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AkzoNobel Appoints Ton Büchner as New CEO

24.04.2012 - At today's Annual General Meeting, shareholders of AkzoNobel approved the company's 2011 financial statements and appointed Ton Büchner as member of the Board of Management of Akzo...

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AkzoNobel Says Passing On Cost Rises After Q4 Hit

21.02.2012 - AkzoNobel, the world's largest paintmaker and owner of the Dulux brand, said it was now passing on to customers most of the rise in raw material prices that pulled down its fourth...

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Hans Wijers to Leave AkzoNobel in 2012

10.06.2011 - AkzoNobel has announced that CEO Hans Wijers will be stepping down with effect from the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in 2012. Sulzer President and CEO Ton Büchner is...

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Dutch Party Wants Akzo's CEO for Cabinet

07.06.2010 - Dutch social-liberal party D66 wants to put Akzo Nobel's chief executive Hans Wijers forward for a cabinet position if it enters government after next week's election, the party's...

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Akzo Nobel CEO Takes Hard Line After Cartel Fines

29.04.2010 - Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel's chief executive took a hard line on Wednesday after recent European Commission cartel fines imposed on the firm, stressing that such practices...

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Slowly But Surely: Short-Interviews with Hans Wijers, Steven Sterin, Patrick Jany, Curt Espeland, Klaus Engel and Axel Heitmann

08.12.2009 - Interview with Steven Serin, CelaneseHow has 2009 been for your company from a financial standpoint? S. Sterin: We are very pleased with the strong performance across all our...