
Managing Board
Profiles, roles and responsibilities of DSM's Managing Board and its Members.
The Supervisory Board supervises the policy pursued by the Managing Board, the Managing Board's performance of its managerial duties and the company's general course of affairs, taking account of the interests of all the company's stakeholders.
The Supervisory Board consists of at least five members. Members are appointed for a period of four years and may then be reappointed once for a period of four years. Members may then subsequently be reappointed again for a period of two years, which may be extended by at most two years.
All current members of the Supervisory Board are independent in accordance with the Best Practice provisions of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The functioning of and decision-making within the Supervisory Board are governed by the Regulations of the Supervisory Board, which have been drawn up in line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. In line with the Code, the Supervisory Board has established from among its members an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee, a Remuneration Committee and a Sustainability Committee. The task of these committees is to prepare the decision-making of the Supervisory Board.
The functioning and tasks of these committees are governed by charters that have been drawn up in line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
The size, composition and qualities of the Supervisory Board as a whole should be in keeping with the company’s size, portfolio, nature, culture and geographical spread and its status as a listed company.
The composition should be as varied as possible taking into account:
DSM does not consider race or ethnicity explicitly as a criterion for Supervisory Board composition, as nationality/cultural background is already taken into account.
In the Board should be present (international) knowledge and experience in the following fields:
Individual members should be prepared and willing to fulfil the role as member of the Supervisory Board according to the Dutch Law, the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, the Company’s Articles of Association and these Regulations. At the moment of his/her appointment each member should subscribe to the DSM Code of Business Conduct and should not have a conflicting interest with the company.
Each member should be capable of assessing the broad outline of the overall policy and should fit in the overall Supervisory Board composition described above, having knowledge or experience in one or more of the fields mentioned with at least one member having competence in accounting and auditing.
Members should represent the following qualities:
On the occasion of each appointment and re-appointment of a Supervisory Board member this profile will have to be respected. Every year the Nomination Committee will evaluate whether the actual situation reflects the desired, diverse composition of the Board and the desired qualities of each individual, and will report its findings to the Supervisory Board. To the extent that the actual situation differs from the diversity of composition aimed for in this profile, the Supervisory Board must account for such discrepancy in the Integrated Annual Report of the company, and indicate how and within what period it expects to achieve this aim. This profile is to be renewed regularly by the Nomination Committee. The Committee will report its findings to the Supervisory Board.
DSM has a number of Board committees whose role is to aid and advise the Managing Board in the execution of its duties. The Board committees cover four key areas: auditing, board nominations, remunerations, and corporate social responsibility.
The Audit Committee is comprised of John Ramsay (Chair), Pradeep Pant, Erica Mann and Corien Wortmann-Kool. The Audit Committee is charged in particular with the supervision of the Managing Board with respect to:
The Nomination Committee is comprised of Thomas Leysen (Chair), Eileen Kennedy, Pradeep Pant and Carla Mahieu. The Nomination Committee has the following duties:
The Remuneration Committee is comprised of Carla Mahieu (Chair), John Ramsay, Frits van Paaschen and Thomas Leysen. The Remuneration Committee has the following duties:
The Sustainability Committee is comprised of Eileen Kennedy (Chair), Erica Mann, Frits van Paaschen and Corien Wortmann-Kool. The Corporate Sustainability Committee has the following duties:
Supervisory Board members are appointed for fixed-term periods of 4 years. A person may be appointed to the Supervisory Board for a maximum of two 4-year terms. Members may then subsequently be reappointed again for a period of two years, which may be extended by at most two years.
Below is a summary of the current Supervisory Board's members terms and their reappointment possibilities.
Member | Appointed | Term expires | Further term(s) |
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Thomas Leysen (Chair) | 2020 | 2024 | Yes |
John Ramsay (Deputy Chair) | 2017 | 2025 | Yes |
Eileen Kennedy | 2012 | 2024 | No |
Pradeep Pant | 2016 | 2024 | Yes |
Frits van Paasschen | 2017 | 2025 | Yes |
Erica Mann | 2019 | 2023 | Yes |
Carla Mahieu | 2021 | 2025 | Yes |
Corien M. Wortmann-Kool | 2021 | 2025 | Yes |
The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board is based on the Supervisory Board's Remuneration Policy approved by the 2019 General meeting of Shareholders.
Comprehensive details concerning the actual remuneration of DSM's Supervisory Board can be found in the Remuneration Report 2020.
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