Chief Executive Officer
Erik Fyrwald joined IFF as Chief Executive Officer in February 2024.
Erik brings to IFF more than four decades of executive and operational experience driving innovation and profitable, sustainable growth at leading corporations in the nutrition, agriculture, and chemicals industries.
Previously, he held the role of Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta, where he helped establish Syngenta Group as a leading player in agriculture for global food security, sustainability and regenerative agriculture. During his tenure, he oversaw the company’s acquisition by ChemChina, the formation of the Syngenta Group, and led the business through exponential growth.
Prior to Syngenta, Erik was the Chief Executive Officer of Univar Solutions, a leading global chemical and ingredient distributor and services provider; President of EcoLab, a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nalco, that was acquired by EcoLab in 2011.
Earlier in his career, he held positions of increasing responsibility at DuPont where he focused on strategic planning and leadership of regional and global business units, including two years as head of the DuPont Nutrition and Health BU and five additional years as President of the DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition Division.
Erik has been a member of the Syngenta Board of Directors since 2016. He also has served on the Boards of Directors of Eli Lilly since 2005.
Yuvraj Arora has served as president of the IFF Taste Business Unit and Chief Commercial Officer since January 2025. An award-winning segment leader, he has more than 25 years of experience in the global food and beverage industry with vast experience in brand and category management, product marketing and innovation.
In addition to leading the Taste Division, Yuvraj is responsible for coordinating efforts across IFF for sales and marketing excellence and leads IFF’s brand positioning, enhances tools and infrastructure to enable sales and marketing teams to put the needs of our customers first.
Yuvraj has been with IFF since 2023, and prior to his current role, he held the position of president of Nourish where he oversaw the Company’s largest division, delivering growth in revenue and margins, and led a transformation of the business, leading up to the creation of two business units, Taste and Food Ingredients.
Before joining IFF, Yuvraj spent more than 20 years at Kellogg where he held roles of increasing responsibility, including president, U.S. Categories for Kellogg North America where he led the multi-billion portfolio through a period of significant growth and segment transformation.
Beginning in India, he held roles in marketing and category management. After relocating to the United States, he assumed roles of increasing responsibility in marketing, brand management and general management for the Cereals, Snacking and Salty Snack categories across the country. Additionally, he went on to lead marketing and innovation for the Asia, Middle East and Africa markets while based out of Singapore. At the culmination of his time with Kellogg, he was responsible for leading the U.S. portfolio across six categories.
Yuvraj holds a Bachelor of Technology in Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Calicut and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Delhi, India. He will be based in IFF’s New York headquarters.
Deborah Borg has served as IFF’s Executive Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer since August 2022 and assumed leadership of IFF’s corporate communications function in December 2022. With more than 20 years of experience, she is a leader in human resources, culture, employee engagement and business strategy and outcomes.
Prior to joining IFF, Deb was with the global Agribusiness and Food company, Bunge Limited where she served as Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer since 2016. While at Bunge, she was responsible for people, culture, communications strategy and operations.
Before her time with Bunge, Deborah held a variety of leadership and HR roles in Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. for General Motors and Dow Chemical and oversaw multiple successful employee engagement, M&A integration and talent capacity initiatives. As president of Dow USA, she was responsible for overall business performance, regional business strategy, new business development and external relationships with customers, government organizations and joint-venture partners.
Deborah holds a Bachelor of Business Management in Human Resources and a master’s in training and change management, both from Victoria University, Melbourne Australia.
Michael DeVeau has served as IFF’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2025. An industry veteran, Mike brings a blend of strategic vision and pragmatic execution to drive profitable growth that maximizes shareholder value creation. He is adept at managing large-scale global teams within innovation-driven companies and actions rigorous return-on-investment strategies that supports overall organizational objectives.
Mike has been with IFF since 2009. Prior to his role as CFO, he was SVP, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations where he oversaw the Company’s corporate and divisional financial organization, operations finance and held responsibility for corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions and investor relations.
