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AkzoNobel Names CFO
June 17,
2014 by in Executive Changes, Industry 
Paint and finishings company AkzoNobel has named Maëlys Castella chief financial officer. She will join the company Sept. 15.
Castella succeeds Keith Nichols, who announced in January his intention to leave the company.
She has worked at Air Liquide for the last 14 years, most recently as group deputy CFO. Her previous positions with the company include Europe CFO and corporate finance and treasury director.
"We're delighted to have appointed Maëlys as the company's CFO," said Ton Büchner, CEO. "She brings a wealth of experience in finance and will add fresh impetus to our ongoing commitment to improve operational excellence and drive value creation."
AkzoNobel's board of management will nominate Castella for appointment, and she will be based at the company's head office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Büchner will take over CFO responsibilities in the brief transition period between Nichols' departure and Castella's commencement date.
"This is a very important appointment," said Anthony Burgmans, chairman of the company's supervisory board. "Maëlys is a high caliber professional who will bring key skills and capabilities to the company. After a thorough and international search and selection program that saw many talented candidates, we're very happy that Maëlys will be joining us as CFO."