Composition of the Supervisory Board
The current members of the Supervisory Board are Mathieu Vrijsen (Chair), Ilona Haaijer (Vice-Chair), Liz Doherty, William Lin, Steen Riisgaard, and Dessi Temperley. Brief résumés of the members of the Supervisory Board are available under the section How we safeguard long-term value/Supervisory Board in this report. The profile and diversity policy of the Supervisory Board are available on Corbion’s website.
Mathieu Vrijsen was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board at the General Meeting of Shareholders on 17 May 2023 for a period of two years, as this is his fourth term. During his first three terms, Mathieu Vrijsen has made an important contribution to the Supervisory Board’s work as, among others, Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Appointment and Governance Committee, and member of the Remuneration and the Science and Technology Committees. Mathieu Vrijsen’s broad knowledge of the (bio)chemical industry and his extensive experience acquired as Senior Vice President, responsible for Global Operations and Engineering, and member of the management team of a major international company are of great value to Corbion and contribute to a well-balanced composition of Corbion’s Supervisory Board.
On 17 May 2023, Liz Doherty was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board by the General Meeting of Shareholders for a period of two years, as this is her third term. During her first two terms, Liz Doherty has made an important contribution to the Supervisory Board’s work as, among others, member and Chair of the Audit Committee and as member of the Sustainability and Safety Committee. Liz Doherty's general and financial knowledge and experience gained as CFO of internationally operating companies is of great value to Corbion and contributes to a well-balanced composition of Corbion’s Supervisory Board. Liz Doherty is a financial expert within the meaning of Clause 2.6 of the Audit Committee Charter.
In the opinion of the Supervisory Board, the independence requirements referred to in best-practice provisions 2.1.7 to 2.1.9 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code have been fulfilled.
Diversity and competence matrix for the Supervisory Board
Mathieu Vrijsen | Ilona Haaijer | Liz Doherty | William Lin | Steen Riisgaard | Dessi Temperley | |
Diversity | ||||||
Nationality | Dutch | Dutch | British and Irish | United States | Danish | Bulgarian and British |
Year of birth | 1947 | 1969 | 1957 | 1967 | 1951 | 1973 |
Gender | M | F | F | M | M | F |
Competences | ||||||
Company | Geographical | ||||||
Listed company experience | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Worked in businesses comparable to Corbion: (food) ingredients and biochemicals | x | x | x | x | x | x |
International experience | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lived in other geographical area | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Functional management | ||||||
General management | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Strategy development | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Commercial experience | x | x | x | x | ||
Investor relations | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Finance/IT | x | x | x | |||
Internal audit | x | x | ||||
Operations/Manufacturing | x | x | x | x | ||
R&D/Innovation | x | x | x | x | ||
Human resources | x | x | x | |||
Sustainability | x | x | x | x | ||
Governance/Compliance | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Risk management | x | x | x | x | x | x |