Maarten de Vries
CFO and member of the Management Board at Akzo Nobel
AkzoNobel•Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
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Previous CFO and Management Board roles at Intertrust Group and at TNT (turnover 6.9 bln E), as well as CEO role of a globally operating stand-alone business with full P&L responsibility (TP Vision, turnover 2.6 bln Euro). Broad international business experience and strong Finance background: held various CFO positions as well as Chief Information Officer and Chief Supply Officer at Group Management Committee level in multinational company (Royal Philips, turnover 23 bln Euro). Extensive Business experience in Asia; worked and lived 10 years in Asia (Taiwan) and speak Chinese language at conversational level. Served 5 years as member of Board of Directors of Hong Kong listed company (TPV Technology, turnover 12 bln USD). Highly committed and results oriented with extensive experience in driving organizational change and transformation programs. Takes a personal interest in developing people and building strong and diverse teams.
Career Timeline
- Sikkens PrizeCurrentApr 2023–Present· 3 yrs 5 mos
- Board member Sikkens FoundationCurrentApr 2023–Present
- AkzoNobelCurrent2018–Present· 8 yrs 8 mos
- Chief Financial Officer, Board of ManagementCurrent2018–Present
- 2017–Dec 2017· 11 mos
- CFO and member of the Management Board2017–Dec 2017
- Jul 2014–Dec 2016· 2 yrs 5 mos
- CFO and Executive Board memberJul 2014–Dec 2016
- Nov 2011–Jun 2014· 2 yrs 7 mos
- CEONov 2011–Jun 2014
- Sep 2005–Sep 2010· 5 yrs
- Member, Board of DirectorsSep 2005–Sep 2010
- Apr 1992–Nov 2011· 19 yrs 7 mos
- Chief Supply OfficerSep 2008–Nov 2011
- Chief Information OfficerSep 2007–Apr 2011
- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerJun 2003–Sep 2007
- CFO & Senior Vice PresidentOct 1996–Apr 2002
- Regional CFO (Asia Pacific)Apr 1992–Sep 1996
Education
RC
Post Graduate Controllers Education
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
drs
Economics
University of Groningen