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External recognition 2009

A list of international honours and recognition that DSM has received from renowned organizations in 2009:

	DSM’s website wins prestigious award
	On 27 November 2009 it was announced that DSM was named best financial website in the Benchmark Financial Communications for the FD Henri Sijthoff award - the most recognized prize for financial online communications in the Netherlands.

	DSM wins 2009 Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award
	On 31 August the PDMA, the leading advocate and comprehensive resource for the profession of product development and innovation, announced that Royal DSM N.V. has won the 2009 Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award. DSM was selected as winner to honour the company's strategic commitment to open innovation and its exceptional skill in continuously creating and capturing value through new product and service development. Press release.

	Feike Sijbesma receives the RSM Distinguished Alumni Award
	Feike Sijbesma has received the RSM Distinguished Alumni Award from George Yip, the Dean of the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM, Erasmus University) in the Netherlands. The Annual RSM Distinguished Alumni Awards provide RSM with the opportunity to showcase alumni and, specifically, to recognize a chosen few who have truly distinguished themselves through business excellence and as exemplary representatives of RSM’s core values.

	DSM regains leadership in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
	On 3 September 2009 DSM regained its number one position in the chemical industry sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. From 2004 to 2006 DSM was named the worldwide sustainability No. 1 in this sector. In 2007 and 2008 it ranked amongst the top leaders in the sector. Press release.

	Rolf-Dieter Schwalb wins CFO of the Year Award 2009
	Rolf-Dieter Schwalb, DSM CFO since 2006, has won the CFO of the Year Award 2009. He outperformed the CFO’s of all other AEX-listed companies. The prestigious CFO of the Year Award is part of the annual CFO Day that was held in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, on 11 June 2009. This year’s theme was ‘Leadership in Finance’.

	DSM Nutritional Products receives 2009 Frost & Sullivan award for quality in infant nutrition
	The 2009 Frost & Sullivan award for Global Excellence in Quality in the infant nutrition market has been presented to DSM Nutritional Products. The award was conferred in recognition of DSM’s outstanding contribution in setting new safety standards for use in infant nutrition markets across the globe. Press release.

	DSM ranked number 2 website in the Netherlands
	According to the corporate websites performance study of the leading European web ranking agency Hallvarsson & Halvarsson, DSM.com was ranked 2nd best corporate website in the Netherlands for the second consecutive year.