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AkzoNobel to appoint new General Counsel
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - AkzoNobel has today announced that Jan Karel van der Staay, GeneralCounsel, will leave the company at the end of the year and will besucceeded by Sven Dumoulin, currently Group Secretary of Unilever.During a complex period as General Counsel, Jan Karel made a majorcontribution to the recent transformation of AkzoNobel and wasclosely involved in the acquisition of ICI and related transactions.With professionalism and vision Jan Karel successfully establishedthe design of AkzoNobel's legal function and its alignment with ourbusinesses. Moreover, under his inspiration and ultimateresponsibility he managed governance, compliance and risk managementwith a high level of effectiveness.This phase of AkzoNobel's transformation has now been completed andJan Karel has expressed his wish to look for new challenges.Sven Dumoulin is currently Group Secretary of Unilever. Beforejoining Unilever, he worked as a lawyer with a leading Dutch law firmand held professorships in international company law and corporatelaw. Sven was also an advisory member of the Dutch CorporateGovernance Code Committee.Hans Wijers, Chairman and CEO of AkzoNobel, said: "I would like tothank Jan Karel for his enormous efforts and his key contribution toAkzoNobel's transformation and wish him all the best for the future.I also wish Sven Dumoulin every success in his new role."- - -AkzoNobel is proud to be one of the world's leading industrialcompanies. Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we make and supply awide range of paints, coatings and specialty chemicals - 2008 revenuetotaled ?15.4 billion. In fact, we are the largest global paints andcoatings company. As a major producer of specialty chemicals wesupply industries worldwide with quality ingredients for life'sessentials. We think about the future, but act in the present. We'repassionate about introducing new ideas and developing sustainableanswers for our customers. That's why our 60,000 employees - who arebased in more than 80 countries - are committed to excellence anddelivering Tomorrow's Answers Today(TM).Note to editors - not for publicationFor more informationCorporate Media Relations, tel. +31 20 502 7833Corporate Investor Relations, tel. +31 20 502 7856Contact: Tim van derZanden Contact: HuibWurfbain, Ivar Smitshttp://hugin.info/130660/R/1328374/313173.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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