ZWOLLE, 9 August 2010- Wavin today announces that Management Board member Andy Taylor (55) will leave the company in order to pursue new opportunities. The Supervisory Board has decided to nominate Maarten Roef (46), currently Managing Director Wavin North West Europe, as new board member, subject to the approval of shareholders,

Andy Taylor has been a member of the Wavin Management Board since 2005, following the acquisition of Hepworth Building Products of which he was Managing Director.

Paul van den Hoek, Chairman of the Supervisory Board: "We thank Andy Taylor for all the good work he has done for Wavin. The acquisition of Hepworth in 2005 has significantly strengthened the Group's market position. In addition to the pivotal role he played in ensuring the succesful integration of Hepworth into the Group, Andy has made a significant contribution to the further development of Wavin in the past five years. We fully respect his decision to pursue his career ambitions elsewhere and wish him every succes for the future."

Maarten Roef will join the Management Board as Executive Vice President per 1 October.
Paul van den Hoek: "We are very pleased to nominate Maarten Roef to the Management Board. He has successfully led several Wavin companies. As Managing Director of the North West Europe region he integrated the Dutch, Belgian and German operations and as Managing Director of Wavin Overseas, Maarten developed a growth strategy for Wavin's export business. With more than ten years of extensive Wavin experience in several countries he is the right man for the job."

Biographical details

Maarten Roef, a Dutch national, is currently Managing Director of Wavin's North West Europe region (the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium). He joined Wavin in 1999 as Managing Director of the export organisation Wavin Overseas. Previously he worked in several sales and marketing positions at DSM Chemicals and Van Leer Packaging. Maarten Roef has a master's degree in Business Economics.

About Wavin

Wavin is the leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe. The company provides essentials: plastic pipe systems and solutions for tap water, surface heating and cooling, soil and waste, rain- and storm water, distribution of drinking water and gas and telecom applications. Wavin is headquartered in Zwolle (The Netherlands) and has a presence in 29 European countries, with manufacturing sites in 18 of those and one in China. The company employs approximately 6,300 people and reported revenue of almost EUR 1.2 billion for 2009. Outside Europe, it has a global network of agents, licensees and distributors. Wavin is listed on the NYSE Amsterdam stock exchange (WAVIN). More details about Wavin can be found at www.wavin.com 

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