Supervisory Board
Mathieu Vrijsen was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2013. His current term of office runs from 2021 – 2023.
Mathieu Vrijsen served as Senior Vice President Global Operations and Engineering at DuPont. Prior to that, he held various positions at DuPont. Currently, he serves as Chair of Broadview Holding, and the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of Belgium, and as Board member of the Antwerp Spring Festival.
Mathieu Vrijsen holds the Dutch nationality and was born in 1947.
Ilona Haaijer was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2020. Her current term of office runs from 2020 – 2024.
Ilona Haaijer served as CEO of Bugaboo, President and CEO of DSM Food Specialties, President of DSM Personal Care, CEO of PhilipsAVENT, was consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, and she 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.
Ilona Haaijer holds the Dutch nationality and was born in 1969.
Liz Doherty was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2015. Her current term of office runs from 2019 – 2023.
Liz Doherty served as CFO and Executive Director at Reckit 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. She is also an advisor to Agrolimen, subsidiaries GB Foods and Affinity Petcare, Spain.
Liz Doherty holds the British and Irish nationalities and was born in 1957.
William Lin was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2022. His current term of office runs from 2022 – 2026.
William Lin served as Chief Operating Officer of BP’s upstream segment, 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 at Consolidated Edison Inc. in New York. He currently serves as Executive Vice President for Regions, Corporates & Solutions and is a member of BP’s Executive Committee. William Lin holds a Supervisory Directorship as Vice-Chair of Pan American Energy Group, Argentina.
William Lin holds the US nationality and was born in 1967.
Steen Riisgaard was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2014. His current term of office runs from 2022 – 2024.
Steen Riisgaard served as President & CEO of Novozymes. Currently, he serves as 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 the Danish nationality and was born in 1951.
Dessi Temperley was appointed at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2021. Her current term of office runs from 2021 – 2025.
Dessi Temperley served as Group CFO of Beiersdorf, and before that, she was CFO of Nestle South East Europe, CFO of Nestle Purina EMENA, and Head of Investor Relations at Nestle. Prior to this, she held finance roles with Cable & Wireless. Currently, she serves as Supervisory Director of Coca Cola Europacific Partners, UK, Philip Morris International, Switzerland, and Cimpress, Ireland.
Dessi Temperley holds the Bulgarian and British nationalities and was born in 1973.