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 as Supervisory Board member at Muziekgebouw Frits Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Ilona Haaijer holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1969.
Vice-Chair Supervisory Board / Chair Audit Committee / member Sustainability and Safety 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 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.
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.
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Sustainability and Safety Committee / member Audit Committee
William Lin was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2022. His current term of office runs from 2022 to 2026.
William Lin currently serves as EVP Gas & Low Carbon Energy and is a member of BP’s Executive Committee. Prior to this role William was EVP for Regions, Corporates & Solutions. Before that, William Lin served as Chief Operating Officer of BP’s upstream segment and President of BP Asia Pacific, and held various other senior leadership positions with P&L accountabilities across the world at BP as well as management positions at Nestlé USA in California and Consolidated Edison Inc. in New York. William Lin holds a Supervisory Directorship as Vice-Chair of Pan American Energy Group, Argentina.
William Lin holds US nationality and was born in 1967.
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Science and Technology Committee / member Sustainability and Safety Committee
Steen Riisgaard was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2014. His current term of office runs from 2024 to 2026.
Steen Riisgaard served as President and CEO of Novozymes A/S, Denmark. Currently, he serves as a member of the Board of Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark, Vice-Chair of Novo Holding A/S, Denmark, Vice-Chair of Villum Foundation, Denmark, and Chair of Xellia A/S, Denmark.
Steen Riisgaard holds Danish nationality and was born in 1951.