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Den Haag, 6-4-11

As of April 6th, 2011, Eelco Blok has succeeded Ad Scheepbouwer as Chairman of the Board of Management of Royal KPN N.V. The Supervisory Board had already announced its intention to make this appointment in October 2010.

During the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Eelco Blok stated his ambition to maintain KPN’s position as one of the best performing telecoms companies in Europe. He also announced that improving the company’s service provision to customers will be one of his spearheads.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board Jos Streppel professed his confidence in the new CEO: ‘Eelco Blok can call on vast amounts of knowledge and experience. He knows KPN better than anybody and is well aware of the opportunities and possibilities open to the company in this new phase.’

Eelco Blok and his team will present KPN’s new strategy on May 10th 2011.


Bio Eelco Blok

Eelco Blok (Vlissingen, 1957) became Chief Executive Officer of KPN on April 6th, 2011. Mr Blok has been a member of KPN’s Board of Management since April 2004, with the exception of the period January 2005 to June 2006, during which time he was appointed Chief Operating Officer Fixed and Corporate Strategy & Innovation Officer. As a Board Member, Eelco Blok has been responsible for the Fixed Division (until January 1, 2007), Business Market, Wholesale & Operations and Getronics (until February 1, 2010) and most recently for Mobile International and iBasis. Following the October 18, 2010 announcement of KPN’s intention to appoint him as CEO, Mr Blok has furthermore held the post of Chief Operating Officer.

Eelco Blok studied Business Administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, from 1976 to 1979. He received a Masters in Management from the Graduate School of Management of the University of Technology Delft and the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1983. In the same year he joined the then-PTT, which subsequently became KPN, as a Business Analyst. Prior to his appointment to the Board of Management, Mr Blok held various management positions within the company.

Eelco Blok holds a seat on the Board of ICT Office and jointly chairs the National Cybercrime Council. In his spare time Mr Blok is a keen sailor.

Eelco Blok lives together with his partner Annemarie Weverling. Together they have three children.