Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, CEO of AkzoNobel and member of the Board since 2017.
During the last Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), the shareholders of AkzoNobel
have appointed the new CEO of the company Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as a member of the Board of Management.
Poux-Guillaume will join AkzoNobel on 1st October 2022 and will serve effectively from 1st November succeeding Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017 and whose term of office is coming to an end.
“I would like to welcome Gregoire Poux-Guillaume, who is an experienced business leader with an impressive track record of delivering results, growth and building strong teams. His experience will play a key role in helping the company to further improve its operational excellence and performance. I’d also like to thank Thierry for his time at AkzoNobel, during which AkzoNobel was transformed to become a focused and competitive paints and coatings company, with significant returns to shareholders,” has stated Nils Smedegaard Andersen, the Chair of the Supervisory Board of AkzoNobel.