Zwolle, 16 March 2011 - Wavin, Europe's leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions, today announces the availability of the agenda for the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM) and the Annual Report 2010. These materials are available at the Investor Relations chapter of the Wavin corporate website (www.wavin.com) as of today. The AGM will be held on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 beginning at 14.00 hours at the Rosarium, Amstelpark 1 (1083 HZ) Amsterdam.
The agenda includes amongst others the appointment of Maarten Roef as a member of the Management Board, as announced in a press release dated 9 August 2010, and the appointment of Aad Kuiper as a member of the Supervisory Board, as announced in a press release dated 2 March 2011.
Biographical details Maarten Roef and Aad KuiperMaarten Roef (46) has been employed by Wavin since 1999, first as Managing Director of the export organisation Wavin Overseas subsequently as Managing Director Wavin Benelux and since 2006 as Managing Director North West Europe. Previously he worked in several sales and marketing positions at DSM Chemicals and Van Leer Packaging. Maarten Roef has a Master of Business Economics degree.
Aad Kuiper (50) is President and CEO of Hunter Douglas' operations in Europe, The Middle East and Africa and a Vice President of Hunter Douglas N.V.
Before joining Hunter Douglas in 1997 he held several international management positions within Akzo Nobel N.V. Aad Kuiper has extensive experience in the international business arena in general and in the building sector in particular.
Registration and voting instructionsFor this Annual General Meeting the registration date has been set on 30 March 2011. Shareholders who wish to attend the meeting in person or via a proxy holder should register themselves via the bank or broker at which their shares are administered as from 31 March 2011 until 20 April 2011.
Shareholders who cannot attend the meeting in person can, after registration, authorise a third party until 20 April 2011 to attend and vote at the meeting on their behalf. Proxy holders representing different shareholders who received voting instructions requiring them to vote in a different way for the shares represented by them, are kindly requested to contact Wavin ultimately 25 April 2011 in order to ensure a smooth administration of voting instructions.
About WavinWavin 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 26 European countries, with manufacturing sites in 18 of those and one in China. The company employs approximately 6,400 people and reported revenue of more than EUR 1.2 billion for 2010. 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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