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.
Before joining Corbion, Olivier Rigaud was Chief Executive Officer of Naturex, worked for Tate & Lyle, and started his career at Amylum. Currently, he serves as member of the Board of Balchem, US, and Solabia, France.
Olivier Rigaud holds French nationality and was born in 1964.
Eddy van Rhede van der Kloot was appointed Chief Financial Officer at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2014. His current term of office runs from 2022 to 2026.
Before becoming CFO, Eddy van Rhede van der Kloot was SVP Finance at Corbion and served for seven years as CFO of Purac, a division of CSM. Prior to joining Corbion, he was divisional finance director for chemicals in the European region at Van Ommeren and, after the merger with Pakhoed, at Vopak. Prior to that, he held several technical and finance roles at Unilever.
Eddy van Rhede van der Kloot holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1963.
Aurélie Dalbiez is Chief Human Resources Officer; she has been a member of the Executive Committee since July 2021.
Before joining Corbion, Aurélie Dalbiez was Head of HR for the Capsules and Health Ingredients business at Lonza. Prior to that, she worked for 12 years in various HR roles at Novartis. She started her career at Deutsche Bank before working for Capital International, a global investment company.
Aurélie Dalbiez holds French nationality and was born in 1977.
Jacqueline van Lemmen is Chief Operations Officer and responsible for Corbion’s global operations; she has been a member of the Executive Committee since April 2017.
Before joining Corbion, Jacqueline van Lemmen was VP Operations for DSM Biobased Products and Services after holding the same position for DSM Food Specialties. Before that, she held several mostly manufacturing-related positions in different countries for DSM. She started her career at ICI.
Jacqueline van Lemmen holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1961.
Jennifer Lindsey is Chief Marketing and Digital Officer and responsible for enhancing Corbion’s brand relevance and accelerating our digital transformation; she has been a member of the Executive Committee since November 2022.
Before becoming Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, Jennifer Lindsey was VP of Global Marketing for Corbion. Prior to joining Corbion, Jennifer Lindsey held leadership roles in marketing for Parnell Living Science and business and marketing leadership roles at DuPont Nutrition and Health and Danisco Ingredients, global functional food ingredient companies.
Jennifer Lindsey holds US nationality and was born in 1969.
Andy Muller is President of Sustainable Food Solutions; he has been a member of the Executive Committee since January 2015.
Before joining Corbion, Andy Muller served as SVP Global Sales, Innovation, and Marketing at DuPont. Before that, he held several other positions in marketing and sales within Sensient and DuPont Nutrition and Health, formerly Danisco.
Andy Muller holds Argentinian and US nationalities and was born in 1965.
Ruud Peerbooms is President of Algae Ingredients; he has been a member of the Executive Committee since April 2020. He is also acting as the ad-interim Chief Science and Sustainability Officer.
Before becoming President of Algae Ingredients, Ruud Peerbooms was SVP Food at Corbion. Prior to joining Corbion, he worked at Kerry Group and Unilever in business development and sales. He started his career at Akzo Nobel.
Ruud Peerbooms holds Dutch nationality and was born in 1969.
Change in management
In 2023, two members of the Executive Committee left Corbion: Marco Bootz (President Lactic Acid & Specialties) in October and Marcel Wubbolts (Chief Science and Sustainability Officer) in February. Marco Bootz joined Corbion in 2006 and played a pivotal role in developing the Lactic Acid & Specialties strategy and overseeing its implementation in biochemicals, biomaterials, and our joint venture with TotalEnergies. Marcel Wubbolts joined Corbion in 2016 and was instrumental in shaping the research and innovation agenda and positioning Corbion as the sustainability frontrunner it is today.
“I want to express my deep appreciation for the invaluable contributions made by Marco and Marcel throughout the years.” — Olivier Rigaud, CEO, Corbion