HEINEKEN NV 
By Amsterdam, 20 December 2013 - Heineken N.V. announced today that it will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 24 April 2014 that Mr. Jean-Marc Huët be appointed a member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V. If approved, Mr. Huët will join the Audit Committee.
Mr. Huët, 44, is the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of Unilever. He joined Unilever in 2010 from Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President from 2008 to 2009. Prior to this, Mr. Huët spent five years as Chief Financial Officer of Royal Numico from 2003 until 2007, and ten years at Goldman Sachs International, where he was an Executive Director in Investment Banking Services.
Mr. Huët holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, and a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA. Mr. Huët currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Delta Topco.
Subject to approval of the AGM on 24 April 2014 in respect of both the nomination of Mr. Huët and the re-appointment of Mrs. Fentener van Vlissingen and Messrs. Fernández Carbajal and Astaburuaga Sanjinès, the composition of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V. will be as follows:
- Hans Wijers (chairman)
- José Antonio Fernández Carbajal (vice-chairman)
- Maarten Das (delegated member)
- Michel de Carvalho
- Annemiek Fentener van Vlissingen
- Mary Minnick
- Christophe Navarre
- Javier Astaburuaga Sanjinès
- Henk Scheffers
- Jean-Marc Huët
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Editorial information:
HEINEKEN is a proud, independent global brewer committed to surprise and excite consumers with its brands and products everywhere. The brand that bears the founder's family name - Heineken® - is available in almost every country on the globe and is the world's most valuable international premium beer brand. The Company's aim is to be a leading brewer in each of the markets in which it operates and to have the world's most valuable brand portfolio. HEINEKEN wants to win in all markets with Heineken® and with a full brand portfolio in markets of choice. The Company is present in over 70 countries and operates more than 165 breweries. HEINEKEN is Europe's largest brewer and the world's third largest by volume. HEINEKEN is committed to the responsible marketing and consumption of its more than 250 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. These include Heineken®, Amstel, Anchor, Biere Larue, Bintang, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Desperados, Dos Equis, Foster's, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol, Star, Strongbow, Tecate, Tiger and Zywiec. Our leading joint venture brands include Cristal and Kingfisher. The number of people employed is over 85,000. Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares are listed on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on the Reuter Equities 2000 Service under HEIN.AS and HEIO.AS. HEINEKEN has two sponsored level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programmes: Heineken N.V. (OTC: HEINY) and Heineken Holding N.V. (OTC: HKHHY). Most recent information is available on HEINEKEN's website: www.theHEINEKENcompany.com:
http://www.theheinekencompany.com/.
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