GTI nv announce that Jan Westerhoud, Chairman of GTI's Board of  Management, has decided to leave the organisation to take up his appointment as President of ECT in Rotterdam as of the 1st of November 2004.

The members of Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of Directors are disappointed about Jan Westerhoud's decision, but they respect it and are particularly grateful to Jan Westerhoud for the way in which he and his team have given substance to the growth and further professionalisation of the GTI organisation. It goes without saying that GTI wish him great success in this new challenge.

Announcements regarding the succession of Jan Westerhoud will follow in due course. Untill then, the day-to-day running of GTI is in the hands of the other members of  the current Board of Management, being Aad Fonteine (Building Services sector), Eric Koenen (Change management/Corporate HR), Gerard Krielen (CFO) and Theo Lankamp (Industry and Infra sectors).

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