Management Team

Heidi Cortois joined NN Insurance Belgium as Chief Commercial Officer Broker Channel.

Heidi has spent 23 years working in the financial sector. In her new position, she will be combining the operating experience gained as CIO/COO at Crelan and her commercial experience as Director Financial Institutions at TriFinance and applying them to take NN’s service to customers and distribution partners to the next level. In today’s complex world where all consumers crave simplicity, Heidi will be moving swiftly forward in simplifying our processes. In doing so, she will be working closely with both internal and external stakeholders.

Heidi gained her master’s degree in Commercial Engineering at the Solvay Business School. She also has a People Management diploma from the Vlerick Management School.

Heidi always gives 100% to everything she does, both at work and in her leisure time. She draws her energy from working constructively with motivated colleagues to achieve the goals set together. Outside work, Heidi enjoys running and cycling. She also loves spending time with her family and is a regular supporter of her 3 children at their various sporting endeavours.

Angela Lissenburg-Rademaker was appointed Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Board of Directors at NN Belgium on 1st April 2022.

Angela has more than 20 years of experience with Nationale-Nederlanden and has held (management) positions in areas such as risk management, capital management and pricing.

With her far-ranging expertise in the field, combined with her passion for leadership, Angela will make it her mission to ensure that risk awareness is not only a matter for risk experts, but for the company as a whole.

Angela gained a Master’s degree in Econometrics at the University of Rotterdam, and in Actuarial Studies at the University of Amsterdam, after which she completed her postdoctoral training as an ‘AG actuary’.

Her love for the coast took Angela to Middelburg (Zeeland, Netherlands), where she lives with her family. At the weekend, she likes to take her family and puppy for walks on the beach and enjoy a breath of fresh air. Apart from her work, she likes making (city) trips and travelling with her family, cooking and baking and helping out as a volunteer where her children are involved in sport. 

Joost van Ginkel was appointed as Chief Customer Experience Officer at NN Belgium on 1st november 2022.

In his current role, he oversees the analysis of customer needs, along with the development of practical insurance solutions and how the appropriate digital support is structured. He also guides his team in devising a creative and successful go-to-market strategy and distribution support. The key to success here is optimum cooperation between all of the departments involved.

Joost has a wealth of experience in the insurance sector, beginning his career in 2009 as a Management Trainee at ING Group in the Netherlands. After that, he occupied a number of different positions in Marketing, Product Management and Innovation in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Poland. In 2014, he took the next step in his career by joining NN Belgium.

Joost was awarded his Master of Science degree in Business Administration at the Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University Rotterdam. He followed this up by gaining a Master of Marketing degree from Tias Business School.

Joost enjoys travelling and likes to read non-fiction books about history and politics in his spare time. He also enjoys long walks in the Scottish Highlands where he is a regular visitor.