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Executive Board

The Executive Board is responsible for managing the Company, which includes among other things responsibility for determining and achieving the objectives of the Company, the strategy and policies, the development of results and a sound personnel policy. The Executive Board reports on these matters to the Supervisory Board and to the General Meeting of Shareholders. In discharging its duty, the Executive Board focuses on the interests of the Company, taking into consideration the interests of its stakeholders. The Executive Board provides the Supervisory Board with all the information necessary for the exercise of its duties in a timely fashion.
The Executive Board is responsible for compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations, managing the risks attached to the Company's activities and the financing of the Company. The Executive Board reports on these matters to the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee and gives account of the internal risk management and control systems.

Members as per 25 september 2009

  • T.W.C.M. van Brandenburg, Chairman
  • G. Glover
  • C. Komola
  • P.J. Ventress (until 31 October 2009)



Supervisory Board

It is the Supervisory Board's responsibility to supervise the policy of the Executive Board and the general affairs of Corporate Express as well as to assist the Executive Board by providing advice. In doing so, the Supervisory Board is guided by the interests of the Company and the relevant interests of the Company's stakeholders.

Independence
The Supervisory Board is composed of persons such that the members can act critically and independently of one another, and of the management and any particular interest. All members of the Supervisory Board are independent as defined in the By-laws of the Supervisory Board.

Members as per 28 July 2008

  • Ron L. Sargent, chairman
  • John J. Mahoney, vice chairman