AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The Supervisory Board of AkzoNobel announced that CEO Ton Büchner will resume his duties on Friday, December 7, following a full recovery.

"On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Committee, we welcome Ton coming back to the office. It has obviously been a testing time for all of us but now Ton is back as expected, leading the company forward and returning to business as usual," said Karel Vuursteen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board.