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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