Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)

He has held a series of senior positions with Philips in Europe and North America. From 1984 to 1986 he was Vice Chairman of Philips Industrial Electronics in Eindhoven and two years later was appointed Executive Vice President, North American Philips. He was Managing Director of Philips Business Electronics from 1993 to 1996 and Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Group Management Committee from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, he was appointed Executive Vice President, Royal Philips Electronics and Member of the Management Board, a position which he held until 2001.

In addition, he was formerly the Chairman of Integrated Production and Test Engineering NV, and a Director of Medquist, NPM Capital, PSA Corporation Limited (Port of Singapore Authority), Hesse-Noord Natie, Port of Antwerp, ASM International NV and PSA Europe Limited.

He is currently the Chairman of Wolters Kluwer NV, the Chairman of Hagemeyer NV, a Director of OCE NV, a Non-Executive Director of International Power plc, Chairman of the Trust Office of KAS BANK NV and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AFM (the Authority for Financial Markets in the Netherlands). He is also on the Board of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Medical Centre and is Vice Chairman of Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin NV. Adri Baan is a Dutch national.

The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, confirms that following a formal performance evaluation, Adri Baan’s performance continues to be effective and demonstrates full commitment to his role as a Non-Executive Director, including an appropriate commitment of time for Board and Committee meetings and other duties required of him.

Adri Baan has a master’s degree in physics from the University of Amsterdam and joined Philips as a project manager in 1969. He has held a series of senior positions with Philips in Europe and North America. From 1984 to 1986 he was Vice Chairman of Philips Industrial Electronics in Eindhoven and 2 years later was appointed Executive Vice President, North American Philips. He was Managing Director of Philips Business Electronics from 1993 to 1996 and Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Group Management Committee from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 he was appointed Executive Vice President, Royal Philips Electronics and Member of the Management Board, a position which he held until 2001.

In addition he was formerly the Chairman of Integrated Production and Test Engineering N.V., and a Director of Medquist, NPM Capital, PSA Corporation Limited (Port of Singapore Authority) and Hesse-Noord Natie, Port of Antwerp.

He is a currently a Director of: Wolters Kluwer N.V.; ASM International N.V.; International Power plc; the Trust Office of KAS BANK NV; OCE NV; PSA Europe Limited; and AFM (the Authority for Financial Markets in the Netherlands). He is also Vice Chairman of Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin N.V.

The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, confirms that following a formal performance evaluation, Adri Baan’s performance continues to be effective and demonstrates full commitment to his role as a Non-Executive Director including an appropriate commitment of time for Board and Committee meetings and other duties required of him. Aged 62.