14 February 2011 01:00

Vopak announces the nomination of Mr Simon Lam Chun Kai (1947) as member of the Supervisory Board from 27 April 2011. The nomination of Mr Lam follows the decision to increase the number of Supervisory Board members from five to six. Mr Lam’s extensive knowledge of and senior management experience in the Asian petrochemical industry complement those of the current members of the Supervisory Board.

The nomination for appointment as member of the Supervisory Board will be on the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 27 April 2011 at the World Trade Centre in Rotterdam. The agenda and shareholders’ circular of the meeting will be available on the Vopak website on 16 March 2011.

Mr Lam retired from Shell in May 2010 after being CEO of CNOOC Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd in China and Venture Director of Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex in Singapore.

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Royal Vopak (Vopak) is the world’s largest independent tank terminal operator specialising in the storage and handling of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products. On request, Vopak can provide complementary logistics services for customers at its terminals. Vopak operates 74 terminals with a storage capacity of more than 21 million cbm in 30 countries. The terminals are strategically located for users and the major shipping routes. The majority of its customers are companies operating in the chemical and oil industries, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries.