Nonexecutive Director for Agricultural Trading Risk
Netherlands·Agribusiness & Food·Agricultural commodity trading businesses· Rotterdam·Posted 11 August 2026
Applications close 12 January 2027
Agricultural commodity trading businesses
The problem this seat exists to solve
An agricultural commodity trading business needs stronger board challenge of counterparty exposure, working capital and concentration risks. The director will connect trading growth with the financial and operational capacity needed to manage volatility and respond to emerging exposures.
Risk appetite and cash consequences
1. Challenge the risk appetite and reporting used to oversee counterparties, commodities and geographic concentration.
2. Review management visibility of liquidity demands and the cash consequences of adverse market movements.
3. Scrutinise credit decisions, overdue receivables and escalation of exceptions to agreed controls.
Control capacity and lessons from losses
You will assess whether trading growth is matched by operational, financial and risk management capacity. You will review management responses to material losses, near misses and persistent control weaknesses.
The contribution expected
- First quarter: establish a board view of material trading exposures and gaps in risk reporting.
- Within six months: review a priority counterparty or liquidity stress scenario.
- Within twelve months: assess the timeliness of risk escalation and management action on material control issues.
Experience threshold for this seat
The role requires verified senior commodity trading, finance or risk responsibility and board-level judgement; substantial practical exposure to counterparty and liquidity risk is required.
Additional useful experience includes prior director or risk committee service and agricultural commodity market experience.
This is a nonexecutive appointment. The director contributes through the chair to collective board decisions and oversight; management retains responsibility for execution.
Commitment
An initial three-year appointment is envisaged, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually for meetings, preparation and committee work. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.
Terms
- Where the board sits
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Applications close
- 12 January 2027
- Appointment
- Board appointment
- Engagement
- An initial three-year appointment is envisaged, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually for meetings, preparation and committee work.
- Cross-border
- International candidatures are accepted.
- Time commitment in this market
- Typically 6–8 supervisory board meetings a year plus committees; boards within the structure regime carry additional works-council engagement.
Before you apply — Netherlands
No nationality or residency test applies to a supervisory or non-executive director. In practice this is the most accessible continental board market for an English-speaking candidate.
- Residency test
- None.
- Nationality test
- None.
- Work authorisation
- A non-executive or supervisory director attending meetings does not require a residence permit. Executive roles for non-EU nationals require a permit, commonly under the highly skilled migrant scheme.
- Tenure limit once appointed
- Twelve years, as 4+4+4, with reasons required for reappointment beyond eight.
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