Executive Board
Cees (C.C.) ’t Hart (1958)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Appointed: 1 January 2009
Nationality: Dutch
Responsible for:
• Cooperative Affairs
• Corporate Communication & Sustainability Affairs
• Corporate Human Resources
• Corporate Legal & Company Secretary
• Corporate Public Affairs & Quality Affairs
• Corporate Research & Development
• Corporate Strategy
• Centre for Dairy Nutrition
Other positions held:
• Chairman of the Board of the Nederlandse Zuivelorganisatie NZO (Dutch Dairy Association)
• Member of the Board of Productschap Zuivel (Dutch Dairy Board)
• Member of the General Board of VNO-NCW (Confederation of Dutch Industry and Employers)
Kees (C.J.M.) Gielen (1959)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Appointed: 1 January 2009
Nationality: Dutch
Responsible for:
• Corporate Finance & Reporting
• Corporate ICT
• Corporate Internal Audit
• Corporate Procurement
• Corporate Tax
• Corporate Treasury
• Mergers & Acquisitions
Kapil Garg (1964)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Appointed: 1 August 2010
Nationality: Indian
Responsible for:
• Business group Consumer Products International
Roelof (R.A.) Joosten (1958)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Appointed: 1 January 2012
Nationality: Dutch
Responsible for:
• Business group Ingredients
Piet (P.J.) Hilarides (1964)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Appointed: 1 January 2009
Nationality: Dutch
Responsible for:
• Business group Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder
• Milk Valorisation & Allocation
Freek (F.) Rijna (1955)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Appointed: 1 January 2009
Nationality: Dutch
Responsible for:
• Business group Consumer Products Europe
• Global Marketing
• Customer & Trade Marketing
Other positions held:
• Chairman of the Board of FNLI (Dutch Food Industry Federation)
• President of the Supervisory Board of Plastic Heroes B.V.
• Member of the Board of VNO-NCW