Ben Vree will resign from the Board of Management of Boskalis on 1 January 2011 and focus on a ‘new challenge outside the company’.

Vree: “I look back with satisfaction at the results achieved in the past ten years, the successful completion of the merger and the secured continuity of Smit. I am staying on to complete the integration of this company.”

Board of Management

The integration process of Boskalis and Smit is progressing well. The process is being led by Peter Berdowski (CEO Boskalis) and Ben Vree (CEO Smit) and based on current findings the integration is expected to be completed in December 2010.
From 1 January the Board of Management of Boskalis will consist of the remaining three members: Peter Berdowski (CEO), Hans Kamps (CFO) and Theo Baartmans.