Global Brand Marketing Inc. has appointed Pierre van Aalst as finance director Europe of GBMI Europe B.V. Reporting to Roelof de Leeuw, managing director for GBMI Europe B.V. based in Amsterdam, van Aalst will be responsible as the senior financial executive of GBMI Europe B.V. and will be managing and representing GBMI Europe B.V. in the areas of finance and administration and operations.

Mr. van Aalst comes to GBMI with 25 years experience and has held senior level finance positions throughout his career. Prior to joining GBMI, van Aalst was a financial management consultant for companies such as Municipality Tiel, PSINet Europe, Probus Consulting Group, Aether IT Media B.V. and QuintaC Management Services B.V. Previously, van Aalst was General Manager and CFO of Computerij Opleidingen, a subsidiary of IBM Nederland N.V. and Business Operations Manager of Getronics Software B.V.

“Pierre brings with him a wealth of experience with major corporations which will greatly benefit the financial management of our European operations,” said Killick Datta, Chief Executive Officer of Global Brand Marketing Inc.