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 eight non-executive members.

The composition of the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as of December 4, 2024, is as follows:

NameNationalityFunctionMember sinceStatus
Patrick De MaeseneireBelgianChairman2015independent*
Markus R. NeuhausSwissVice-Chairman2018independent*
Fernando AguirreMexican/AmericanDirector2013independent
Mauricio GraberMexicanDirector2023independent
Thomas IntratorSwissDirector2022independent
Nicolas JacobsSwissDirector2012independent*
Aruna JayanthiIndianDirector2024independent
Barbara RichmondBritishDirector2024independent

 

NamePatrick De Maeseneire
NationalityBelgian
FunctionChairman
Member since2015
Statusindependent*
NameMarkus R. Neuhaus
NationalitySwiss
FunctionVice-Chairman
Member since2018
Statusindependent*
NameFernando Aguirre
NationalityMexican/American
FunctionDirector
Member since2013
Statusindependent
NameMauricio Graber
NationalityMexican
FunctionDirector
Member since2023
NameThomas Intrator
NationalitySwiss
FunctionDirector
Member since2022
Statusindependent
NameNicolas Jacobs
NationalitySwiss
FunctionDirector
Member since2012
Statusindependent*

 

NameAruna Jayanthi
NationalityIndian
FunctionDirector
Member since2024
Statusindependent
NameBarbara Richmond
NationalityBritish
FunctionDirector
Member since2024
Statusindependent

*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.

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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.

Aruna Jayanthi

Aruna Jayanthi

Aruna Jayanthi (1962, Indian national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2024.

 

Barbara Richmond

Barbara Richmond

Barbara Richmond (1960, British national) was elected to the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG as Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in December 2024.

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