Supervisory Board and Managing Board Royal DSM
Supervisory Board
Rob Routs (1946, m), Chair
First appointed: 2010. End of current term: 2022. Nationality: Dutch. Nomination Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee (member). Last executive position held: Executive Director Downstream and member of the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc. Supervisory directorships/other positions: member of the Board of Directors of AECOM; member of the Board of Directors of ATCO Group Ltd.
Pauline van der Meer Mohr (1960, f), Deputy Chair
First appointed: 2011. End of current term: 2021. Nationality: Dutch. Remuneration Committee (Chair), Nomination Committee (member). Last executive position held: President Executive Board Erasmus University Rotterdam. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Non-executive Director HSBC Holdings plc., non-executive director of the Board of Viatris Inc.; Chair, Supervisory Board EY Netherlands; Chair, Board of Trustees Nederlands Danstheater; Chair of the Monitoring Committee of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
Eileen Kennedy (1947, f)
First appointed: 2012. End of current term: 2022. Nationality: American. Sustainability Committee (Chair), Nomination Committee (member). Position: Professor Nutrition Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston (USA); Supervisory directorships/other positions: Chair of Sight and Life Foundation.
Thomas Leysen (1960, m)
First appointed: 2020. End of current term: 2024. Nationality: Belgian. Audit Committee (member), Sustainability Committee (member). Last executive position held: CEO of Umicore; Supervisory directorships/other positions: Chairman of the Board of Umicore; Chairman of the Board of Mediahuis; Chairman of the Belgian Corporate Governance Commission; Chair of the King Baudouin Foundation.
Erica Mann (1958, f)
First appointed: 2019. End of current term: 2023. Nationality: Australian. Sustainability Committee (member), Audit Committee (member). Last executive position held: Member of the Board of Management of the Bayer Group and Global President of Bayer’s Consumer Health Division. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Non-executive/Independent Director of the Boards of Perrigo and Kellogg Company.
Frits Dirk van Paasschen (1961, m)
First appointed: 2017. End of current term: 2021. Nationality: Dutch and American. Audit Committee (member), Sustainability Committee (member). Last position held: CEO Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Supervisory directorships/other positions: non-executive Board member Williams Sonoma (USA); Chair Board of Convene; Board member of CitizenM Hotels (NL); Board member JCrew group; Advisor to private equity firm TPG, The Red Sea Project, the Indian School of Hospitality; CEO practice at Russell Reynolds; CEO and Founder of The Disruptor’s Feast Advisory.
Pradeep Pant (1953, m)
First appointed: 2016. End of current term: 2024. Nationality: Singaporean. Audit Committee (member), Sustainability Committee (member). Last executive position held: EVP and President APAC and EMEA of Mondelez International. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Honorary Council Member Food Industry Asia; non-executive Director Statutory Boards Max India Ltd, Max BUPA Health Insurance Co Ltd., MAX Life Insurance Co Ltd. (India), and Antara Senior Living Ltd. (India), President of Pant Consulting Pte Ltd.
John Ramsay (1957, m)
First appointed: 2017. End of current term: 2021. Nationality: British. Audit Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee (member). Last position held: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and interim CEO of Syngenta AG. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Non-executive director of RHI Magnesita NV, non-executive director of G4S plc. and non-executive director of Croda International.
Managing Board
Geraldine Matchett (1972, f), Co-CEO
Position: Co-CEO & CFO since February 2020; member Managing Board since August 2014 and CFO since December 2014. End of current term: 2022. Nationality: British, French, Swiss. Supervisory directorships/other positions held: Non-executive Director of ABB; Board member of Catalyst Europe; Member of the HRH the Prince of Wales’ A4S (Accounting 4 Sustainability) CFO Leadership Network; Board member of FCLTGlobal; Executive Committee Member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Member of the Foundation Board of IMD Business School.
e-mail: geraldine.matchett@dsm.com
Dimitri de Vreeze (1967, m), Co-CEO
Position: Co-CEO & COO since February 2020; member Managing Board since September 2013. End of current term: 2021. Nationality: Dutch. Supervisory directorships/other positions held: Chairman Supervisory Board DSM Netherlands; Member Executive Committee and Board member of Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) and Chair Sustainability Advisory Forum; Board member ‘Fonds voor de topsport’ (NOC*NSF; Dutch Olympic Committee Fund for top sport); member Supervisory Board Sanquin; Chairman Young Captain Foundation.
e-mail: dimitri.vreeze-de@dsm.com
