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ARCADIS NV
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P.O. Box 33
6800 LE Arnhem
The Netherlands
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CHANGES IN ARCADIS EXECUTIVE AND SUPERVISORY BOARD
ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS-- (November 13, 2009) – ARCADIS (EURONEXT:
ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services
company, announced that in yesterday’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Mr.
Steven B. Blake has been appointed to its Executive Board as of January 1, 2010 and Mr.
Armando R. Pérez has been appointed to its Supervisory Board commencing immediately.
Both are United States citizens and their appointments relate to the expansion of ARCADIS in
recent years, especially in the U.S., most recently through the merger with Malcolm Pirnie.
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Mr. Blake is currently the CEO of ARCADIS U.S., Inc., which includes the environmental,
infrastructure and project and construction management businesses in the United States, as
well as the recently added activities of Malcolm Pirnie. He will combine this role with his
new position on the Executive Board and will also assume responsibility for the
environmental business line of ARCADIS. Mr. Blake has been with ARCADIS U.S. and
predecessor companies since 1987 in various managerial roles. Given his experience in the
industry and the successful leadership he has provided to ARCADIS’ U.S. operations, the
Supervisory Board considers him eminently qualified to assume his expanded role.
Mr. Pérez was an external member of the Board of Malcolm Pirnie until that company joined
ARCADIS in July 2009. As such he has broad knowledge of the consultancy and engineering
business particularly with the water related activities of Malcolm Pirnie. He has spent almost
his entire professional career with Exxon and ExxonMobil in senior managerial roles at the
local, regional and global levels. The experience of Mr. Pérez with a major multinational
company is also relevant in view of ARCADIS’ ambition to expand its business with this
client category across the globe.
For more information please contact: Joost Slooten of ARCADIS at +31-26-3778604 or
outside office hours at +31-6-27061880, or e-mail at j.slooten@arcadis.nl.
About ARCADIS:
ARCADIS is an international company providing consultancy, design, engineering and management services in
infrastructure, environment and buildings. We aim to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life by
creating balance in the built and natural environment. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and
operates projects for companies and governments. With more than 15,000 employees and over EUR 2.0 billion
in revenues, the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market
positions. Visit us on the internet at: www.arcadis-global.com
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