Press kit
Our vision
In a world of increasing demand for energy, KEMA has a major role to play in ensuring the availability, reliability, sustainability and profitability of energy and related products and processes.
Our mission
To be an independent, leading global authority that adds value to the business of its customers by offering risk, performance and quality management in the field of electricity, gas and heat – from production to use.
Our highly skilled, passionate professionals offer solutions rather than findings. They know the technical consequences of a business decision, as well as the business consequences of a technical decision.
Our core values
Independence & customer focus
KEMA continuously strives to find ways to provide higher value to our customers in the international marketplace. This is done by providing independent and unbiased services and maintaining a broad portfolio of skills including high-end consultancy, one-stop testing, and certification services. From the generator to the consumer, we are one company serving the diverse needs of the energy marketplace. With a focus on solutions rather than advice. KEMA is an innovative and independent authority that is committed to the success of its customers.
Experience & professionalism
We deliver value to our customers by leveraging the vast experience of our more than 1800 industry experts, all rooted in KEMA’s more than 80 years of unrelenting integrity and professionalism. This results in reliability, quality, and consistency for each assignment undertaken. Our experienced professionals project confidence and competence, and we take pride in having many of the world’s most respected experts in the industry.
Technical excellence & innovation
Our professionals take pride in being pioneers in the enrgy industry. Curious to discover, KEMA people have a driven passion for wanting to know, bringing this passion to client engagements. This has resulted in technical excellence and a wide array of unique methodologies, tools and facilities. We want to offer a dynamic and challenging working environment for our employees. We will foster and stimulate the continuous development of our employees’ technical competencies necessary for servicing their customers.
Our Executive Board
Pier Nabuurs - Chairman of the Executive Board
Thijs Aarten - Member of the Executive Board
Our Staff Directors
P.X.H.M. Dautzenberg - Chief Financial Officer
G.H.M. van Beek - Director HRM
Our Business Directors
Th. Aarten- Director of Consulting Services Asia Pacific a.i.
P.G.A. Bus - Director of KEMA Transmission & Distribution Testing
G.D. Enoch - Director of KEMA Technical & Operational Services
D. Fenske - Director of Consulting EMEA
H. van Nispen - Director of Consulting Americas
G.J. Zoetbrood - Director of KEMA Quality
Our five-year financial summary
Amounts in millions of euros, unless otherwise stated
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
Net sales | 226.7 | 200.1 | 180.5 | 167.9 | 173.1 |
Value added | 182.4 | 161.0 | 148.0 | 138.5 | 137.9 |
Net result Normalized net result Normalized net margin (% net sales) | 16.6 16.6 7.3% | 11.2 11.2 5.6% | 7.5 7.3 4.0% | 13.6 1.7 1.0% | 3.2 3.2 1.8% |
Shareholders’ equity | 64.9 | 49.6 | 41.3 | 36.3 | 28.4 |
Capital invested | 39.4 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 46.2 |
Average number of FTE’s | 1.648 | 1.468 | 1.379 | 1.356 | 1.349 |
Net return on shareholders’ equity Normalized net return on shareholders’ equity | 25.6% 25.6% | 22.6% 22.6% | 18.2% 17.7% | 37.5% 4.6% | 11.1% 11.1% |
Net return on capital invested Normailzed net return on capital invested | 42.2% 42.2% | 49.6% 49.6% | 31.7% 30.7% | 81.3% 10.0% | 6.8% 6.8% |
Group equity in % of total assets | 49.7% | 44.9% | 42.8% | 34.3% | 28.7% |
Value added per FTE in EUR | 110,730 | 109,671 | 107,305 | 102,159 | 102,259 |
Operating costs per FTE in EUR Normalized operating costs per FTE in EUR | 101,091 101,091 | 103,185 103,185 | 102,710 102,525 | 109,024 100,526 | 98,790 98,790 |
Our shareholders
Shares Shareholders in N.V. KEMA
31.0% Eneco B.V.
25.3% Essent Nederland B.V.
24.9% n.v. Nuon
10.0% E.ON Benelux N.V.
7.6% DELTA N.V.
0.5% NRE Holding N.V.
0.3% Cogas Infra en Beheer B.V.
0.2% N.V. RENDO Regionaal Nutsbedrijf voor Zuid-Drenthe en Noord-Overijssel
0.2% N.V. Holding Westland Infra