Sylvo Thijsen, CEO of Grontmij N.V.: ‘We are delighted with the nomination for appointment of Mr. Dral and Mr. Schnoebelen as members of our Executive Board, which will strengthen the implementation of the new strategic focus on business lines of Planning & Design, Transportation & Mobility, Water & Energy and Monitoring & Testing.’
Mr. Dral (1955) joined Grontmij in 1976 and is currently Group Director of the business line Planning & Design and a member of Grontmij’s Group Executive Committee.
He will continue to lead the business line Planning & Design, and will also be responsible for the Nordic Region and South East Asia, and will lead the professional and management development for the Group.
Mr. Schnoebelen (1956) is founder of Ginger S.A. Before that he occupied various senior management positions at Bouygues S.A. He is currently Group Director Monitoring & Testing and CEO of Ginger S.A. and vice chairman of Grontmij’s Group Executive Committee.
He will continue to lead the business line Monitoring & Testing, remain vice chairman of Grontmij’s Group Executive Committee and will also be responsible for the regions UK & CEE, and will lead complex projects & programme management and innovation for the Group.
Mr. Dral and Mr. Schnoebelen will be nominated for appointment for a period of 4 years as per 1 June 2011. The remuneration of both Mr. Dral and Mr. Schnoebelen will be in line with the current remuneration policy of the group.
Following the appointments, in accordance with these nominations, the Executive Board will consist of the following four members: Mr. S. Thijsen (CEO), Mr. D.M. Zuydam (CFO), Mr G.P. Dral and
Mr. J.L. Schnoebelen. The Executive Board together with the Group Directors are responsible for all business lines and regions and together form the Group Executive Committee.
Further details about both candidates will be available as annexes to the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders of Grontmij N.V which will be published on the company’s web site (www.grontmij.com) on 8 April 2011.
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Note to editors
Grontmij is a leading sustainable design, engineering and management consultancy active in the growth markets of water, energy, transportation and sustainable planning and design. At the core of our business is the principle of sustainability by design that is a leading value proposition for our customers. Grontmij is the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe with almost 300 offices across the region and a further 50 offices globally. We employ over 11,000 professionals around the world.
Our value chain of services stretches from major renewable water and energy infrastructure through designing efficient and environmentally-sensitive mobility and transportation networks to shaping our urban and green living spaces.
Whilst we are approaching our 100th anniversary, and benefit from the experience nearly a century provides, we prefer to look to the future to enhance the world we live in. By applying sustainability considerations to all our design, consultancy and management services right across the value chain, our highly-skilled, expert people are able to create lasting solutions that plan for, connect and respect the future.
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