Nout Wellink is on the board of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. In his past career he held the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Governor at International Monetary Fund, Treasurer & Member at Mauritshuis, Treasurer & Member at Hmc Westeinde, Chairman at The Bank for International Settlements (Hong Kong), President at European Central Bank, President of De Nederlandsche Bank and Professor-Emeritus at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

He received a graduate degree from the University of Leiden and a doctorate from Erasmus University Rotterdam.