Board Of Management Akzo Nobel N.V.ARNHEM, the Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--The Supervisory Board Supervisory board The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation. of Akzo Nobel N.V. intends to submit to the next General Meeting of Shareholders of Akzo Nobel for nomination to the Board of Management, Mr. Gordon Campbell, presently CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Courtaulds plc. Mr. Campbell (51) joined Courtaulds in 1968 and was appointed a Director in 1987. He has at different times held responsibility for a range of businesses, including Woodpulp, Aerospace, Chemicals, and Fibers. He was appointed Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) in October 1994 and Chief Executive in July 1996. He is currently President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers IChemE The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1922, and awarded a Royal Charter in 1957. . Akzo Nobel, headquartered in Arnhem, The Netherlands, is a market driven and technology based company, serving customers throughout the world with healthcare products, coatings, chemicals, and fibers. The company employs 70,000 people and has activities in 60 countries. In 1997, consolidated sales aggregated $12 billion (24.1 billion NLG NLG The ISO 4217 currency code for the Dutch Guilder. ). In NorthAmerica the company employs more than 9,000 employees and has annual sales of approximately $3 billion. The company's ADRs are traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on under the AKZOY symbol.
CONTACT: Akzo Nobel Inc.
Nick Sommers, 312/906-7612
URL: http://www.akzonobel.com
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