Business Wire | Apr 13, 2021 02:00AM EDT

Elisabetta Caldera joins Aegon as Chief Human Resources Officer

Apr. 13, 2021

THE HAGUE, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 13, 2021--Aegon today announced that Elisabetta Caldera (1970, Italian) will join Aegon as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 1, 2021. Elisabetta has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources and joins Aegon from Vodafone, where she held various senior HR leadership positions and most recently worked as HR Director Europe Cluster & Egypt. Prior to Vodafone, she held HR management roles at ABB and Alstom.

At Aegon, she will become responsible for leading Aegon's global human resources function and serve as a member of the Management Board of Aegon N.V..

"I am delighted to welcome Elisabetta to our team," said Lard Friese, CEO of Aegon N.V.. "She is a highly experienced HR executive with an international perspective and a strong track record. I am confident that she will be an outstanding addition to the management team and will help drive our transformation forward".

Elisabetta will succeed Carla Mahieu, who has decided to step down after more than a decade in the role.

About Aegon

Aegon's roots go back more than 175 years - to the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an international company, with businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the world's leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management. Aegon's purpose is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More information on aegon.com.

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