Getronics announces that it intends to appoint Mr Rob Westerhof as a new member of the Supervisory Board. The nomination of Mr Westerhof to the Supervisory Board will be tabled at a meeting of shareholders at the earliest opportunity.
Mr Westerhof (age 60) was recently the CEO of Philips North America (since 2002). He started his Philips career in 1968 and held various executive positions in the areas of Finance, Sales and General Management. Prior to his appointment as CEO of North America he has held, amongst others, the positions of CEO of Philips East Asia (including China) and CEO of Global Sales Philips Medical Systems. Mr Westerhof graduated from Erasmus University in Rotterdam with a MBA degree. He is a Nonexecutive Director of the Netherlands American Chamber of Commerce and a guest lecturer at universities in the USA, Hong Kong, China and The Netherlands.
About Getronics
With approximately 22,000 employees in over 30 countries and ongoing revenues of EUR 2.6 billion in 2003, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor independent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and services. Getronics today combines the capabilities of the original Dutch company with those of Wang Global, acquired in 1999, and of the systems and services division of Olivetti. Getronics is ranked second worldwide in network and desktop outsourcing and fourth worldwide in network consulting and integration (Source: IDC 2002-2003). Getronics designs, integrates and manages ICT infrastructures and business solutions for many of the world's largest global and local companies and organisations, helping them maximise the value of their information technology investments. Getronics’ headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston, Madrid and Singapore. Getronics’ shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam ("GTN"). For further information about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com
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