Calvin Grieder is currently the Chairman of Givaudan SA, Chairman of AWK Group and the Chairman of Société General de Surveillance (SGS SA). In addition, he is Chairman and Administrative President of the international engineering group Bühler AG.
Calvin Grieder has held various executive positions at Swiss and German companies active in the areas of control technology, automation, and system engineering. In these roles, he was primarily responsible for successfully establishing and expanding international business.
In 2001, Calvin Grieder moved from Swisscom, where he had served as Head of the Mobile and Internet business to Bühler Group, where he acted as CEO for 15 years. In February 2014, he was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bühler Group and appointed to the Board of Directors of Givaudan, becoming Chairman of the Board in 2017. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Société General de Surveillance (SGS) since 2019 and was elected as Chairman in 2020.
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Harald Norvik has been Chairman of Scandinavian Airline Systems, Chairman of Telenor ASA, Chairman of the Oslo Stock Exchange, TV2, and Deputy Chairman of PGS ASA. Harald is currently Chairman of NRC (a global refuge organisation), Chairman of Kraft Bank, Chairman of BOS PS Group, Chairman of Barratt Due Music Institute and a member of the Board of Umoe ASA.
Wout Dekker is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Randstad N.V. and a member of the Supervisory Board of SHV Holdings N.V., Royal Friesland Campina N.V. and Pon Holdings N.V. He is also a member of the Paine Schwartz Partners Food Chain Advisory Board.
Sir John Peace was formerly Chairman, Chief Executive and a Founder of Experian plc, Chief Executive of GUS plc, Chairman of Standard Chartered plc and Chairman of Burberry plc. He was also Chairman of the Work Foundation, a visionary think tank. He is Chairman of the Midlands Engine Partnership and Midlands Connect. He is also Chairman of Octo Telematics and Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
Dr Rob Routs is Chairman of Royal DSM N.V., Non-Executive Director of ATCO Ltd and AECOM. Rob is Emeritus Member of the Economic Development Board of Singapore International Advisory Council. He has substantial experience in the refining and chemical industry with a strong focus on operational safety and sustainable operations to reduce the industry's impact on the environment.