Our Supervisory Board

Ilona Haaijer

Liz Doherty

Abhijit Bhattacharya

Karen-Marie Katholm

Steen Riisgaard

William Lin

Dutch (b.1969, f)

British-Irish (b. 1957, f)

Indian (b. 1961, m)

Danish (b. 1967, f)

Danish (b. 1951, m)

American (b. 1967, m)

Chair Supervisory Board | Chair Appointment and Governance Committee | Member Remuneration Committee and Science and Technology Committee

Vice-Chair Supervisory Board | Chair Audit Committee | Member Sustainability and Safety Committee

Member Supervisory Board | Chair Remuneration Committee | Member Appointment and Governance Committee and Audit Committee

Member Supervisory Board | Member Remuneration Committee, Appointment and Governance Committee, and Science and Technology Committee

Member Supervisory Board | Chair Science and Technology Committee | Member Sustainability and Safety Committee

Member Supervisory Board | Chair Sustainability and Safety Committee | Member Audit Committee

First appointment: June 2020 AGM Current term: 2024-2028 AGM

First appointment: May 2015 AGM Current term: 2025-2027 AGM

First appointment: May 2025 AGM Current term: 2025-2029 AGM

First appointment: May 2025 AGM
Current term: 2025-2029

First appointment: May 2014 AGM Current term: 2024-2026 AGM

First appointment: May 2022 AGM
Current term: 2022-2026 AGM

Ilona Haaijer served as CEO of Bugaboo, President and CEO of DSM Food Specialties, President of DSM Personal Care, and CEO of Philips AVENT. She was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and has held several other roles throughout her career. Currently, she serves as a Non-Executive Director and Board member at Glanbia Plc.

Liz Doherty served as CFO and Executive Director at Reckitt Benckiser in the UK. Prior to that, she was CFO and Executive Director at Brambles in Australia. Most recently, she was an advisor to Agrolimen, including its subsidiaries GB Foods and Affinity Petcare in Spain. Currently, she serves as an advisor to the privately held company Dechra Ltd, as a member of the Advisory Committee of Freya Holdco S.a.r.l., and as Audit Committee Chair and Non-Executive Director of both Novartis AG and Royal Philips N.V.

Abhijit Bhattacharya currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of The Magnum Ice Cream Company. Prior to this role, Abhijit was Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Royal Philips. Prior to that, he held multiple senior leadership positions across various businesses and functions at Philips in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the US, amongst others as Head of Investor Relations, CFO of Philips Healthcare, and CFO of Philips Lighting. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board and member of the Audit Committee of Aliaxis SA.

Karen-Marie Katholm served as Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at Akzo Nobel. Before that, she worked at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences and Danisco. Prior to that, she worked at Orkla, United Biscuits, and Arla Foods. She serves as a member of the boards of Christian Augustinus and Uhrenholt in Denmark.

Steen Riisgaard served as President and CEO of Novozymes A/S in Denmark. Currently, he serves as a member of the Board of the Novo Nordisk Foundation in Denmark, Vice-Chair of Novo Holding A/S in Denmark, and Chair of Xellia A/S in Denmark.

William Lin currently serves as Executive Vice President of Gas & Low Carbon Energy and is a member of BP’s Executive Committee. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Regions, Corporates & Solutions, Chief Operating Officer of BP’s upstream segment, and President of BP Asia Pacific, and he held various senior leadership roles with P&L accountabilities at BP worldwide. He also held management positions at Nestlé in California and Consolidated Edison Inc. in New York. William Lin holds a Supervisory Directorship as Vice-Chair of Pan American Energy Group in Argentina.