Buhrmann NV today announced that its Supervisory Board will propose to the 2007 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 12 April 2007 to appoint Mr P.J. Ventress as member of the Executive Board, effective 12 April, 2007. In line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, Mr Ventress will be appointed for a period of four years.
Peter Ventress (1960) was born in the United Kingdom. He studied modern history and modern languages at Oxford University and has an MBA degree from the Open University, London. He joined Buhrmann in 1999 and served in several senior management positions in Europe and Canada prior to being appointed in his current position as President of Corporate Express Europe. Previously, Mr Ventress held various management positions with UK Paper Plc, James McNaughton Paper Group and NatWest International.
Frans Koffrie, President and CEO commented: ‘I am delighted with the nomination of Peter Ventress, his experience and personality will be a great addition to the Executive Board. In his role as President of Corporate Express Europe, Peter’s leadership qualities have already contributed significantly to the progress made by our organisation. We are confident that he will succeed in further strengthening and expanding our European operations and to the continued growth of Buhrmann as a whole.’
The terms of employment of Mr Ventress’ remuneration fit within Buhrmann’s Remuneration Policy. The main elements of these terms are published
here.