DSM appoints two new Supervisory Board members
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Royal DSM today announces that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders has
approved appointing Mrs. Victoria Haynes and Mrs. Eileen Kennedy as Supervisory
Board members. DSM is very pleased to announce their appointment, as they both
will contribute to key areas of DSM's development as well as to the further
internationalization of the company. With these appointments half of the
Supervisory Board is non-Dutch and more than one third is female.
Video interviews with the new members of the Supervisory Board can be viewed at
www.dsm.com
Mrs. Victoria Haynes (US nationality) is the former President and CEO of the
Research Triangle Institute (RTI), an integrated multidisciplinary organization
conducting research and providing services for the government, industry and
universities in the areas of health, environment and education. She joined RTI
from BFGoodrich Company, where she was CTO and Vice President of the Advanced
Technology Group. Mrs. Haynes holds a PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from
Boston University (USA). DSM especially welcomes her broad and in-depth applied
technological knowledge in the fields of Materials Sciences, Life Sciences and
biotechnology, which will be important for DSM in achieving its ambitions as a
leading innovative company.
Mrs. Eileen Kennedy (US nationality) is Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman
School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston (USA) and
Former Dean. Prior positions include Global Executive Director of the
International Life Sciences Institute (Washington D.C., USA) and Under Secretary
for Research, Education and Economics at the US Department of Agriculture. Mrs.
Kennedy is a nutritionist and holds a Doctor of Science degree from Harvard
University, School of Public Health, Nutrition Department (Boston, USA). She has
been a member of the United Nations Advisory Group on Nutrition and co-chaired
the US National Nutrition Summit in 2000. DSM is delighted to be gaining the
benefit of Mrs. Kennedy's broad and in-depth nutrition knowledge, which will be
key for DSM's growth and development.
The proposal to appoint of Mrs. Haynes and Mrs. Kennedy was first announced last
October. Since then, they have familiarized themselves with the company.
DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.(TM)
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and
materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials
Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social
advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers
innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global
markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and
electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM's
22,000 employees deliver annual net sales of around ?9 billion. The company is
listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.
For more information:
DSM Corporate Communications DSM Investor Relations
Herman Betten Hans Vossen
tel. +31 (0) 45 5782017 tel. +31 (0) 45 5782864
e-mail media.relations(at)dsm.com e-mail investor.relations(at)dsm.com
Victoria Haynes-jpg:
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Press release-pdf:
http://hugin.info/130663/R/1611481/512577.pdf
Eileen Kennedy-jpg:
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