Mathieu Vrijsen
Mr. Mathieu Vrijsen (Chair) (1947)
Chair Supervisory Board / Chair Appointment and Governance Committee / member Remuneration Committee and Science and Technology Committee
Nationality: Dutch
Previous positions:
Senior VP Global Operations and Engineering at DuPont, US; Various positions at DuPont, US
Supervisory Directorships:
Chair Broadview Holding, NL; Chair Casco Phil, Belgium; Board member Antwerp Spring Festival, Belgium
Mathieu Vrijsen was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2013
His current term of office runs from 2023 – 2025
Ilona Haaijer
Mrs. Ilona Haaijer (1969)
Vice-Chair Supervisory Board / Chair Remuneration Committee / member Appointment and Governance Committee and Science and Technology Committee
Nationality: Dutch
Previous positions:
Among others, CEO Bugaboo, NL, Member DSM Global Leadership Team and President and CEO DSM Food Specialties, NL, President DSM Personal Care, Switzerland; CEO Philips AVENT, UK; Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, NL/Singapore/Australia; several other roles throughout her career
Supervisory Directorships: Non-Executive Director and Board member at Glanbia Plc, Ireland; Supervisory Board member at Muziekgebouw Frits Philips in Eindhoven, NL
Ilona Haaijer was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in June 2020
Her current term of office runs from 2020 – 2024
Liz Doherty
Mrs. Liz Doherty (1957)
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Audit Committee / member Sustainability and Safety Committee
Nationality: British and Irish
Previous positions:
CFO and Executive Director Reckit Benckiser plc, UK; CFO and Executive Director Brambles Ltd., Australia;
Supervisory Directorships:
Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Novartis AG, Switzerland; Supervisory Board member of Royal Philips NV
Additional Positions:
Advisor to Agrolimen SA, subsidiaries GB Foods and Affinity Petcare, Spain
Liz Doherty was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2015
Her current term of office runs from 2023 – 2025
William Lin
Mr. William Lin (1967)
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Sustainability and Safety Committee / member Audit Committee
Nationality: United States of America
Current position:
Executive Vice President for Regions, Corporates & Solutions and a member of BP's Executive Committee
Previous positions:
Chief Operating Officer of BP's upstream segment, President of BP Asia Pacific and various other senior leadership roles with P&L accountabilities across the world at BP as well as management positions at Nestlé USA in California and at Consolidated Edison Inc. in New York.
Supervisory Directorships:
Vice-chair of Pan American Energy Group, Argentina
William Lin was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2022
His current term of office runs from 2022 – 2026
Steen Riisgaard
Mr. Steen Riisgaard (1951)
Member Supervisory Board / Chair Science and Technology Committee / member Remuneration Committee and Appointment and Governance Committee
Nationality: Danish
Previous position:
President and CEO Novozymes A/S, Denmark
Supervisory Directorships:
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark; Vice-Chair Novo Holding A/S, Denmark; Vice-Chair of Villum Foundation, Denmark; Chair of Xellia A/S, Denmark
Steen Riisgaard was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2014
His current term of office runs from 2022 – 2024
Dessi Temperley
Mrs. Dessi Temperley (1973)
Member Supervisory Board / member Audit Committee and Sustainability and Safety Committee
Nationality: Bulgarian and British
Previous positions:
Group CFO of Beiersdorf, Germany; CFO of Nestle South East Europe; CFO of Nestle Purina EMENA; Head of Investor Relations of Nestle; and Finance Roles with Cable & Wireless.
Supervisory Directorships:
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, UK; Philip Morris International, Switzerland; Cimpress, Ireland
Dessi Temperley was appointed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2021
Her current term of office runs from 2021-2025