Van Gool appointed Grodan Group North American sales director

Harold Van Gool has been appointed sales director North America for the Grodan Group. He will
succeed Chris Marshall, who has accepted the position of sales director North America at the Rockfon
Group.

Van Gool brings with him more than 25 years of business development and management experience.
He holds both Canadian and Dutch citizenship. He has a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the University
of Guelph (1984) and holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. In 1984, he started his
career at Plant Products Co. Ltd. in Brampton, Ontario, and since then he has fulfilled various business
development and management positions. His most recent positions there were as vice president business
development and vice president sales and marketing.
Hub Janssen, managing director Grodan Group: “We are confident that Harold’s relevant experience as well as
his strategic and result oriented mentality, will positively contribute to the Grodan organization and our ambition to
grow. In his position as sales director for U.S., Canada and Mexico, Harold will be part of the Grodan Group
management team. We are delighted to have him on board.”