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 resumes 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.
Steen Riisgaard was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 5 July 2022. He was appointed for a new term of two years, as this is his third term. The reasons for the reappointment of Steen Riisgaard 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 Science & Technology Committee, member of the Appointment and Governance Committee, and member of the Remuneration Committee. His broad knowledge of the (bio)chemical industry and his extensive experience as President and CEO of a major international company are of great value to Corbion and contribute to a well-balanced composition of Corbion’s Supervisory Board.
On 18 May 2022, William Lin was appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders as Supervisory Board member.
Rudy Markham stepped down from the Supervisory Board on 18 May 2022 after 11 years of distinguished service to the company as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and member of the Appointment and Governance Committee.
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 | 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 |