*AKZONOBEL PRIORITIZES CONTINUITY FOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN RUNUP TO PROPOSED AXALTA MERGER
*MAARTEN DE VRIES AGREED TO EXTEND HIS TENURE AS CFO FOR ONE YEAR TO SUPPORT PLANNED MERGER WITH AXALTA
*FREDRIK WESTIN, WHO HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE COMPANY’S NEW CFO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026, WILL NO LONGER JOIN AKZONOBEL
((Reuters Investor Briefs; email: reutersinvestor.briefs@thomsonreuters.com))
Source Date/Time = 19-DEC-202517:37:29 GMT