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 résumés of the members of the Supervisory Board are available under the section Governance and risk management/Supervisory Board in this report. The profile and diversity policy of the Supervisory Board are available on Corbion’s website.
Best-practice provision 2.2.2 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code states that in the event of a reappointment of a Supervisory Board member after an eight-year period, reasons should be given in the Report of the Supervisory Board.
Steen Riisgaard was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board at the General Meeting of Shareholders on 15 May 2024 for a period of two years, as this is his fourth term. During his first three terms, Steen Riisgaard has made an important contribution to the Supervisory Board's work, amongst others as chair of the Science & Technology Committee, member of the Sustainability and Safety Committee, member of the Appointment and Governance Committee, and member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Riisgaard's 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.
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 and hence, all members of the Supervisory Board are independent.
Diversity and competence matrix for the Supervisory Board
Mathieu Vrijsen |
Ilona Haaijer |
Liz Doherty |
William Lin |
Steen Riisgaard |
Dessi Temperley |
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Diversity |
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Nationality |
Dutch |
Dutch |
British and Irish |
United States |
Danish |
Bulgarian and British |
Year of birth |
1947 |
1969 |
1957 |
1967 |
1951 |
1973 |
Gender |
M |
F |
F |
M |
M |
F |
Competences |
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Company | Geographical |
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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 |
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General management |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Strategy development |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Commercial experience |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Investor relations |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Finance/IT |
x |
x |
x |
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Internal audit |
x |
x |
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Operations/Manufacturing |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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R&D/Innovation |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Human resources |
x |
x |
x |
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Sustainability |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Governance/Compliance |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Risk management |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |