Companies need easy access to “in flight” vesting calculations for purpose of expensing these costs and managing “good” leavers.
Our colleagues from ShareForce, together with PwC, looked into some of these challenges, and how you can ensure the implementation of the most suitable scheme for your employees while avoiding the administration burden and potential high costs for vesting calculations.
Downloads:
GEO Netherlands Chapter Introduction
ShareForce Presentation
Highlights from 14 January 2021
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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The Interests of Investors in the Field of Shareholder Rights, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability
Presented by:
Rients Abma, Eumedion
Erik van Dijk, Willis Towers Watson
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The Interests of Investors in the Field of Shareholder Rights, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability
Highlights from 05 June 2020
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Virtual Meeting
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The Equity Connection - Amsterdam
Are you busier than ever before?
- Take a break to reconnect
- Grab your beer, wine, Gin & Tonic, etc.
- Set your best Zoom background
- Bring a smile, share a story, have a bitterball
- Discover solutions for managing equity in our new virtual reality
Facilitated by:
Max Paping
Director Compensation & Benefits
LeasePlan
Highlights from 10 December 2019
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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Equity & the Next Generation
With the advent of Generation Y (also called the ‘Millennials’) on the labour market, many companies have struggled with ways to reward this new generation in a meaningful way. Traditional remuneration strategies have had to be amended as a result of new developments such as the gig economy (with its temporary positions and independent workers), the war for talent between start-ups and established companies and the Millennials’ increased focus on development, transparency and work-life balance.
In this Dutch chapter meeting, we examined the impact of all these developments on equity-based compensation. To this aim, we invited Charissa Schutte, manager at Deloitte (who also represents the Millennial task force within GEO), Camiel Selker, co-founder and partner at Focus Orange, and Mairead MacLure and Rosemary van Giezen of TomTom to guide us through this subject.
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Presentation: Equity & the Next Generation
Highlights from 07 March 2019
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Networking Social
On March 7, the Dutch GEO Chapter provided all Dutch issuers of share plans with a last and final chance to win a free ticket for the Global Meeting in Amsterdam in April!
These drinks were kindly sponsored by PwC Reward, and were therefore free of charge. As always, they were held at our favourite location, Grand Café Amstelhoeck (Amstel 1, Amsterdam). Of course, all GEO members (providers, issuers, academics and government representatives) were more than welcome to attend.
Highlights from 18 October 2018
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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Preparing for an IPO
Presented by:
Anna Kamphorst, Senior Consultant, PwC
Navjeeet Rosenthal-Gill, Senior Manager, PwC
Post-IPO: How to Avoid Some of the Corporate Governance Headaches You Face as a Listed Company
Presented by:
Daniele Vitale, Corporate Governance Manager, Georgeson
Case Study: IPO Readiness and Beyond
Presented by:
Mischa Geerards, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Basic Fit
Downloads:
Presentation: Preparing for an IPO
Presentation: Post-IPO: How to Avoid Some of the Corporate Governance Headaches
Presentation: Case Study: IPO Readiness and Beyond
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Highlights from 19 September 2018
GEO's Netherlands Chapter La Rentrée Networking Social
GEO's Dutch Chapter celebrated the return from the summer holidays (or, as the French call it: La Rentrée) by organising refreshing networking drinks for all GEO members and interested parties.
These drinks were kindly sponsored by Captin Equity Management Services, and were therefore free of charge. As always, they were held at our favourite location, Grand Café Amstelhoeck (Amstel 1, Amsterdam).
Highlights from 09 May 2018
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
This event will take place in the afternoon of May 9, 2018 and will focus on start-ups, fintech companies, and the latest equity reward trends from Silicon Valley, USA. ING Bank Netherlands is the proud host for this event, and has kindly offered its PR centre on Bijlmerplein 888, Amsterdam as the meeting loc
Among the esteemed speakers that will present at this meeting we have Carine Schneider, who is a Partner at Nua Group LLC and was named by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the 100 Influential Women in Silicon Valley in 2017. Ms. Schneider has vast experience in developing total rewards, in particular concerning share-based compensation in the start-up environment for new high-tech companies, of which many are based in Silicon Valley.
TOPICS
ING and FinTech
Presented by:
Benoît Legrand, Chief Innovation Officer, ING Bank
Understanding Compensation in Silicon Valley
Presented by:
Carine Schneider, NUA Group
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Understanding the Reality of Silicon Valley
Panel Discussion on Startup/FinTech in the Netherlands
Led by:
Max Paping, Manager HR Global Performance and Reward at ING Bank
Panelists:
Maurice Beckand Verwee, Crosspring BV: From start-up to scale-up
Frank-Jan de Leeuw, ING Bank: FinTech and FS regulations
Pieter Veldhuizen, Dutch Startup Association: Improving the Netherlands as a start-up hub
Janet Visbeen, PwC: Performance and equity culture within start-ups
Don-Tobias Jol, Deloitte: Tax efficient reward at start-ups
Highlights from 17 January 2018
GEO's Netherlands Chapter New Year's Drinks
GEO's Dutch Chapter started off 2018 in the spirit of togetherness, with our annual New Year's networking drinks. These drinks were graciously sponsored by the Witscraft tax and HR consulting firm, and took place at our dedicated location, Grand Café Amstelhoeck.
Highlights from 23 November 2017
GEO's Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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Shareholders and Privacy Vying for Your Attention: How to Navigate the New EU Rules Impacting Equity Compensation
A select, international group of speakers was lined up for this in-depth educational meeting. Wanne Pemmelaar of Allen & Overy spoke about exponential change, the value of data as a strategic asset, and data compliance laws as a regulating mechanism of such value. Anne-Sophie Blouin of Deloitte then detailed the new Shareholders' Rights Directive as issued by the EU, and Folkert Hendrikse of PwC closed off by elaborating on the new EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Presented by:
Anne-Sophie Blouin, Deloitte
Folkert Hendrikse, PwC
Wanne Pemmelaar, Allen & Overy
Highlights from 20 January 2017
GEO Dutch Chapter Nautical Event
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Brexit is coming! What are the consequences for your equity program
As a special guest we will have the Amsterdam Municipality’s alderman responsible for Brexit, Mrs. Kajsa Ollongren, as a speaker. Kajsa will discuss the policy of the city of Amsterdam in connection with Brexit. Also, Mr. Matthew Findley will offer his points of view from a UK perspective. Matthew is a partner employee benefits and executive compensation with Norton Rose Fulbright LLP in London. Finally, we will have representatives of Dutch multinationals affected by Brexit, who will detail their strategies of dealing with the consequences in point.
Presented by:
Matthew Findley, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Kajsa Ollongren, Alderman, Amsterdam Municipality
Jan-Willem Thoen, Head of the UK Tax desk, PwC
Jan-Willem Velthuijsen, Chief Economist, PwC
Highlights from 23 June 2016
GEO Dutch Chapter Nautical Event
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Non-Duality and the Spirit of All or Nothing at All
Motivational speakers Joanika Ring and Erwin Boersma spoke about non-duality and the spirit of all or nothing at all: certainly an attitude required of any tough sailor! Both speakers were sponsored by MonIdee.
Presented by:
Erwin Boersma, Motivational Speaker
Joanika Ring, Motivational Speaker
A Nautical programme offered attendees the opportunity to sail in “Valk” sailing boats or even to paddle on Stand Up Paddle (SUP) boards!
The event ended with a complimentary cruise through the canals of Amsterdam in luxury sloops made available by i.a. ReQurance.
This event was graciously sponsored by Equatex plan administrations.
Highlights from 20 May 2016
GEO Dutch Chapter Meeting
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Lion’s den or centre of excellence? Regulatory and corporate governance updates at the Dutch Tax Authorities!
In recent years, the regulations surrounding compensation (paid both in cash and in equity) have been getting ever stricter. From a wage and income tax perspective, we have seen the reintroduction of vigorous wage tax audits, focusing on the spot-check (“steekproef”) methodology set out in the tax authorities’ new CAB guidelines. Also, under the Act on the Deregulation of Labour Relation Reviews (“Wet DBA”), the well-known Declaration of Labour Relation (“VAR”) will be replaced by model contracts. Finally, on the “comply or explain” side of the law, we have recently seen a new draft of the Dutch corporate governance code, which contains a number of interesting provisions concerning equity-based pay and Board Members.
Downloads:
Lion’s den or centre of excellence? Regulatory and corporate governance updates at the Dutch Tax Authorities!
Controleaanpak Belastingdienst - Leidraad Toezicht Grote Ondernemingen
Highlights from 15 December 2015
GEO Dutch Chapter Christmas Drinks
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GEO Dutch Chapter Christmas Drinks
GEO's Netherlands Chapter gathered at the Grand Cafe Amstelhoeck for an informal networking reception to mark Christmas 2015. Attendee met share plan peers from a broad range of companies alongside some familiar faces.
This happy occasion, sponsored by Solium, took place on Tuesday, 15 December 2015, as of 17:00 in the Grand Café Amstelhoeck. A wide array of snacks and drinks were available there, for both issuers and providers working with equity compensation plans in The Netherlands.
Highlights from 23 September 2015
GEO Dutch Chapter Meeting
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To allocate or not to allocate, that is the question!
The next question is how? During the meeting, we will explore the ways how companies allocate awards to their internationally mobile employees from the grant allocation process to the allocation of the taxable benefit to ensure the payroll process runs smoothly. More details about the topics and speakers to follow soon but please already save this date in your calendars.
