• BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
• MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
• AKZO NOBEL
• DEFINING INTERESTS
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman of the board, Akzo Nobel

Nationality: Dutch.

Born: January 11, 1951, in Oostburg, Netherlands.

Education: University of Groningen, MA, 1976; Erasmus University of Rotterdam, PhD, 1982.

Career: Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 1976–1982, assistant professor of economics; Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, 1982–1984, worked for think tanks; Bakkenist, Spits & Company, 1984–1986, senior consultant; Horringa and De Koning, 1986–1993, managing partner; Boston Consulting Group, 1993–1994, managing partner of...