Buhrmann NV announced that the General Meeting of Shareholders has approved the nomination of two new members for the Supervisory Board and has adopted the proposal to make certain technical adjustments to the articles of association.
Today, the EGM has approved the nomination of Mr R.F. van den Bergh and Mr T. de Swaan as members of the Supervisory Board for a term of four years.
Rob F. van den Bergh (55) is a former board member and CEO of VNU and is currently a member of the Supervisory boards of ABN AMRO and Pon Holdings.
Tom de Swaan (60) is a former member of the managing board and CFO of ABN AMRO. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Boards of Koninklijke DSM and GlaxoSmithKline and has been nominated for appointment as member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Ahold.
Gert Smit, who has served on the Supervisory Board since 1998, has retired as member of the Board. During the meeting, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mr P.C. van den Hoek, expressed Buhrmann’s deep appreciation to Mr Smit for his outstanding services to the Company.
The EGM also approved the proposal to make certain technical amendments to the articles of association.