NAALDWIJK, the Netherlands, February 25, 2010: MPS, the Dutch certification program for floriculture, has announced that its leaving chairman Kees Vis has been awarded the MPS Gold Pin.

Vis has received The Gold Pin Award for his leadership, vision and commitment as chairman of MPS, a task which he has fulfilled since 1997. Kees Vis is succeeded by Gerrit Ravensbergen who was previously working as chairman of flower auction house FloraHolland.