Rotterdam (NL), 13 February 2026
Today, ACOMO N.V. (Acomo), the Euronext Amsterdam-listed diversified, plant-based food ingredients Group, announces that long serving chairman and Non-Executive Director Bernard Stuivinga will not be available for a new term as Non-Executive Director.
The candidacy of his successor will be presented before and voted at Acomo's Annual Shareholders Meeting (AGM), to be held on 24 April 2026, and at which Bernard Stuivinga will officially step down from duties and transfer his role
to a successor. Acomo, however, will keep on having access to his extensive knowledge of the company through his anticipated new role as advisor to the Board.
Bernard Stuivinga has served on the Acomo Board since 2002. Before he was invited to take on his supervisory role, he had already been associated with the company as a tax lawyer and was, among other things, involved in the 1982 reverse take-over by Catz International of Rubber Cultuur Maatschappij Amsterdam (RCMA), the predecessor of today's Acomo NV, listed at the Amsterdam stock exchange since its inception in1908.
In a brief statement Bernard Stuivinga said: "My decision not to stand for re-election is the result of a process of careful personal reflection taking into account my almost 25 years of service in a governance role, and which I shared with my fellow Board members at an early stage. The central question throughout this process was what would best serve the company in its current context, and how the strategy and mission ("Building routes to healthier foods") could thrive and be most effectively and dynamically advanced. I will take care of a smooth hand-over to my successor and I am happy to confirm that I have accepted the Board's request to stay on as an advisor to the group."
Machtelt Groothuis, Non-Executive Director added: "We respect Bernard's decision and are very grateful for his longstanding commitment to the company, valuable contributions and wise insights to the Acomo Board over the past 25 years. Acomo owes him a lot and he leaves the company in a strong position. We are in the process of finding a successor whose candidacy will be announced in the lead-up to the upcoming AGM."
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Notes to the editors:For further information, please contact:
ACOMO N.V. Allard Goldschmeding WTC, Beursplein 37 3011 AA Rotterdam The Netherlands info@acomo.nl Tel. +31 10 4051195 https://www.acomo.nl | Creative Venue PR Frank Witte, spokesperson Sophialaan 43 1075 BM Amsterdam The Netherlands f.witte@creativevenue.nl Tel. +31 20 4525225 https://www.creativevenue.nl |
ACOMO N.V. is an international group with as its principal business the sourcing, trading, treatment, processing, packaging, and distribution of conventional and organic plant-based food ingredients. Our main subsidiaries are Catz International B.V. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (spices and food raw materials), The Organic Corporation B.V. in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Tradin Organics USA LLC in Aptos, USA (organic ingredients), Royal Van Rees Group
B.V. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (tea), Red River Commodities Inc. in Fargo, USA, Red River Global Ingredients Ltd. in Winkler, Canada, Red River-van Eck B.V. in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands, Food Ingredients Service Center Europe B.V. in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands, and SIGCO Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH in Hamburg, Germany (edible seeds), King Nuts
B.V. in Bodegraven, Delinuts B.V. in Ede, Tovano B.V. in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, Delinuts Nordics AB in Malmö, Sweden, Manuzzi S.r.l. in Cesena, Italy (nuts), and Snick EuroIngredients N.V. in Ruddervoorde, Belgium (food solutions). Acomo shares have been traded on Euronext Amsterdam since 1908.
ROTTERDAM (NL), 13 February 2026