During his tenure at IFF, Mike has held multiple senior leadership roles across the global organization, including SVP, Chief Investor Relations & Communications Officer, where he led the Company’s integrated internal and external communications and IR strategy; Divisional CFO, Scent, where he led financial planning, forecasting, analysis, acquisitions and performance management for the Company’s largest division; and Chief Strategy Officer, where he guided a refreshed corporate strategy focused on long-term profitable growth, portfolio development and transformation. Prior to joining IFF, he served in leadership positions in investor relations, finance and corporate development at PepsiCo.
Mike holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and completed the Global Executive Leadership Program at INSEAD.
Ralf Finzel has served as Executive Vice President, Global Operations Officer since November 2022. Mr. Finzel is an award-winning international operations executive with more than three decades leading operations and integrated supply chain management for multinational companies.
Prior to joining IFF, he served as vice president of Integrated Supply Chain for Honeywell International Performance Materials and Technologies Business Group in Houston. He first joined Honeywell in Germany as an operations manager in 1999, and his many successes led to roles of increasing responsibility and scope in Europe and the U.S. Before joining Honeywell, he worked in research and held plant management roles for Hoechst AG.
Ralf is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds extensive training certifications. He has also published in industry periodicals, such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society and the Journal of Organic Chemistry.
Ralf has a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Würzburg, Germany.
Leticia Gonçalves serves as IFF’s President of Health and Biosciences.
Inspired by nature and distinguished by creativity and innovation, IFF’s Health and Biosciences business unit is a leading partner for customers in bringing sustainable, high-performance solutions. The portfolio includes solutions from a range of probiotics, cultures and enzymes for health, food and home.
Before joining IFF, Leticia Gonçalves served as ADM’s president, precision fermentation and ADM Ventures, and a member of the company’s Executive Council. There, Gonçalves led ADM’s global innovation strategy and execution, including oversight of the organization’s ventures investment portfolio, business incubation and partnerships. Before her most recent role, Leticia served as president of Global Foods, overseeing expansive efforts in food ingredients, savory, sweet goods and dairy, and managed high-growth portfolio P&L globally ranging from alternative proteins to edible beans and polyols. In that role, Leticia harnessed nature’s power to activate the end-to-end value chain from farm, to plants, to plates.
Before joining ADM in 2020, Gonçalves served more than 25 years at Monsanto, now part of Bayer. Across a variety of senior leadership roles in Brazil, the US and EMEA, she oversaw a diverse array of multi-billion-dollar businesses and regional segments P&L, including seeds, crop protection and digital solutions. Leticia drove many successful launches of crop input products derived from biotechnology traits, connecting innovation and market-back opportunities.
Gonçalves believes in building high-performing, growth-minded teams. She is a longtime advocate and driver of inclusion and belonging in business, and in December 2022 was recognized by Bloomberg Línea in their “100 Influential Latinos” list. Gonçalves holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil and an executive MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
Steve Landsman has served as IFF’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel since May 2025. Steve has more than 30 years of experience in corporate law and mergers & acquisitions with global agricultural technology and industrial solutions firms.
Before his position as General Counsel, Steve served as EVP of Business Development at IFF, where he focused on the corporate M&A strategy and execution, business development and real estate transactions, and works with the legal team on relevant topics.
Prior to joining IFF, he held the positions of general counsel and global head of mergers, acquisitions and integration with Syngenta. Before Syngenta, Steve was general counsel, head of M&A and corporate secretary at Univar, Inc. and Nalco Company.
He holds a bachelor’s and a law degree from the University of Illinois. Steve is also a certified public accountant.
President, Scent
Ana Paula Mendonça has served as President of Scent since April 2024. She leads IFF’s industry-leading Scent business unit, which includes fine fragrance, consumer fragrance and fragrance ingredients.
Having joined IFF nearly 30 years ago, Ms. Mendonça previously served as senior vice president of Commercial Excellence where she led the company’s global key account initiative, including IFF’s sales excellence program, commercial analytics, and digital enablement.
Prior to leading Commercial Excellence, she held roles of increasing responsibilities in Scent, namely president of fragrance ingredients and regional general manager of North America for consumer fragrances. Her broad experience extends across category management in fine fragrance, home, fabric, and beauty as well as global marketing, creative design, and product innovation.
