Draka Holding N.V.: Okke Koo appointed as Chief Operating Officer
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - The Supervisory Board of Draka Holding N.V. appointed Okke Koo asChief Operating Officer with effect from 1 January 2010. Mr. OkkeKoo, 50, was member of the Executive Board at Clariant (Switzerland)until July 2009.A proposal will be put to the shareholders at the Annual GeneralMeeting to be held on 20 April 2010, to appoint Okke Koo as member ofthe Board of Management of Draka Holding N.V. with effect from20 April 2010.Commenting on the appointment, Frank Dorjee, CEO of DrakaHolding N.V. as from 1 January 2010, said:'We are very pleased to welcome Okke on board at Draka. He is a greattalent with significant operational experience and an excellent trackrecord. He has all the attributes necessary to create operationalexcellence within Draka. We are delighted that he has agreed to jointhe business and to lead Draka into the next stage of itsdevelopment.'Amsterdam, 14 December 2009Pdf version of the press releasePdf versie van het persberichtNOTE TO EDITORS:Okke Lee Hauw Koo was born on 2 February 1959. From August 2007 untilJuly 2009 Mr. Koo was member of the Executive Board of Clariant(Switzerland), a leading global specialty chemicals producer. In thisperiod Mr. Koo was responsible for the Pigments & Additives Divisionand had a functional responsibility for Group procurement.Before Clariant Mr. Koo had several executive leadership positions ofwhich a CEO position at AVEBE (the Netherlands), a top-5 globalproducer and distributor of starch with operations on all continents.For more information, please contact:Draka Holding N.V.:Michael Bosman - Director Investor Relations +31 20 5689805; michael.bosman(at)draka.com2010 financial calendar (provisional)Publication of 2009 full-year figures Monday, 22 February 2010 (before start of trading)General Meeting of Shareholders, Hilton Tuesday, 20 April 2010,Amsterdam starting at 14:30hPublication of trading update for the first Tuesday, 18 May 2010half (beforeof 2010 start of trading)Publication of 2010 half-year figures Thursday, 19 August 2010 (before start of trading)Publication of trading update for the Thursday, 11 Novembersecond 2010 (beforehalf of 2010 start of trading)Company profileDraka Holding N.V. ('Draka') is the holding company of a number ofoperating companies that are active worldwide in the development,production and sale of cable and cable systems. Draka's activitiesare divided into three groups: Energy & Infrastructure, Industry &Specialty and Communications.Within these three groups, the activities are organised intodivisions. Energy & Infrastructure consists of the Europe andAsia-Pacific divisions; Industry & Specialty consists of theAutomotive & Aviation, Elevator Products, Cableteq USA and Industrialdivisions and the Communications Group comprises the TelecomSolutions, Multimedia and Specials, Americas and Optical Fiberdivisions.Draka has 68 operating companies in 30 countries throughout Europe,North and South America, Asia and Australia. Worldwide, the Drakacompanies employ some 9,900 people. Draka Holding N.V.'s head officeis in Amsterdam. In 2008, Draka reported revenue of ? 2.7 billion andnet income of ? 83.5 million (excluding non-recurring items).Draka Holding N.V. ordinary shares and subordinated convertible bondsare listed on NYSE EuronextAmsterdam. The company has been included in the Next150 index since2001 and the AMX index(Amsterdam Midkap index) since 4 March 2008. Options on Draka sharesare also traded onthe NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Derivative Markets.More information on Draka Holding N.V. can be found at www.draka.com.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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