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Green Earth Group NV — Board/Management Information 2013
Aug 29, 2013
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Board/Management Information
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PRESS!RELEASE
ALEC!BERGSMA!TO!LEAVE!MEDIAPARTNERS!GROUP
Alec!Bergsma,!managing!director!at!MediaPartners!Group,!has!announced!his!intention!of!terminating!his! career!with!the!Group because!he!feels!he!needs!a!change.!After!spending!more!than 15!years in!various! posts!within Roto Smeets!Group,!where MediaPartners is!a!part!of, he!wants!to expand his!gaze outside! the!group.
The!Roto!Smeets!Group!Supervisory!Board!and!Management!Board said!that!although!they!regret!Alec's! decision,!they!fully!understand!that!he!now!wants!to!seek!new!challenges!after!an!exciting!time!at!our! group.!
Roto!Smeets!Group!CEO!Joost!de!Haas!says:!"Alec's!expertise!and!his!feeling!for!developments!on!the! market!inspired!him!to!be!the!driving!force!behind!MediaPartners!Group's!success.!He!and!his!team!are! responsible!for!the!spectacular!growth!at!MediaPartners!Group!during!the!past!six!years,!and!for!its!leading! position!on!the!market.!I!can!understand!that!Alec!now!wants!to!seek!new!challenges,!and!we'd!like!to!wish! him!every!success!in!his!new!venture."
Alec!Bergsma!is!very!enthusiastic!about!the!time!he!spent!at!MediaPartners!Group:!"During!all!the!years!in! which!I!was!privileged!to!manage!MediaPartners!Group,!the!company!was!able!to!make!the!transition!from! a!sponsored!media!publisher!to!market!leader!in!content!marketing.!We've!set!the!tone!in!the!development! of!integrated!communications!concepts!converted!into!media that!enhance!one!another,!such!as!online,! mobile,!video!and!print.!One!of!the!highlights!during!the!past!months!was!the!takeover!of!vdbj_,!which! meant!we!could!enrich!the!group with!a!great!brand!and!a!strong!team.!I've!had!a!truly!wonderful!time! working together!with!all!my!dedicated!colleagues. But!now,!after!spending!more!than!15!years!in!various! posts!at!our!group,!I've!definitely!decided!to!take!the!next!step!in!my!personal!development."
Alec will!remain!with!Roto!Smeets!Group!till December!31,!2013 and will,!among!other!things,!advice the! Board!in!the!search!for!a!suitable followWup.!Until!that!time, the!management!team,!under!the!guidance!of Joost!de Haas, will!take!over!the!daily!management!of Media Partners!Group.
Deventer,!29!August!2013 Roto!Smeets!Group Management!Board
For!more!information,!please!contact: Roto!Smeets!Group,!Joost!de!Haas,!CEO +31 (0)57!069!49!08
MediaPartners!Group!B.V.,!Alec!Bergsma,!managing!director +31 (0)20 547!36!16
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