DSM announces new Supervisory Board chairman
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company
headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that its Supervisory Board has
appointed Rob Routs as its new chairman, succeeding Cor Herkströter.
Cor Herkströter has been a member of the DSM Supervisory Board since 1 April
2000 and its chairman since 12 March 2002. During his chairmanship DSM has
transformed from a chemical company into a Life Sciences and Materials Sciences
company. The leadership of DSM would like to express its deep gratitude to Cor
Herkströter for his guidance and support in this process, which has now been
successfully completed.
Rob Routs (64, Dutch nationality) held various positions at the Royal Dutch
Shell group until his retirement at the end of 2008. His last positions were
Executive Director Downstream and member of the Board of Directors of Royal
Dutch Shell plc. He holds a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in
Technical Sciences from Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands). Rob
Routs has been a member of the Supervisory Board of DSM since April 2010.
The change of chairmanship of DSM's Supervisory Board will take place after the
General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 28 April 2011.
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
Royal DSM N.V. creates solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance.
Its end markets include human and animal nutrition and health, personal care,
pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrical and electronics,
life protection and housing. DSM manages its business with a focus on the triple
bottom line of economic performance, environmental quality and social
responsibility, which it pursues simultaneously and in parallel. DSM has annual
net sales of about ?8 billion and employs some 22,700 people worldwide. The
company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations on five continents.
DSM is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information: 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
fax +31 (0) 45 5740680 fax +31 (0) 10 4590275
e-mailinvestor.relations(at)dsm.com
e-mail media.relations(at)dsm.com
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