FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 30, 2007

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Enclosure:  Press Release dated March 30, 2007

MARK HOFFMAN RESIGNS FROM BUHRMANN EXECUTIVE BOARD

Amsterdam, 30 March 2007 — Buhrmann NV today announced that Mark Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Express North America, and a member of the Buhrmann Executive Board, has resigned from the Company by mutual agreement.

Frans Koffrie, President and CEO of Buhrmann stated: ‘We would like to thank Mark Hoffman for all the good work that Mark has accomplished on behalf of the Company. Under Mark’s leadership our North American Division has seen many advances, including several important acquisitions, productivity and systems enhancements and growth. Mark has been a valuable member of the Buhrmann Executive Board for many years. We wish him every success for the future.’

The Company further announced that Frans Koffrie would assume immediate responsibility for the coming months, on an interim basis, as President of Corporate Express North America.

About Buhrmann

Buhrmann is one of the world’s leading suppliers of office products to businesses and institutions. In addition, Buhrmann is a distributor of graphic equipment and related services in six European countries. Buhrmann’s office products activities are operating worldwide mainly under the brand name Corporate Express and have a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, Buhrmann generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The company has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Buhrmann is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: BUHR) and in New York (NYSE: BUH). More information is available at www.buhrmann.com.

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Safe Harbour Statement

Statements included in this press release, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Buhrmann and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations, the transition from Dutch GAAP to IFRS reporting and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007. As a result, the actual results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. All IFRS information is unaudited containing details of the transitional adjustments required to present certain historical financial results of the Company under IFRS. Future presentation of this historical financial information may represent different results than those in this report. IFRS statements are subject to change and should be carefully considered, and it should be understood that still factors could cause forecasted and actual results to differ from these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in regulations or interpretations related to the implementation and reporting under IFRS, decisions to apply a different option of presentation permitted by IFRS, and various other factors related to the implementation of IFRS. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 30, 2007

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