Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 15 November 2016
Jack de Kreij, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of the Executive Board has informed the Supervisory Board that he has decided to step down as per 1 February 2018.
Jack (1959) is serving as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and CFO since January 2003.
The Supervisory Board respects his decision.
As a result, Jack de Kreij will step down from the Executive Board on 1 February 2018, once the 2017 financial year has been closed.
By announcing his departure at this early date, there will be ample time to identify a successor and to ensure an appropriate transfer of duties.
Jack de Kreij on his decision, "I have served in the Executive Board since January 2003 and after an inspiring period and successful growth of the company, I deem it a natural moment to transfer my duties after 15 years in 2018, in order to start a next phase in my professional life including Supervisory Board positions at TomTom and Corbion."
The Supervisory Board of Royal Vopak takes this early opportunity to thank Jack de Kreij for his significant contributions to the company.
Profile Vopak
Royal Vopak is the world's leading independent tank storage provider for the oil and chemical industry. As per 15 November 2016, Vopak operates 67 terminals in 25 countries with a combined storage capacity of 34.6 million cbm, with another 3.5 million cbm under development, to be added by 2019. Vopak's mission is to ensure safe, reliable and effective storage and handling of bulk liquid products at key marine locations that are critical to its customers around the world. The majority of its customers are companies operating in the oil, chemicals and gas sector, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries. Vopak's strategic focus is on four categories of terminals: Major hubs, supporting intercontinental product flows, Terminals facilitating growth in global gas markets, Import and distribution terminals in major markets with structural deficits, Industrial and chemicals terminals in the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.
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