Ilona Haaijer
Mrs. Ilona Haaijer
Chair Supervisory Board / Chair Appointment and Governance Committee / member Remuneration Committee and Science and Technology Committee
Ilona Haaijer was appointed at the General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2020. Her current term of office runs from 2024 to 2028.
Ilona Haaijer served as CEO of Bugaboo, President and CEO of DSM Food Specialties, President of DSM Personal Care, and CEO of Philips AVENT. She was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and has had several other roles throughout her career. Currently, she serves as Non-Executive Director and Board member at Glanbia Plc and Board Advisor at Coroflo Ltd.
Ilona Haaijer holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1969.
Liz Doherty
Mrs. Liz Doherty
Vice-Chair Supervisory Board / Chair Audit Committee
Liz Doherty was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2015. Her current term of office runs from 2025 to 2027.
Liz Doherty served as CFO and Executive Director at Reckitt Benckiser, UK, and prior to that as CFO and Executive Director at Brambles, Australia. Currently, she serves as Audit Committee Chair and Non-Executive Director of Novartis, Switzerland, and as Supervisory Board member of Royal Philips NV, and as a member of the Advisory Committee of Freya Holdco S.a.r.l.
Liz Doherty holds British and Irish nationalities and was born in 1957.
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Mr. Abhijit Bhattacharya
Abhijit Bhattacharya was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2025. His current term of office runs from 2025 to 2029.
Abhijit Bhattacharya currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Ice Cream Division of Unilever. Prior to this role Abhijit was Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Royal Philips. Prior to that, he held multiple senior leadership positions across various businesses and functions at Philips in Europe, Asia Pacific and the U.S, amongst others as Head of Investor Relations, CFO of Philips Healthcare, and CFO of Philips Lighting.
Abhijit Bhattacharya holds Indian nationality and was born in 1961.
Bob Elfring
Mr. Bob Elfring
Member Supervisory Board / member of the Audit Committee
Bob Elfring was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2026. His current term of office runs from 2026 to 2030.
Bob Elfring has more than thirty years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, having held senior executive roles at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, MeesPierson, Amsterdam Investment Bank, Rabobank, and AMRO Bank. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at ASR Nederland, Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board at Royal BAM Group, and Chair of the Supervisory Board at Vuyk Holding.
Bob Elfring holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1959.
Karen-Marie Katholm
Ms. Karen-Marie Katholm
Member Supervisory Board / Member Remuneration Committee, Appointment and Governance Committee and Science and Technology Committee
Karen-Marie Katholm was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2025. Her current term of office runs from 2025 to 2029.
Karen-Marie Katholm currently serves as Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Akzo Nobel. Before moving to AkzoNobel, she worked at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences, and Danisco. Prior to that, she worked at Orkla, United Biscuits and Arla Foods. She serves as a member of the Board of Christian Augustinus, Denmark and Uhrenholt, Denmark.
Karen-Marie Katholm holds Danish nationality and was born in 1967.
Per Falholt
Mr. Per Falholt
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Science and Technology Committee
Per Falholt was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2026. His current term of office runs from 2026 to 2030.
Per Falholt currently serves as Operating Partner at Forbion and is co founder and Chief Scientific Officer at 21st.BIO. He previously held senior leadership positions at Novozymes, where he led global R&D, and he serves on the boards of DHI Foundation, CO RO A/S and Danfoss A/S.
Per Falholt holds Danish nationality and was born in 1958.