The managing board of directors of DSM announced the following appointments, which have been made to replace business group directors who have reached pensionable age and to fill vacancies due to other appointments:
B. (Ben) van Kooten, presently business group director of DSM Elastomers, will be appointed business group director of the new DSM Resins business group as of March 1, 2006. This business group will consist of the two current business groups DSM Coating Resins (including DSM NeoResins and Desotech) and DSM Composite Resins.