Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen

Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen

She is the Former Chairman of the Executive Board of Aon Holdings B.V. and Aon Group International B.V. (part of Aon Plc; NYSE AON), and other Holdings entities in the Netherlands, consolidating USD 7bn of Aon’s total global revenue. Aon operates in 120 countries globally with 55,000 employees. Marguerite has over 33 years of international experience in the financial services and insurance industry.

In addition, Marguerite holds various non-executive and ambassadorial roles, including Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kelp Blue, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the international law firm NautaDutilh, member of the global Alumni board of Harvard Business School (USA), member of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Royal Military Museums, and member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. Marguerite is also an Ambassador of UWC Maastricht and supports their MENA Women Empowerment initiative.

Marguerite is an expert on leadership, diversity, inclusion, and equity, and a seasoned international speaker on these topics. She chairs the Advisory Board of SER Topvrouwen (the Dutch nationwide diversity C-suite female empowerment initiative) and represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its private sector in the G20 Women Empowerment alliance G20 EMPOWER. She attended the recent G20 Ministerial Conferences on Women Empowerment in Italy and Indonesia alongside the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, and this year she will participate in meetings organized by the G20 Presidency in India.

Marguerite was named Woman to Watch by US Magazine Business Insurance in 2010. In 2021, she was awarded the Ambassador J. William Middendorf II award, presented to individuals who have notably strengthened relations between the United States and the Netherlands. Prior recipients include former Dutch Prime Ministers Lubbers and Balkenende, as well as former CEOs of KLM, ABN AMRO, ING, etc. In 2021 and 2022, she was selected as one of the Top 50 Women in Sustainable Finance in the Netherlands. In 2022, an honorary doctorate in philosophy was conferred upon her by RAI University, India.

Marguerite holds a Master’s degree in Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is an alumna of INSEAD and Harvard Business School.