Rob Oudshoorn to re-join Amtel-Vredestein executive board

Enschede, The Netherlands -Amtel-Vredestein NV said it has increased the size of its executive board from a maximum of four to six and has nominated four new members.

The election of the nominees will be included among the agenda items at

an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) scheduled for 2

October 2007 in Enschede, The Netherlands.

Vredestein Banden

BV CEO Robert Oudshoorn returns to the board after a 6-month

absence to join new Amtel-Vredestein CEO and executive board chairman,

Petr Zolotarev and CFO Vadim Pesochinsky, who joined the company in

July 2007.

Other new members are Vredestein consulting managing director, Kornelis (Kees) Hettema; Amtel-Vredestein deputy general director of sales and operations, Ilya Ivanov; and Vredestein

Banden director of corporate marketing & sales, Marc Luyten.

"I am especially delighted that Rob

Oudshoorn has agreed to return to the executive board. His extensive

and in-depth industry knowledge and management experience will help

ensure our successful leadership,” said CEO, Petr Zolotarev.

The new executive board members are elected for a term of four years. They have to be appointed by the EGM.