Avantium N.V. announced that Mr. Kees Verhaar has been appointed as Chairman of Avantium's Supervisory Board. At an extraordinary shareholders meeting on November 30, 2017 Avantium's shareholders unanimously endorsed the appointment of Kees Verhaar as a member of the Supervisory Board until the end of the annual general meeting in 2021. Subsequently the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Verhaar as its Chairman, succeeding Mr. Jan van der Eijk. Mr. van der Eijk will continue in his role as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Synvina, the Joint Venture of Avantium and BASF. Kees Verhaar's has a wealth of experience as CEO of Arizona Chemicals, his 30-year track record in the chemical industry, which includes extensive collaboration with sophisticated financial investors. Kees Verhaar is currently chairman of the advisory board of three business units of Ten Cate.