61 ANNUAL REPORT 2010   OUR GOVERNANCE  MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD ❏ MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD Robert J. Routs (born 1946, Dutch) Irving W. Bailey II (born 1941, US citizen) Antony Burgmans (born 1947, Dutch) Arthur W.H. Docters van Leeuwen (born 1945, Dutch) Chairman of the Supervisory Board  Chairman of the Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee Robert J. Routs is a former Executive Director for Downstream at the energy company  Royal Dutch Shell. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2008 and took over as  Chairman from Dudley G. Eustace in April 2010. His current term as a member of the AEGON  Supervisory Board ends in 2012. Mr. Routs serves as a member of the Supervisory Boards of  Royal KPN N.V. and Royal DSM N.V. He also sits on the Board of Directors at Canadian Utilities  Ltd, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, UPM-Kymmene Corp. and AECOM Technology Corporation. Chairman of the Risk Committee Member of the Compensation Committee Irving W. Bailey II is currently a senior advisor to Chrysalis Ventures. He is a retired Chairman  and Chief Executive Officer of Providian Corp., a former Managing Director of Chrysalis  Ventures and Chairman of the Board of Directors at AEGON USA Inc. He was first appointed  to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2004. His current term will end in 2012. Mr. Bailey is also  a member of the Board of Directors of Computer Sciences Corp. and Hospira Inc. Member of the Audit Committee Antony Burgmans is a retired Chairman of Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. He was appointed  to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2007. His current term will end in 2011. Mr. Burgmans is also  a member of the Supervisory Boards of Akzo Nobel N.V., SHV Holdings N.V. (not listed) and  Jumbo Supermarkten B.V. (not listed) as well as a member of the Board of Directors of BP plc.  Mr. Burgmans is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intergamma B.V. (not listed). Member of the Audit Committee Arthur W.H. Docters van Leeuwen is Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands School for  Public Administration and a former Chairman of both the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) and the Holland Financial Center. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory  Board in 2009. His current term will end in 2013. Mr. Docters van Leeuwen is also Chairman  of the Advisory Boards of Meesman Index Investments BV, Independent Risk Solutions and  Wilgenhaege Vermogensbeheer B.V. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the  International Centre for Financial Regulation. SHARPENING OUR FOCUS