The nomination of Mr Lam follows the decision to increase the number of Supervisory Board members from five to six. Mr Lam’s extensive knowledge of and senior management experience in the Asian petrochemical industry complement those of the current members of the Supervisory Board.
The nomination for appointment as member of the Supervisory Board will be on the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 27 April 2011 at the World Trade Centre in Rotterdam.
The agenda and shareholders’ circular of the meeting will be available on the Vopak website on16 March 2011.
Mr Lam retired from Shell in May 2010 after being CEO of CNOOC Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd in China and Venture Director of Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex in Singapore.