Den Haag, 15-4-08
At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today Dudley Eustace (72) stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board of KPN. Mr Eustace was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on 27 April 2000 and has since served two four-year terms. He was vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board from 10 September 2001 and as a financial expert he was also chairman of the Audit Committee.
The Supervisory Board intends to nominate a successor to Mr Eustace at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2009. Until that time the Supervisory Board of KPN will comprise six persons. Mr Streppel, a member of the Supervisory Board, has been appointed chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mr Eustace was CFO and vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips. He is currently chairman of the Supervisory Board of AEGON and VNU, a member of the Advisory Board of Rothschild and vice-chairman of the University of Surrey.
“Mr Eustace made a very important contribution to the formation of the present KPN, including our successes in Belgium and Germany,” said Ton Risseeuw, chairman of the Supervisory Board of KPN. “His keen eye and critical questions, his international experience and his expertise were extremely valuable to KPN.”