24.04.2012

AkzoNobel Appoints Ton Büchner as New CEO

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 Nobel. more21.02.2012

AkzoNobel Says Passing On Cost Rises After Q4 Hit

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-quarter core profit. more10.06.2011

Hans Wijers to Leave AkzoNobel in 2012

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 slated to take over the helm of the Dutch company, pending AGM approval. more07.06.2010

Dutch Party Wants Akzo's CEO for Cabinet

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 leader told business newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad. more29.04.2010

Akzo Nobel CEO Takes Hard Line After Cartel Fines

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 were no longer acceptable. Akzo Nobel was fined €40.6 million in November for belonging to a cartel that fixed prices for heat stabilizers, but escaped a fine in July because it blew the whistle on nine companies for forming a calcium carbide cartel. more08.12.2009

Slowly But Surely: Short-Interviews with Hans Wijers, Steven Sterin, Patrick Jany, Curt Espeland, ...

Interview with Steven Serin, Celanese
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