New members of the Supervisory Board
A bioprocess engineer and a food technologist – with the Swiss Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wiltrud Treffenfeldt and the British Stephen Catling as new Supervisory Board members, the Supervisory Board of BRAIN AG has not only gained further professional expertise, but also more internationality and an increased percentage of women.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dr. Georg Kellinghusen welcomed the new members warmly and explained: “With Professor Treffenfeldt we have gained a scientifically highly competent and experienced biotechnologist for our Supervisory Board who, in addition to her industrial experience, will contribute her expertise in bioprocess engineering. Stephen Catling will optimally complement the expertise of the Supervisory Board with his knowledge of food ingredients. In addition, his more than 30 years of management and leadership experience in companies in the food industry will also flow into the board.”
Adriaan Moelker, CEO BRAIN AG stated: „I’m very excited about the addition of the new Supervisory Board members. We are gaining incredible experience and networks in industries that are key for BRAIN. At the same time, we are becoming more international and we now have two women on the Supervisory Board – which better reflects what BRAIN also stands for: internationalization and diversity.”
Long-term experience in industry and academia
Professor Dr.-Ing. Wiltrud Treffenfeldt worked for more than 30 years in leading or executive positions for companies in the Chemical- and Biotechnology sector, in particular for the Dow/DowDuPont, where she last held the position of Chief Technology Officer Europe, Middle East, Africa and India from 2011 to 2019. She was many years lecturer for bioprocess and biomedical engineering at the University Hannover as well as Member of the Bioeconomy Council of the German Federal Government. Since June 2019, Professor Treffenfeldt has been working as an independent consultant, especially for SME and science organizations, using her international experience in agro-, pharma and industrial biotechnology.
Stephen Catling has many years of management and leadership experience in companies in the food, pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industries. The graduate nutritionist and food technologist with special knowledge of biotechnological food ingredients took on various management and executive positions from 1987 onwards. He was divisional President Flavors from 1999 to 2003 at Danisco A/S (now Dupont) and from 2003 to 2014 he led the Ingredients Division for Associated British Foods (ABF) plc. Since 2014, he advises investors and entrepreneurs on food ingredients and related specialty chemical products, particularly regarding the use of equity capital for start-ups, mergers and acquisitions.
The court appointment of two new members to the Supervisory Board had become necessary after two members of the Supervisory Board withdrew from their offices prematurely. The appointment is initially valid until the next General Meeting on March 10, 2021. At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders elect the members of the Supervisory Board for all new mandates to be filled.