NEW DSM BOARD MEMBERS

[BIZ: Heerlen, December 7]
The Supervisory Board of DSM will propose the appointment of Mr N. (Nico) Gerardu to the Managing Board to the Annual General Meeting on 29 March 2006 to take effect immediately. Nico Gerardu is currently director of the DSM Anti-Infectives business group. He will succeed C.G. (Chris) Goppelsroeder, who, after careful consideration, has decided to resign his position for personal reasons per 29 March 2006.

As a Managing Board member, Mr Goppelsroeder has been responsible for a number of DSM businesses. He was instrumental in the establishment of DSM's new strategic direction as outlined in the Vision 2010 - Building on Strengths program. Prior to his appointment to the DSM Managing Board of Directors, he was vital to the integration and transformation of DSM Nutritional Products.

Nico Gerardu (54) has worked with DSM since 1975. He joined DSM in the company's Engineering department and has held management positions in several DSM business groups, including: Industrial Chemicals, Plastics, Plastic Products, Fine Chemicals and most recently with DSM Anti-Infectives, where he has been business group director since 2000. Mr Gerardu studied Physical Technology at the Eindhoven (Netherlands) University of Technology and has an MBA from Diepenbeek (Belgium).

Nico Gerardu will prepare for his new position as from 1 January 2006.
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