21 January 2011 – The Supervisory Board intends to nominate Mr B. Cornelese for appointment as member of the Executive Board and CFO. Further information will be provided in the notes to the agenda for the next shareholders’ meeting.

Mr Cornelese (46) is currently employed as Vice President & CFO EMEA of Biomet Inc. Prior to this he was CFO Northern Europe of Pepsico International.

In accordance with the agreements made at the time he took up office, Mr J. Lock will step down as member of the Executive Board and CFO of Royal Ten Cate at the next shareholders’ meeting to be held on 21 April 2011.

The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board are very grateful to Mr Lock for the contribution he has made during the two extra years after his initial retirement.

About Royal Ten Cate

Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company that combines textile technology with chemical processes and material technology in the development and production of functional materials with distinctive characteristics. TenCate products are sold throughout the world.

Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of applications: safety and protection; space and aerospace; infrastructure and the environment; sport and recreation. TenCate occupies leading positions in protective fabrics, composites for space and aerospace, antiballistics, geosynthetics and synthetic turf. TenCate is listed on NYSE Euronext (AMX).

Contact

Frank Spaan, Director
Corporate Development & Investor Relations
+31 546 544 977
Mobile : +31 6 129 617 24
f.spaan@tencate.com
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