Cornelis J.A. Van Lede
Industry: Media and Publishing
Member of the Supervisory Board
Industry: Consumer Goods
Overview
CORNELIS J.A. VAN LEDE, Former Chairman of the Board of Management and Chief Executive Officer of Akzo Nobel N.V. (manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals) from 1994 to May 2003. Mr. van Lede joined Akzo Nobel in 1991 as a member of its Board of Management and he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Management of Akzo Nobel in 1992. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. van Lede served as Vice President of the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE), and from 1984 to 1991 he was Chairman of the Federation of Netherlands Industry (VNO). Mr. van Lede has been a director of Sara Lee since October 2002. He also serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V. and as a member of the Supervisory Boards of Air France-KLM Holding, Philips Electronics and Stork. He is a non-executive director of Air Liquide. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of INSEAD, and serves as a member of the Board of several non-profit organizations. Age 64.
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