Secunet Security Networks AG announced that the Chairman's Committee of the Supervisory Board of the Essen IT security company has decided to recommend the appointment of the Dutchman to become the third member of the Management Board to the Supervisory Board at its meeting on June 13, 2012. Bulthuis will then follow on from Thomas Koelzer, who retired on the April 30, 2012. The qualified engineer was most recently responsible for Global Marketing and Sales Mobile Security at Giesecke & Devrient.