Our Board of Management and Executive Committee

Olivier Rigaud

Peter Kazius

Jacqueline van Lemmen

Jennifer Lindsey

Ruud Peerbooms

Masha Vis-Mertens

French (b. 1964, m)

Dutch (b. 1972, m)

Dutch (b. 1961, f)

American (b. 1969, f)

Dutch (b. 1969, m)

Dutch (b. 1971, f)

Chief Executive Officer | Chair Board of Management and Executive Committee

Chief Financial Officer | Member Board of Management and Executive Committee

Chief Operations Officer | Member Executive Committee

Chief Marketing and Digital Officer | Member Executive Committee

President Health & Nutrition | Member Executive Committee

Chief Human Resources Officer | Member Executive Committee

Olivier Rigaud was first appointed as Chief Executive Officer at the extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in August 2019. His current term of office runs from 2023 to 2027. He is also acting as the a.i. President of Functional Ingredients & Solutions.

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.

Peter Kazius was appointed Chief Financial Officer at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2024. His current term of office runs from 2024 to 2028.

Before becoming CFO, Peter Kazius was SVP Investor Relations, Corporate Development, and M&A at Corbion. He joined Corbion in 2014 and has since then held key finance and business leadership positions including Senior Finance Director for the Food business unit, VP Group Business Control, and VP Group Finance. Prior to joining Corbion, he worked at Kerry, PepsiCo, and Unilever. He started his career at KMPG.

Jacqueline van Lemmen is the Chief Operations Officer; 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.

Jennifer Lindsey is Chief Marketing and Digital Officer and Head of the Transformation Office; 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.

Ruud Peerbooms is President of Health & Nutrition; he has been a member of the Executive Committee since April 2020. He is also acting as the a.i. Chief Technology Officer.

Before becoming President of Health & Nutrition, Ruud Peerbooms was President Algae Ingredients and 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.

Masha Vis-Mertens is Chief Human Resources Officer; she has been a member of the Executive Committee since May 2024.

Before joining Corbion, Masha Vis-Mertens was Chief Human Resources Officer at Barry Callebaut. Prior to that, she held various international HR, Commercial, and Supply Chain roles at Barry Callebaut. She started her career at Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate.