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= Feike Sijbesma =

Feike Sijbesma (1959) is a Dutch business executive who served as CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of DSM from 2007 until 2020 and as Global Climate Leader for the World Bank Group.

Education and career
Before joining Unilever Feike studied medical (molecular) biology at the University of Utrecht and business administration at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, both in the Netherlands.

In 1987 he joined the Industrial Pharmaceuticals division of Gist-brocades and in this position he was responsible for the strategic planning and business development. Between 1990 and 1993, he was the divisions marketing and sales Director and after 1993 he was leader of the Savory Ingredients division. In 1995, he was made director of that division and joined the Gist-brocades’ Executive Committee. Following the acquisition by DSM in 1998 he became Director of the business group DSM Food Specialties.

In 2000, Feike joined DSM’s Managing Board of Directors. He became CEO & Chairman of the Managing Board on 1 May 2007. Within DSM Feike oversees the Managing Board and the Executive Committee and chairs their meetings.

He is currently a member of the supervisory board of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, the Dutch Central Bank), and a board member of CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) and member of the Global CEO Council (GCC) of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).

Sijbesma was elected as a Non-Executive Director of Unilever at the AGMs in May 2014 and his appointment took effect on 1 November 2014. He is also chairman of Unilever's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of Unilever's Corporate Responsibility Committee.

In 2020 he was appointed Vice-Chairman  of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips and became Honorary Chairman of Royal DSM N.V.