Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the highest strategic management body at Givaudan.
It is responsible for setting Givaudan’s strategy and investment policy, ensuring operational, financial, and non-financial performance, managing succession planning and compensation, and overseeing ESG topics, including but not limited to internal audit, compliance, and risk management.
Calvin Grieder, Chairman
Swiss national
Born in 1955
Non-executive
First elected in 2014
Chairman since 2017
Nomination and Governance Committee
Victor Balli
Swiss national
Born in 1957
Non-executive
First elected in 2016
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Ingrid Deltenre
Dutch and Swiss national
Born in 1960
Non-executive
First elected in 2015
Compensation Committee
Nomination and Governance Committee
Sophie Gasperment
French national
Born in 1964
Non-executive
First elected in 2020
Audit Committee
Nomination and Governance Committee
Roberto Guidetti
Italian national
Born in 1963
Non-executive
First elected in 2023
Audit Committee
Tom Knutzen
Danish national
Born in 1962
Non-executive
First elected in 2022
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Melanie Maas-Brunner
German national
Born in 1968
Non-executive
First elected in 2025
Louie D’Amico
US national
Born in 1961
Non-executive
First elected in 2025
Committee(s) to be decided March 2026
Group specificities
87.5% independent members
8 members
5.3 years average tenure
7 nationalities represented
3 women
Board committees
The Board operates through three committees: the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Governance Committee; and the Compensation Committee. Each committee is led by a Committee Chairman who organises, leads, and records the meetings.
Audit Committee
Victor Balli (Chair), Sophie Gasperment, Tom Knutzen, Roberto Guidetti
- Assists the Board in its oversight responsibilities with respect to financial and non-financial reporting including on ESG measures
- Ensures effectiveness and efficiency of internal control, risk management and compliance systems
- Assesses and overviews the internal and external audit processes
Nomination and Governance Committee
Calvin Grieder (Chair), Ingrid Deltenre, Sophie Gasperment
- Assists the Board in setting and reviewing principles of good corporate governance as part of its ESG requirements
- Prepares appointments to the Board and the Executive Committee
Compensation Committee
Ingrid Deltenre (Chair), Victor Balli, Tom Knutzen
- Reviews and recommends the compensation policies to the Board
- Approves the remuneration for the Executive Committee, ensuring that the compensation strategy is aligned with the purpose goals and ambitions
- Prepares the Compensation Report
