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AkzoNobel Appoints New Member to Board of Management

Gregoire Poux-Guillaume has been selected as a member of the Board of Management, effective November 1.

Katie Leesemann, Former Editorial Assistant, Gardner Business Media

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The shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) are appointing new CEO Gregoire Poux-Guillaume to serve as a member of the Board of Management, effective Nov. 1, 2022.

 

Poux-Guillaume succeeds Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017. Poux-Guillaume joins AkzoNobel on Oct. 1 to promote a smooth transition of leadership on Nov. 1.

“I would like to welcome Gregoire Poux-Guillaume, who is an experienced business leader with an impressive track record of delivering results, growth and building strong teams,” says Nils Smedegaard Andersen, chair of AkzoNobel’s supervisory board. “His experience will play a key role in helping the company to further improve its operational excellence and performance. I’d also like to thank Thierry for his time at AkzoNobel, during which AkzoNobel was transformed to become a focused and competitive paints and coatings company, with significant returns to shareholders.”

Poux-Guillaume’s previous roles include CEO of Sulzer, CEO of GE Grid Solutions (previously Alstom Grid) and senior managing director of CVC Capital Partners.

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