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Mr. William Connelly
Independent Director and Chairman of the Board, Amadeus IT Group
He joined Amadeus’ Board of Directors on 20 June 2019 and he is the Chairman of the Board since June 2021.
Nationality: French
Date of birth: 02/03/1958
Mr. William Connelly is a graduate in Economics from Georgetown University in 1980. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aegon Ltd.and an independent Director of Société Générale Group.
Mr. Connelly held various management positions at ING Group NV from 1995 until he became the ING Bank Management Board member responsible for Wholesale Banking in 2011 until 2016. He was an independent Director of Singular Bank S.A.U. until the end of April 2023. At ING he was also CEO of ING Real Estate from 2009 to 2015. He started his career in 1980 with the Chase Manhattan Bank where he worked for ten years and Baring Brothers Co Ltd from 1990 to 1995.
He has broad financial services experience in corporate finance, financial markets, real estate and lending.
He joined Amadeus’ Board of Directors on 20 June 2019 and he is the Chairman of the Board since June 2021.
The Board of Directors of Aegon has proposed to its General Shareholders Meeting held on June 12, 2025, the reappointment of Mr. William Connelly as a member for an additional year. Subsequently, to ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Connelly will retire as Chair and member of the Board of Aegon in the second half of 2025.
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