Tex Gunning

Tex Gunning (1950) was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the Managing Board of LeasePlan in September 2016. Previously, he served as CEO of TNT Express between 2013 and 2016, guiding its merger with FedEx to create a global network for express parcel deliveries. Mr. Gunning served on the supervisory board of TNT Express from 2011 to 2013, prior to his appointment as CEO. In his role as managing director of the Decorative Paints Division of AkzoNobel between 2008 and 2013, he integrated ICI in AkzoNobel’s decorative paints business with ICI. Between 2007 and 2008, he was CEO of Vedior, overseeing its acquisition by Randstad in 2008, which saw Randstad become the second largest recruitment company in the world. He also has 25 years of experience with Unilever, where his last role was business group president in Asia. In addition, Mr. Gunning was supervisory board member of Stichting Nederlandse Vrienden der SOS Kinderdorpen from 2012 to 2013 and of Stichting dance4life from 2013 to 2017. Currently, he is supervisory board member of Vereniging Erasmus Trustfonds (from 2014), Stichting Nexus Instituut (from 2015) and Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds-Nederland (from 2016). He is also chairman of the Board of Stichting Grachtenfestival (from 2017) and World Economic Forum Climate Sector Leader Automotive (from 2018). Mr. Gunning is an Economics graduate of Erasmus University.