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AkzoNobel CEO Wijers to leave 2012

Hans Wijers, 60, CEO of Akzo­Nobel, has decided to step down with effect from the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2012. Ton Büchner, 45, was elected as new CEO pending AGM approval, with effect from the AGM 2012. Büchner is currently President and CEO of Swiss Sulzer AG.

Wijers was appointed CEO of Akzo Nobel in May 2003. He previously pursued a career as minister for economics in the Netherlands and within management consultancy. In his first few years, he improved the pipeline of the Pharma business, focused the Chemicals businesses and grew Coatings. He led the transformation of the company by divesting its pharmaceuticals operations and acquiring ICI, effectively creating today’s AkzoNobel.

Büchner has been CEO of Sulzer AG since 2007. He joined the Swiss company in 1994. He started his professional career as an offshore oil and gas construction engineer with Allseas Engineering in Europe and worked for Aker­Kvaener throughout South East Asia for several years.


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