Feike Sijbesma

Feike Sijbesma

Former CEO - Royal DSM

Feike Sijbesma is a Dutch business executive who served as CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of DSM from 2007 until 2020.

 

Feike transformed Royal DSM from a chemical company into a purpose-led global (bio-)science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living.

 

Feike is a recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award & Leaders of Change Award presented by the United Nations.

 

He received an honorary doctorate from Maastricht University, the Netherlands and he received the Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership. He was ranked in the Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018.

 

Feike studied medical (molecular) biology at the University of Utrecht and business administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam.