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Board of Directors
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Meet our Board of Directors
The Board’s principal mission is to oversee the company, which includes ensuring the good performance of the Group, defining the dsm-firmenich strategy, overseeing risk control and legal compliance, and supervising the management and maintenance of our core values.
THOMAS LEYSEN
Chair of the Board and Member of the Compensation Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: Belgian
Last executive position held: CEO of Umicore
Supervisory directorships:
- Non-Executive Chair of the Supervisory Board of Umicore
- Chair of the Board of Directors of Mediahuis
Other Memberships:
- Myriad USA and Myriad Canada: Chair of the Foundation
- Mayer van den Bergh Museum: Chair of the Board of Trustees
PATRICK FIRMENICH
Vice-Chair and Chair of the Governance and Nomination Committee
Nominated Director*
Nationality: Swiss
Last executive position held: CEO of Firmenich
Supervisory directorships:
- Board Member of UBS Group SA
- Non-Executive Director of Hédione SA
Other Memberships:
- Board Member of INSEAD
- Board Member of INSEAD World Foundation
- Member of the Swiss Board Institute Advisory Council
ANDRÉ POMETTA
Member of the Compensation Committee
Former Nominated Director*
Nationality: Swiss
Last executive position held: President of Firmenich China
Supervisory directorships:
- Board Member of White Lobster SA
- Board Member of Noyb SA
DR. ANTOINE FIRMENICH
Chair of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Nominated Director*
Nationality: Swiss
Last executive position held: Head of Sweet Goods Global Business Unit at Firmenich
Supervisory directorships:
- Managing Director of Aquilus Pdt Ltd (Singapore)
- Executive Director of Aquilus Management Ltd (Bermuda)
- Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director of Alatus Capital
- Non-Excutive Director of Hédione SA
Other Memberships:
- Nominated Member of Stanford Interdisciplinary Lifesciences Council (SILC)
- Co-Founder and Managing Director of MAC3
CARLA MAHIEU
Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: Dutch
Last executive position held: Global Head of Human Resources and Member of the Management Board of Aegon N.V.
Supervisory directorships:
- Non-Executive Member of the Board of Arcadis
- Non-Executive Member of the Board of VodafoneZiggo Group B.V. Netherlands
Other Memberships:
- Board member of the Priority Foundation of Arcadis
- Member of the Board of Stichting Continuiteit PostNL
- CC& Consulting
CORIEN M. WORTMANN-KOOL
Member of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: Dutch
Last executive position held: Chair of the Board of ABP Pension Fund
Supervisory directorships:
- Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Aegon N.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Deloitte Netherlands
Other Memberships:
- Chair of the Supervisory Board of Netspar
- Member of Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
- Advisory Board Member of the Impact Economy Foundation
- Member of the Capital Markets Advisory Board of the Dutch Financial Markets Authority
ERICA MANN
Member of the Governance & Nomination Committee and Member of the Sustainability Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: Australian
Last executive position held: Member of the Board of Management of the Bayer Group and Global President of Bayer's Consumer Health Division
Supervisory directorships:
- Non-Executive Member of Kellanova (formerly The Kellogg Company)
- Non-Executive Director of ALS Ltd
FRITS VAN PAASSCHEN
Member of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: Dutch and American
Last executive position held: CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Supervisory directorships:
- Non-Executive Board Member of Williams'Sonoma
- Non-Executive Member of the Board of Sonder
- Non-Executive Member of Amadeus IT Group
- Non-Executive Member of the Board of citizenM Hotels
- Non-Executive Member of the Board of J.Crew Group
JOHN RAMSAY
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: British
Last executive position held: CFO and Interim CEO of Syngenta AG
Supervisory directorships:
- Non-Executive Director of RHI Magnesita N.V.
- Non-Executive Director of Croda International PLC
- Non-Executive Director of Babcock International PLC
RICHARD RIDINGER
Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee
Independent Director
Nationality: German
Last executive position held: CEO of Lonza
Supervisory directorships:
- Chair, Member of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE
- Chair of the Board of Recipharm AB
- Member of the Advisory Group of NOVO Holding
DR. SZE COTTE-TAN
Member of the Sustainability Committee
Nationality: Singaporean
Last executive position held: EVP and CTO at CJ CheilJedang
Supervisory directorships / other positions:
- Adjunct Professor at Singapore Institute of Technology
- Independent industry expert to the VisVires New Protein (VVNP) venture capital Investment Committee
- Executive Director, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology, A*STAR Research Entities
- Chair (Non-Executive) of Foodplant, a subsidy of the Singapore Institute of Technology
*as per Article 3 of the Board’s Organizational Regulations, Nominated Directors (and directors who have been Nominated Directors) are not regarded as Independent Directors.
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