Executive Committee

Barry Callebaut Executive Committee

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of nine functions and is headed by the Chief Executive Officer. For external activities of each member of the Executive Committee, see the respective curriculum vitae. No member of the Execu­tive Committee may hold more than five additional mandates, of which no more than two may be in stock-exchange-listed companies.

Name

Nationality

Function

Member since

Peter Feld

German

Chief Executive Officer

2023

Ben De Schryver Belgian Chief Financial Officer 2017

Steven Retzlaff

U.S./Swiss

President Global Cocoa

2008

Massimo Selmo Italian/Swiss Chief Procurement Officer 2021
Rogier van Sligter Dutch President EMEA 2020
Masha Vis-Mertens Dutch Chief Human Resources Officer 2021
Vamsi Mohan Thati Indian President Asia Pacific 2023
Jo Thys Belgian Chief Operations Officer 2021
Steve Woolley American President & CEO Americas 2021

Name

Peter Feld

Nationality

German

Function

Chief Executive Officer

Member since

2023

Name

Ben De Schryver

Nationality

Belgian

Function

Chief Financial Officer

Member since

2017

Name

Steven Retzlaff

Nationality

U.S./Swiss

Function

President Global Cocoa

Member since

2008

Name

Massimo Selmo

Nationality

Italian/Swiss

Function

Chief Procurement Officer

Member since

2021

Name

Rogier van Sligter

Nationality

Dutch

Function

President EMEA

Member since

2020

Name

Masha Vis-Mertens

Nationality

Dutch

Function

Chief Human Resources Officer

Member since

2021

Name

Vamsi Mohan Thati

Nationality

Indian

Function

President Asia Pacific

Member since

2023

Name

Jo Thys

Nationality

Belgian

Function

Chief Operations Officer

Member since

2021

Name

Steve Woolley

Nationality

American

Function

President & CEO Americas

Member since

2021

Barry Callebaut Group CEO Peter Feld 2023

Peter Feld, Chief Executive Officer

Peter Feld (57 years) was appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Committee effective April 5, 2023.

Barry Callebaut CFO Ben De Schryver

Ben De Schryver, Chief Financial Officer

Ben de Schryver (1974) was appointed Chief Financial Officer in November 2020 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since September 2017.

Jo Thys, Chief Operations Officer - Barry Callebaut

Jo Thys, Chief Operations Officer

Jo Thys (1972), was appointed Chief Operations Officer of Barry Callebaut AG, effective January 1, 2023. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut AG since July, 2021.

Barry Callebaut President Global Cocoa Steven Retzlaff

Steven Retzlaff, President Global Cocoa

Steven Retzlaff (1963) was appointed President Global Cocoa (until August 2013 Global Sourcing & Cocoa) and member of the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut AG in January 2008.

Barry Callebaut Chief Procurement Officer Massimo Selmo

Massimo Selmo, Chief Procurement Officer

Massimo Selmo (1965) was appointed Chief Procurement Officer and a member of the Executive Committe effective October 1, 2021.

Barry Callebaut President EMEA Rogier Van Sligter

Rogier van Sligter, President EMEA

Rogier van Sligter (1973) was appointed President Region EMEA of Barry Callebaut AG effective October 1, 2020. He became a member of the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut AG as of May 2020. Since 2016, he was Vice President EEMEA.

Barry Callebaut President Asia Pacific Vamsi Mohan Thati

Vamsi Mohan Thati, President Asia Pacific

Vamsi Mohan Thati (1971) was appointed President Asia Pacific of Barry Callebaut AG, effective April 1, 2023 and became consequently a member of the Executive Committee.

Barry Callebaut Chief Human Resources Officer Masha Vis-Mertens

Masha Vis-Mertens, Chief Human Resources Officer

Masha Vis-Mertens (1971) was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of the Executive Committe effective October 1, 2021.

Barry Callebaut President & CEO Americas Steve Woolley

Steve Woolley, President & CEO Americas​

Steve Woolley (1968) was appointed to the position of CEO & President Americas and member of the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut effective September 1, 2021. 

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