Paul Korting successor to Ton Hoff at ECN

Petten, 9th september 2010

Paul Korting (56), currently General Director Industry and Technology at TNO, has been appointed as Managing Director of ECN by the Supervisory Board of ECN as of 1 December 2010.

Paul Korting is joining ECN after a lengthy career at TNO. With a background in aeronautical engineering, he has been responsible for organisation development, commercial cooperation and growth at director level for the Prins Maurits Laboratory and the core areas Defence, Security and Safety and Industry and Technology.

Ton is leaving after a period of eight years in which the international position of the energy research centre and the cooperation with the business community was enhanced significantly. “When I took office in 2002, I envisaged a period of about five years. This turned out to be eight years. It is a good thing that the new director will bring the development of ECN as leading research institute in the field of energy issues to an even higher level”.

Ruud Lubbers, chair of the Supervisory Board, made the following statement about the succession: “Paul Korting is an excellent successor to Ton Hoff. Ton brought the quality and reputation of this unique Dutch research institute to a higher level in the last years. The Supervisory Board is confident that Paul Korting will be able to adequately give further shape and substance to the innovative research of energy technology for the Dutch energy system and its transition towards sustainability. Moreover, he is very experienced in strengthening the competitiveness of our country in this field, among others by cooperating with the business community.”

About ECN
At ECN, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (www.ecn.nl), energy research is concentrated on themes that contribute to a globally sustainable use of energy. This includes the development of technologies for the use of renewable energy, energy storage and energy conversion, including low-emission combustion. ECN can optimally employ the multi-disciplinary nature of its research potential and its particular expertise, experience, and professionalism in the construction and operation of complex research installations. With a staff of over 600 people and an annual budget of € 60 million, ECN has developed a portfolio of proprietary
technologies and patents of which some are ready to be commercialized through spin-out companies.

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