Akzo Nobel N.V. announced that Maëlys Castella, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Management will step down due to health reasons. The company also announced current Group Controller Hans De Vriese as interim CFO, while initiating a full internal and external search for a permanent replacement. Hans De Vriese joined AkzoNobel in 2009, initially as Corporate Director Control, before taking over as Group Controller in 2015.

Prior to joining AkzoNobel Hans held a number of senior finance roles at General Motors, including CFO Asia Pacific.