Feike Sijbesma is currently Supervisory Board Chairman of Royal Philips.
Feike Sijbesma is also co-chair, together with Ban Ki-Moon, of the Global Center on Adaptation. He is Climate Leader of the World Bank, focusing on carbon pricing. He is heading the CEO Climate Leaders group and also member of the IMF Advisory Board and advisor of Africa Improved Foods and The Ocean Cleanup.
Feike Sijbesma received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the UN; as well as an honorary doctorate from Maastricht and Groningen University (NL); he was listed on Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, and one of world’s 100 most successful CEO’s by Harvard Business Review. In 2021 Feike Sijbesma got decorated as Grand Officer in the order of Orange Nassau, one of The Netherlands’ highest royal decorations.
Feike Sijbesma studied medical/molecular biology at Utrecht University and business administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam and followed courses at IMD, INSEAD and Harvard Business School. He is married and has 2 boys.
Feike Sijbesma was CEO Royal DSM from 2007 till 2020, transforming DSM from a bulk-chemical company into a global leading Life- & Materials Sciences company, focused on nutrition, health & sustainable living. After stepping down as CEO, he became DSM’s Honorary Chairman. In first half of 2020, Feike Sijbesma was the Netherlands’ Special Corona Envoy. He is also Founder of Darwin International B.V.