May 4, 2012

DSM announces management changes

Global life sciences and materials sciences company - Royal DSM has appointed Jos Op Heij as senior vice-president of corporate control and accounting, Hans Vossen as vice-president of corporate treasury and Dave Huizing as vice-president of investor relations.

Jos Op Heij, currently vice-president of corporate treasury, will take on the role of senior vice-president of corporate control and accounting as of August 1, succeeding Loek Radix. Heji joined DSM in 1985 and holds a chartered controller degree. After positions in ICT, project management, demand chain management and a broad range of positions in finance and control, in 2005 Heji took on the responsibility for treasury worldwide.

Hans Vossen, vice-president of investor relations, will succeed Heij as VP of corporate treasury on August 1. Vossen started his career in EDP auditing at KPMG and joined DSM in 1991 as controller. After holding several positions in finance control and strategy, he joined Investor Relations in 2008.

Dave Huizing will succeed Vossen as VP of investor relations on July 1. Huizing started his career in DSM in 1985 as a lawyer. He held positions in marketing & sales and key account management for DSM materials businesses, before moving into general management positions, latterly at the value assurance review team.