The Supervisory Board of Draka Holding N.V. appointed Okke Koo as Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 January 2010. Mr. Okke Koo, 50, was member of the Executive Board at Clariant (Switzerland) until July 2009.

A proposal will be put to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 20 April 2010, to appoint Okke Koo as member of the Board of Management of Draka Holding N.V. with effect from 20 April 2010.

Commenting on the appointment, Frank Dorjee, CEO of Draka Holding N.V. as from 1 January 2010, said:
'We are very pleased to welcome Okke on board at Draka. He is a great talent with significant operational experience and an excellent track record. He has all the attributes necessary to create operational excellence within Draka. We are delighted that he has agreed to join the business and to lead Draka into the next stage of its development.'

Amsterdam, 14 December 2009