Getronics announces its plan to appoint two new members to its Supervisory Board, Mr B.C. (Berend) Brix and Mr M. (Marinus) Minderhoud. The new Supervisory Board Members will be nominated during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 23 June 2003.
Until October 2002 Mr Brix held various executive positions at companies belonging to the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. In 2000 he became a member of the Group Management Committee of the merged company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Prior to this appointment he has been, amongst others, Chairman of the Board of Management of Cap Gemini N.V. and a member of the Board of Management of Volmac Software Group N.V.
Mr Minderhoud is, amongst others, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vodafone Libertel N.V and a member of the Supervisory Board of Nuon N.V. and Rabobank Nederland. Until October 1998, Mr Minderhoud held various executive positions at companies belonging to the ING Group. From 1991 until 1998 Mr Minderhoud has been, amongst others, member of the Board of Management of ING Groep N.V. During that period he was also member of the Board of Management of ING Bank N.V. and since January 1998 Chairman. Mr Minderhoud has been responsible for ICT within the ING Group for more than 10 years.
Due to the international experience in finance, management and ICT of Mr Brix and Mr Minderhoud, the Supervisory Board expects that their appointment will further enhance its expertise.
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, at which the appointment of the two new Members of the Supervisory Board will be proposed, will take place on 23 June 2003 and starts at 13.30 in the Getronics building, Donauweg 10 Amsterdam.
About Getronics
With approximately 23,000 employees in over 30 countries, Getronics is one of the world’s leading providers of vendor independent solutions and services to professional users of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Through consulting, integrating, implementing and managing Infrastructure Solutions and Business Solutions, Getronics helps many of the world’s largest global and local organisations to maximise the value of their technology investment and improve interaction with their customers. Getronics’ headquarters is in Amsterdam, with regional head offices in Boston and Singapore. Getronics’ shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam (‘GTN’). For further information about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com
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