Ballast Nedam: Appointment of Ilka van der Meijden

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, April 5, 2011 - Ilka van der Meijden (38) has been appointed as Director of Communication
and Investor Relations for Ballast Nedam N.V. She will oversee Communications
and Investor Relations for the whole of Ballast Nedam. This appointment fits
within the recent structural re-organization, under which support services
were bundled.

Before she began work at Ballast Nedam, Van der Meijden worked at the
communication consultancy Bex* Communication and was marketing manager at
Unimills (Unilever).

Ballast Nedam has a leading position in construction and infrastructure.
The company operates mainly in the Netherlands on integrated and other
projects for companies, public authorities and housing consumers, in the
fields of mobility, housing, employment, leisure and energy. Ballast Nedam
operates internationally in various areas of expertise. Ballast Nedam
supplies project, process and contract management in the development,
implementation and management phases. The company also provides specialized
know-how and skills, and semi-finished and finished products. Ballast Nedam
is listed on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam. The share is included in the
Amsterdam Small Cap Index.

Note for the editorial staff: Further details can be obtained from Ballast Nedam N.V., Adrie van Kessel, telephone +31-30-285-41-61 or +31-6-22-45-71-85