Presented by:
Jaap van Damme, TNT Express
Eelco Dekker, Zimmer Biomet
Pim van den Boom, ReQurance
Reanne Visscher, TNT Express
Highlights from 26 June 2015
GEO Dutch Chapter Summer Drinks
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GEO Dutch Chapter Summer Drinks
GEO's Netherlands Chapter gathered at the Grand Cafe Amstelhoeck for an informal networking reception to mark the start of Summer 2015, to celebrate winning the 2015 Chapter of the year award and to share experience of the GEO's 16th ANNUAL CONFERENCE in London last April.
This happy occasion, sponsored by PwC, took place on Friday, 26 June 2015, as of 17:00 in the Grand Café Amstelhoeck. A wide array of snacks and drinks were available there, for both issuers and providers working with equity compensation plans in The Netherlands.
Highlights from 13 March 2013
GEO Dutch Chapter Countdown to London Social Event
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GEO Dutch Chapter Countdown to London Social Event
The Netherlands Chapter hosted an informal networking reception to mark the return of GEO's 16th ANNUAL CONFERENCE to London in April 2015. Attendees met share plan peers from a broad range of companies alongside some familiar faces.
This happy occasion took place on Friday, 13 March 2015, in the Grand Café Amstelhoeck. A wide array of snacks and drinks were served, for both issuers and providers working with equity compensation plans in The Netherlands.
Highlights from 18 February 2015
GEO Netherlands Chapter Issuers-Only Drinks Reception
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This informal Dutch Issuer-only drinks reception gave attendees an opportunity to network among peers and to meet with the GEO Executive Director, Danyle Anderson. In addition, we gave you the opportunity to openly discuss GEO matters that are important to you. We loved meeting with attendees and heard your ideas, especially in the run up to the 16th Annual GEO Conference in London in April.
Highlights from 6 October 2014
GEO Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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The Do's and Don'ts of Changing Plan Administrators
In the Dutch share plan market, we currently see many issuing companies changing from one plan administrator to another. Some of these changes are necessitated by recent market developments, while others result from a change in business needs from the issuer's side. But whatever the reason for the current market shift may be, it certainly provides a unique opportunity to share with you the lessons learned by companies who have recently changed plan administrators or even have just gone through the process of selecting a new administration provider for the first time.
To facilitate this, four issuing companies who recently experienced such a process of change agreed to provide their valuable insights on the subject. All four of these companies were accompanied by their respective plan administrators, so that the topic was addressed from both the issuer's and the provider's point of view. Practically, this was achieved by having two panel discussions, i.e. an issuer panel and a provider panel.
Highlights from 3 July 2014
GEO Dutch Chapter Summer Drinks
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GEO Dutch Chapter Summer Drinks
In line with the Dutch Chapter’s new initiative to realize more opportunities for our members to network and exchange ideas in an informal setting, the GEO Netherlands Chapter organized its Summer Drinks in Amsterdam.
This happy occasion took place on Thursday 3 July, 2014, in the Grand Café Amstelhoeck. A wide array of snacks and drinks were available there, for both issuers and providers working with equity compensation plans in The Netherlands.
This was the second informal session of the year, and it precedes a more formal session to be hosted in September of 2014, which will focus on the data migration issues many companies encounter when changing equity administration providers.
Highlights from 21 March 2014
GEO Dutch Chapter Spring Drinks
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GEO Dutch Chapter Spring Drinks
On 21 March 2014, the Dutch GEO chapter celebrated the beginning of Spring at the Grand Café Amstelhoeck in Amsterdam. A wide array of snacks and drinks were available for both issuers and providers working with equity compensation plans in The Netherlands.
This opportunity provided all Dutch GEO chapter members with an excellent opportunity to network, exchange new ideas and make plans for the global May Conference in Miami, USA.
Highlights from 23 May 2013
GEO Netherlands Chapter Meeting
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Global Equity Compensation: Experts Share Their Strategies for 2013
Following the success and the enthusiastic responses received for this topic during the GEO Irish Chapter meeting in January 2013, we invited esteemed experts to again share their insights for the GEO Netherlands Chapter. The presentations were followed by a Networking Reception, including a buffet.
Dennis Paalman, SVP Compensation & Benefits, Royal Ahold, talked about how Royal Ahold reinvented itself over the last decade, moving from a post crisis, via credibility into a responsible growth mode and the role (equity based) compensation played in this journey.
Marc Muntermann, Head of Global Share Programs, Siemens AG, discussed the Siemens Equity Strategy. He shared how to establish an Equity Culture as a fundamental part of the Company Culture and take a closer look at plan design, communication strategy and measurement of the overall success.
Presented by:
Dennis Paalman, SVP Compensation & Benefits, Royal Ahold
Marc Muntermann, Head of Global Share Programs, Siemens AG
Downloads:
Royal Ahold Presentation
Siemens AG Presentation
