Darner stepping down at AkzoNobel

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Friday, October 19, 2012

8 K5 i% N& {- Z: B- PAmsterdam, The Netherlands - AkzoNobel announced that the supervisory board and board member Leif Darner have mutually agreed that Darner will step down from the board of management at the 2013 AGM in April. Conrad Keijzer, currently managing director of AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings, will succeed Darner in his responsibilities for Performance Coatings. Keijzer will join the executive committee on January 1, 2013, ensuring a smooth hand-over. In addition, Werner Fuhrmann, currently executive committee member responsible for supply chain and sourcing, and presently also responsible for the Specialty Chemicals business area on an interim basis, will officially become the executive committee member responsible for Specialty Chemicals.