Liz Doherty
Mrs. Liz Doherty
Chair Supervisory Board / member of the Appointment and Governance Committee, Remuneration Committee and 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 an advisor to the privately held company Dechra Ltd, as member of the Advisory Committee of Freya Holdco S.a.r.l., as Audit Committee Chair and Non-Exec director of both Novartis AG and Royal Philips N.V.
Liz Doherty holds British and Irish nationalities and was born in 1957.
Bob Elfring
Mr. Bob Elfring
Vice-Chair Supervisory Board / Chair of the Remuneration Committee /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 served as Vice Chair Investment Banking EMEA at J.P. Morgan and previous to that he worked at CVC Capital Partners, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, MeesPierson, Amsterdam Investment Bank, Rabobank, and AMRO Bank. Currently, he serves as member of the Supervisory Board 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.
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Mr. Abhijit Bhattacharya
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Audit Committee / member Appointment and Governance Committee and Remuneration Committee.
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 Magnum Ice Cream Company. 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.
Karen-Marie Katholm
Ms. Karen-Marie Katholm
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Appointment and Governance Committee / Member Remuneration 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 served as Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Akzo Nobel. Before that, she worked at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences and Danisco. Prior to that, she worked at Orkla, United Biscuits, and Arla Foods. Currently, she serves as Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Orkla Foods and she is a member of the boards of Christian Augustinus and Uhrenholt in 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.