Carlyle Group

US private equity firm The Carlyle Group has appointed Cees JA van Lede as advisor to its E1bn buyout fund, Carlyle Europe Partners. Mr van Lede's responsibility will be to advise the firm on industrial, economic and market issues relating to its investment activities throughout Europe. Mr van Lede was CEO and chairman of Akzo Nobel NV from 1994 until retiring from the post earlier this month. He will continue at Akzo Nobel as a member of the supervisory board. Mr van Lede is also chairman of the supervisory board of De Nederlansche Bank, the Dutch central bank, and chairman-elect of the board of directors of INSEAD. He also serves as a member of the supervisory boards of Scania AB, Heineken NV, Sara Lee Corporation, Philips Electronics NV, L'Air Liquide and Reed Elsevier NV. Recently he was appointed Commander in the Order of the Dutch Lion, one of the highest royal decorations for civilians in the Netherlands.

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