About
Feike was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips in April 2020. In February 2020 he became Honorary Chairman of Royal DSM N.V. (a global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company) and prior to that he was the CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Directors of Royal DSM N.V. since May 2007.
In 1995, Feike became director of Gist-Brocades Food Specialities Division and joined Gist-Brocade’s executive committee. Following the acquisition by Royal DSM N.V. in 1998, he became a director of the business group DSM Food Specialities. In 2000 he joined Royal DSM’s managing board of directors, becoming Chairman and CEO in May 2007.
He is currently a member of the supervisory board of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, the Dutch Central Bank). Feike is a member of Board of Trustees of the WEF, co-chair of the Global Center of Adaptation and senior advisor of AIF and member of the Dutch Growth Fund commission.
His previous roles have included member of the Supervisory Board of DSM Netherlands, the Utrecht University, the Dutch Genomics Initiative (NGI) and the Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek Hospital/Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI/AVL), a board member of CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council), chairman of Chemical Governors and a Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum, Dutch Food Chain Sustainability Foundation (DUVO) and of EuropaBio (European Biotech Association).
He has also been a member of the Dutch Innovation Platform 2.0, board member of BIO (US Biotechnology Association), the Swiss Society of Chemical Industries (SCGI) and the Dutch Nutrition/Food Top Institute (WCFS) and a member of the advisory board of ECP-EPN (eCommerce) and the Rotterdam Business School of the Erasmus University.
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Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Board | Chief Executive Officer |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/2015 | |
| Unilever | Other (specify) | Member | 01/01/2015 | |
| Philips | Other (specify) | Chairperson | 01/01/2020 | |
| Philips | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/2020 | |
| Other (specify) | Member | 01/01/2020 | ||
| Philips | Supervisory Board | Member | 01/01/2020 |