Den Haag, 13-4-12
The Board of Management of KPN announces the appointment of
Mr Pieter Swarts with effect from 1 April as Chief
Procurement Officer for the KPN Group.
Pieter Swarts (47) will establish a new procurement
organization within KPN. His appointment follows the
Board's aim of strengthening its cost leadership position.
Pieter will report directly to Thorsten Dirks.
KPN Board of Management, Thorsten Dirks: "As part of our
2015 strategy we have set out a clear ambition on cost
leadership and on procurement savings. Pieter brings the
right experience, including from private equity owned
assets, to achieve the necessary results on these crucial
initiatives for KPN."
Pieter Swarts is a Dutch national and started his career in
1988 at Dow Chemical. After various (procurement)
management roles at Dow Chemical and ArvinMeritor, Pieter
joined Maxeda (a KKR investment) in 2005 as Director
Procurement, reporting directly to the CEO. In his most
recent role he transformed the Maxeda Procurement
Department into a stand-alone business.
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