Supervisory Board and Managing Board Royal DSM
Supervisory Board
Thomas Leysen (1960, m), Chair
First appointed: 2020. End of current term: 2024. Nationality: Belgian. Nomination Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee (member). Last position held: CEO of Umicore; Supervisory directorships/other positions: Chair of the Board of Umicore; Chair of the Board of Mediahuis; Chair of the Belgian Corporate Governance Commission; Chair of the King Baudouin Foundation (until 31 December 2021).
John Ramsay (1957, m), Deputy Chair
First appointed: 2017. End of current term: 2025. 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 N.V., non-executive director of Croda International PLC.
Eileen Kennedy (1947, f)
First appointed: 2012. End of current term: 2022. Nationality: American. Sustainability Committee (Chair), Nomination Committee (member). Position: Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston (USA); Supervisory directorships/other positions: Member, Board of Directors, Sight and Life Foundation.
Carla Mahieu (1959, f)
First appointed: 2021. End of current term: 2025. Nationality: Dutch. Remuneration Committee (Chair). Last position held: Global Head of Human Resources and Member of the Management Board of Aegon N.V.; Supervisory directorships/other positions: Non-executive member of the Board of VodafoneZiggo Group B.V. Netherlands; non-executive member of the Board of Arcadis; non-executive member of Stichting Continuïteit PostNL.
Erica Mann (1958, f)
First appointed: 2019. End of current term: 2023. Nationality: Australian. Sustainability Committee (member), Audit Committee (member). Last 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 member of the Board of Perrigo; non-executive member of the Board of Kellogg Company; non-executive member of the Board of Blackmores.
Frits Dirk van Paasschen (1961, m)
First appointed: 2016. End of current term: 2024. Nationality: Singaporean. Audit Committee (member), Nomination Committee (member). Last position held: CEO Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Non-executive Board member Williams Sonoma (USA); Board member Sonder; Board member Crown Proptech Acquisitions; 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), Nomination Committee (member). Last position held: EVP and President APAC and EMEA of Mondelez International. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Honorary Council Member of Food Industry Asia; non-executive Director of Max India Ltd., MAX Life Insurance Co Ltd. (India), Antara Senior Living Ltd. (India) and NIVA BUPA Health Insurance Co. Ltd. (India); Chair of the Board of Blaine and Clyde Investments Pte Ltd. Asia Sustainable Foods; President of Pant Consulting Pte Ltd.
Corien Wortmann-Kool (1959, f)
First appointed: 2021. End of current term: 2025. Nationality: Dutch. Audit Committee (member), Sustainability Committee (member). Position: Chair of the Board of ABP Pension Fund. Supervisory directorships/other positions: Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Aegon N.V.; Chair of the Board of Save the Children (NL); Advisory Board Member of the Impact Economy Foundation; Member of the Capital Markets Advisory Board of the Dutch Financial Markets Authority.
Managing Board
Geraldine Matchett (1972, f), Co-CEO
Position: Co-CEO & CFO since February 2020; member of the 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 of the Managing Board since September 2013. End of current term: 2025. 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; Chair of the ALV United World College Maastricht. e-mail: dimitri.vreeze-de@dsm.com
