10.08.14
Shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. held an Extraordinary General Meeting in Amsterdam and appointed new CFO Maëlys Castella as a member of the Board of Management.
Maëlys is already a member of the company's Executive Committee as chief financial officer since September 15 and is based at AkzoNobel's head office in Amsterdam. She succeeded Keith Nichols who left the company in June this year.
A French national, Maëlys previously worked at Air Liquide for 14 years, most recently as Group Deputy CFO. Her previous posts there include Europe Chief Financial Officer and Group Corporate Finance and Treasury Director. She started her career at the international ELF Oil & Gas Group.
Maëlys is already a member of the company's Executive Committee as chief financial officer since September 15 and is based at AkzoNobel's head office in Amsterdam. She succeeded Keith Nichols who left the company in June this year.
A French national, Maëlys previously worked at Air Liquide for 14 years, most recently as Group Deputy CFO. Her previous posts there include Europe Chief Financial Officer and Group Corporate Finance and Treasury Director. She started her career at the international ELF Oil & Gas Group.