From January 1998 until July 1998, Mr de Kluis acted as Chairman of the Executive Board of NV Koninklijke KNP BT (now Buhrmann NV). He held the position of Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of NV Koninklijke KNP BT from March 1993 to April 1996. Presently he is a member of the supervisory boards of a number of private companies in the Netherlands and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of the board of directors of Sappi Limited. Mr de Kluis was appointed to the board of directors of Sappi Limited in January 1998. |