Koninklijke Brill NV

Board/Management Information • Oct 23, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

Leiden, October 23rd, 2018

Brill CFO temporarily steps back due to illness

Due to a serious illness, Olivier de Vlam temporarily steps back as CFO and COO with immediate effect. Brill has appointed Wim Dikstaal as CFO ad interim and member of the Executive Committee of Brill effective 1 November 2018. Wim Dikstaal has worked at Wolters Kluwer in various senior financial roles, among others in the capacity of CFO of Wolters Kluwer Scandinavia and most recently as VP Finance of Wolters Kluwer Technology B.V.

The role of COO will be taken over by Brill's CEO Peter Coebergh until the anticipated return of Oliver de Vlam in the course of 2019.

Peter Coebergh Chief Executive Officer Jasmin Lange Chief Publishing Officer

coebergh@brill.com - +31 (0)6 53 57 83 25

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