Board
of Directors

Barry Callebaut Group - Board of Directors

Board
of Directors

The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the policies and management of the Company.

The Board of Directors establishes the strategic, accounting, organiza­tio­nal and financing policies to be followed, and appoints the Executive Committee, to which the Board of Directors has delegated the operational management of the Company.

Barry Callebaut's Board of Directors consists of nine non-executive members.

The composition of the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as of December 6, 2023, is as follows:

Name Nationality Function Member since Status
Patrick De Maeseneire Belgian Chairman 2015 independent*
Markus R. Neuhaus Swiss Vice-Chairman 2018 independent*
Fernando Aguirre Mexican/American Director 2013 independent
Antoine de Saint-Affrique French Director 2021  
Mauricio Graber Mexican Director 2023 independent
Thomas Intrator Swiss Director 2022 independent
Nicolas Jacobs Swiss Director 2012 independent*
Tim E. Minges American Director 2013 independent
Yen Yen Tan Singaporean Director 2020 independent

 

Name

Patrick De Maeseneire

Nationality

Belgian

Function

Chairman

Member since

2015

Status independent*

Name

Markus R. Neuhaus

Nationality

Swiss

Function

Vice-Chairman

Member since

2018

Status independent*

Name

Fernando Aguirre

Nationality

Mexican/American

Function

Director

Member since

2013

Status independent

Name

Antoine de Saint-Affrique

Nationality

French

Function

Director

Member since

2021

Name

Mauricio Graber

Nationality

Mexican

Function

Director

Member since

2023

Name

Thomas Intrator

Nationality

Swiss

Function

Director

Member since

2022

Status independent

Name

Nicolas Jacobs

Nationality

Swiss

Function

Director

Member since 2012

Status

independent*

Name

Tim E. Minges

Nationality

American

Function

Director

Member since

2013

Status independent

Name

Yen Yen Tan

Nationality

Singaporean

Function

Director

Member since

2020

Status independent

*Independence in accordance with the Organizational Regulations of Barry Callebaut AG and the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance

Patrick De Maeseneire

Patrick De Maeseneire

Patrick De Maeseneire (1957, Belgian national) was appointed Chairman of the Board of Barry Callebaut AG in December 2016. He had served as Vice President of the Board since 2015.

Markus Neuhaus

Markus R. Neuhaus

Markus R. Neuhaus (1958, Swiss national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2018. In December 2019, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board. Mr. Neuhaus also chairs the Audit, Finance, Risk, Quality & Compliance Committee (AFRQCC).

Fernando Aguirre

Fernando Aguirre

Fernando Aguirre (1957, Mexican/American national) was elected  to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2013.

Antoine de Saint Affrique Barry Callebaut

Antoine de Saint-Affrique

Antoine de Saint-Affrique (1964, French national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2021.

mauricio graber-Board of directors

Mauricio Graber

Mauricio Graber (1963, Mexican national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2023.

Board Member Barry Callebaut Thomas Intrator 2023

Thomas Intrator

Thomas Intrator (1959, Swiss national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2022.

Board Member Barry Callebaut Nicolas Jacobs

Nicolas Jacobs

Nicolas Jacobs (1982, Swiss national) was elected  to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2012.

Tim Minges

Tim E. Minges

Tim E. Minges (1958, American national) was elected  to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2013.

Yen Yen Tan

Yen Yen Tan

Yen Yen Tan (1965, Singaporean national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2020.

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