Eneco announces changes to its Management Board

The Supervisory Board of N.V. Eneco (SB) and Karen de Lathouder, Chief Operations Officer-Assets (COO-A), together wish to announce that Karen will leave Eneco in February 2026 by mutual agreement. Karen de Lathouder’s ambition is to pursue a further career outside Eneco. The SB has decided to change how the company’s Management Board (MB) is organized, effective 1 March.

The role of COO-A will cease to exist, and the ‘Trading and Flexibility’ and ‘Assets’ portfolios will be combined. Together, they will be placed under the responsibility of a single Management Board member, in the role of COO Integrated Energy & Assets (COO IE&A). This position will be held by Kees-Jan Rameau, who is currently serving as Acting CEO of the company. However, he will rejoin the MB when Martijn Hagens takes up office as the new CEO on 1 March.

Mel Kroon, Chair of the Supervisory Board, comments: ‘We’re grateful to Karen de Lathouder for everything that she has done for the company, and wish her all the best in her future career.’

Trading and Flexibility is becoming a more and more important aspect in the development of new assets, with the energy system increasingly made up of different volatile sustainable energy sources. Besides wind turbines and solar panels, this also includes batteries and virtual power plants, as well as heat pumps and e-boilers for industrial electrification.

It make sense for these dynamics in the energy transition to be reflected in the roles on Eneco’s MB as well. Eneco already subjects its internal organisation and structure to constant efficiency reviews and improvements in pursuit of the company’s high ambitions.

Kees-Jan Rameau has served on the MB of N.V. Eneco and its legal predecessors since 2008. Since last summer he has been Acting CEO of the company, having previously held the position of Chief Operations Officer – Integrated Energy.