Frits Vervoort (44, Dutch)
A member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer since October 2001. He is responsible for control and reporting, tax and treasury. Mr Vervoort joined Vedior in 1997 as Corporate Controller and then became Director of Finance in November 2000. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Register Accountants. Between 1994 and 1997, he was a financial analyst for the Vendex Food Group and Vendex International. Between 1985 and 1994 he held various positions with Ernst & Young, Reed Elsevier and the Free University of Amsterdam.
Philippe Salle (41, French) A member of the Board of Management since May 2003. Mr Salle joined Vedior in 1999 as Chairman and Chief Executive of Group Expectra in France. In December 2002, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of Vediorbis in France, the largest operating company of the Group. In 2006, Mr Salle also became responsible for the Group operations in Italy, Spain and Switzerland. He previously held senior positions at Accenture and McKinsey.
It was announced on 6 March 2007 that Mr Salle will resign as a member of the Board of Management, effective 30 April 2007. He has accepted a position outside the company. Brian Wilkinson (50, British)
A member of the Board of Management since May 2003. Mr Wilkinson originally joined the Group as UK Development Manager in 1999 and in May 2002 became Zone Manager responsible for operations in the United Kingdom, Eire, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. In 2006, he also became responsible for the Group operations in Portugal and Scandinavia. He has 26 years staffing services industry experience and is a former President of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the trade association for the staffing industry in the United Kingdom.
Peter Valks (48, Dutch) A member of the Board of Management since May 2003 with responsibility for all operating companies in the Benelux as well as business development for emerging markets in the Far East, including Japan. In 2006, he also became responsible for the Group operations in Germany, Greece, Turkey and several Central European countries. Mr Valks joined the Group in 2000 as General Manager of Vedior in the Netherlands having previously worked as a diplomat for the Dutch Foreign Service and subsequently in various management functions for ING.
Zach Miles (57, British) Chairman of Vedior’s Board of Management and Chief Executive since February 2004 and a member of the Board of Management since December 1999. He is responsible for the Group’s overall operations, developing and implementing strategy, corporate planning and business development. Mr Miles served as Chief Financial Officer from December 1999 until October 2001. He joined Select Appointments (which was acquired by Vedior in 1999) as Finance Director and a member of its Board of Directors in 1988. Before joining Select Appointments, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom.
At Vedior’s next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 27 April 2007, the Supervisory Board will propose Gregory A. Netland for appointment to the Board of Management. Mr Netland (age 45, American), has served as the Chief Executive for Vedior North America since 2003, where he has overseen strong acquisitive and organic revenue growth in a number of specialist markets. Prior to his appointment as CEO for Vedior North America, he served as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development of this subsidiary.