Financial performance

Sales in 2023 were € 1,443.8 million (FY 2022: € 1,457.9 million) driven by an organic increase of 1.2% and a negative currency impact of -2.2%. The currency impact was due to depreciating US Dollar and Japanese Yen.

Sustainability performance

√    =  reviewed by external auditor. Some of the new KPIs that were included in our 2021 report for the first time have not yet been reviewed by the external auditor. We are preparing for assurance on all strategic KPIs.

How we safeguard long-term value

Board of Management and Executive Committee

Olivier Rigaud was appointed Chief Executive Officer at the extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in August 2019. His current term of office runs from 2023 to 2027.

Supervisory Board

Mathieu Vrijsen was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2013. His current term of office runs from 2023 to 2025.

Corporate governance

Our corporate governance structure is designed to best support our business, meet the needs of our stakeholders, and comply with laws and regulations.

Board of Management/Executive Committee

The Board of Management (composed of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer) is entrusted with the management of the company.

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board, acting in the interests of the company and its affiliated enterprise and taking into account the relevant interests of the company’s stakeholders, supervises and advises the Board of Management and Executive Committee in

Diversity, values, and Code of Business Conduct

Corbion adopted a Diversity and Inclusion Policy for the Supervisory Board and the Executive Committee in 2017 and updated it in 2023.

Shares and shareholder rights

The annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held within six months of the close of the financial year. Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders will be held as often as the Board of Management and Supervisory Board deem necessary.