Composition of the Supervisory Board

The current members of the Supervisory Board are Mathieu Vrijsen (Chair), Rudy Markham (Vice-Chair), Liz Doherty, Ilona Haaijer, Steen Riisgaard, and Dessi Temperley. Brief resumes of the members of the Supervisory Board are available under the section Corporate governance/Supervisory Board in this report. The profile and diversity policy of the Supervisory Board are available on Corbion's website.

Mathieu Vrijsen was re-appointed as member of the Supervisory Board at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 19 May 2021. He was appointed for a new term of two years, as this is his third term. The reasons for the re-appointment of Mathieu Vrijsen were that during his first two terms, he has made an important contribution to the Supervisory Board’s work, amongst others as Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Appointment & Governance Committee, and member of the Remuneration Committee and the Science & Technology Committee. Mathieu Vrijsen’s broad knowledge of the (bio)chemical industry and his extensive experience acquired as Senior Vice President, responsible for Global Operations & 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 19 May 2021, Dessi Temperley was appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders as Supervisory Board member. Jack de Kreij stepped down from the Supervisory Board on 19 May 2021 after 10 years of distinguished service to the company as Supervisory Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee.

At the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2022 Rudy Markham will step down from the Supervisory Board after 11 years of distinguished service to the company. Starting in February 2011 (when the company was still CSM), Mr. Markham played a pivotal role in the strategic reorientation of the company which resulted in the transition from CSM into Corbion (which was effectuated in 2013). Over the years, Rudy Markham has made excellent contributions to the Supervisory Board, amongst others as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and member of the Appointment and Governance Committee.

The Supervisory Board has benefited immensely from his strategic thinking, deep financial expertise, knowledge of the financial markets, and his broad and international background in major listed internationally operating companies. His legacy, both as a founding father and a driver of the successful development of Corbion, will live on. Mathieu Vrijsen on behalf of the whole Supervisory Board would like to sincerely thank Rudy Markham for his contributions to Corbion during his 11 years of service, as well as for being an inspiring and pleasant team member, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Ilona Haaijer will be succeeding Rudy Markham as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board.

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