Key Takeaways
- Geography: Netherlands.
Analysis
APG announced that Ronald Wuijster will step down as Chief Executive Officer of APG Asset Management effective 1 March 2026. The departure concludes nearly two decades of service and the end of his second term leading the asset-management arm of the Dutch pension giant.
To preserve operational continuity while a permanent successor is sought, the company said that, subject to regulatory clearance, responsibilities at APG Asset Management will be assumed on an interim basis by Alineke van den Berge-Blindenbach, currently a member of APG Group’s Executive Committee and Chief Operating Officer of APG Asset Management. The board has opened a formal recruitment process for a permanent appointment.
In a brief statement, Ronald Wuijster framed his exit as a planned handover after embedding the group’s refreshed strategic direction. Company leaders praised his role in enlarging APG’s footprint in private markets and in strengthening the organisation’s profile as a long-term pension investor. APG, which manages assets in the hundreds of billions of euros for Dutch pension funds, has in recent years accelerated allocations to private assets and sustainable strategies—areas the board highlighted as foundations for the next phase.
Annette Mosman, Chief Executive Officer of APG Group, thanked Wuijster for years of collaboration and said the strategy the pair helped craft should position the organisation to deliver pension outcomes well beyond 2030. Peter Bommel, Chair of the Supervisory Board, likewise underlined Wuijster’s contribution to lifting APG’s global status. Knut Kjaer, Chair of the Supervisory Board of APG Asset Management, noted the steadiness of leadership through turbulent market cycles and welcomed van den Berge-Blindenbach’s willingness to step into the interim role.
The company said the transition will be handled in close contact with regulators and stakeholders. The executive search to name a permanent CEO is under way; in the meantime, the appointment of an experienced internal leader aims to limit disruption and preserve momentum on ongoing mandates and the rollout of APG’s new strategy.