Ana Paula completed a Masters in Business Agility Program and Leadership Excellence Through Awareness and Practice at INSEAD and earned a degree in business management from UAM in Sao Paulo. An active IFF Global Inclusion Committee member, she is also the recipient of the 2023 Nancy Poulos Leadership Award from Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce, Inc.
Andy Muller serves as IFF’s President of Food Ingredients.
Andy is an agile specialty ingredients executive with decades of experience as a technical and commercial leader, P&L owner and entrepreneur. He holds a wealth of experience in technology value-capture, integrating innovation and supply chains, and building compelling value proposition for customers. As President of Food Ingredients, he supports IFF’s focus on delivering growth and value through this important business unit.
Prior to joining IFF, Andy most recently held the position of President, Functional Ingredients and Solutions at Corbion. There, he focused on the bakery, meat, dairy, confectionery, and beverage industries, pet food, and Biochemicals.
Andy began his career at Sabores y Fragancias as a fragrance compounder. After numerous R&D and sales roles, he formed his own flavors and fragrances company, which Bush Boake Allen – an IFF heritage company – that was acquired in 2000.
During his career, he spent 12 years with Danisco, later Dupont’s Nutrition & Health business, where he grew the business by expanding organizational capabilities, rationalizing the product portfolio, and refocusing efforts on core end-market applications.
Andy studied Chemistry at the University of Sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He also serves on the board of PureField Ingredients.
Vic Verma is Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO). He has served IFF’s CIO since 2016. He is responsible for delivering on the company’s global information technology strategy, the digital technology transformation program and overseeing infrastructure, data, application delivery and end user services across the enterprise.
Before joining IFF, Vic served as Vice President of Global Infrastructure Operations at American Express from 2010 to 2016, where he was accountable for global infrastructure operations across the full breadth and lifecycle of technology products. Prior to that role, Vic held several leadership positions at American Express, as well as Vice President, Division CIO and management consulting roles with GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Vic holds an MBA from The University of Southern California, a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Marshall University and a bachelor’s degree in biochemical engineering from Rutgers University. He currently sits on the advisory board at Rutgers University’s Center for Innovation Education.
IFF is fortunate to be overseen by an independent, diverse and highly accomplished Board that brings experience, commitment and rigor to our business.
Chief Executive Officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Business Experience
Mr. Fyrwald has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since February 6, 2024. He joined us from Syngenta, where he served as Chief Executive Officer since 2016. Prior to his role at Syngenta, Mr. Fyrwald served as Chief Executive Officer of Univar Solutions from May 2012 until May 2016, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nalco from 2008 until 2011, when Nalco merged with Ecolab Inc. Following the merger, he served as President of Ecolab. Mr. Fyrwald began his career at DuPont starting in 1981. During his 27-years at DuPont, Mr. Fyrwald held a number of positions, including Group Vice President of the Agriculture and Nutrition Division at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Vice President and General Manager of DuPont’s Nutrition and Health Business.
Mr. Fyrwald attended the University of Delaware, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1981. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1998.
Qualifications
Mr. Fyrwald has more than four decades of executive and operational experience driving innovation and profitable, sustainable growth at leading corporations in the nutrition, agriculture and chemicals industries.
Public Board Memberships
Additional Accomplishments and Memberships
Ms. Boor is the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Cornell University. Serving in this role since 2020, Ms. Boor is the chief academic and administrative officer for Cornell’s Graduate School, where she is responsible for oversight of more than eighty graduate fields populated by more than 5,000 research Masters, Ph.D., and professional degree students. From 2010 until 2020, she served as the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University; Cornell’s second-largest college with an annual operating budget of ~$500 million. Ms. Boor also served as Chair of the Food Science Department from 2007 until 2010, and as a Food Science professor, leading active research laboratories from 1994 until 2020, garnering millions of dollars in competitive funding from the National Institutes of Health, the USDA, and the US Sea Grant program, among others.
Education
Ms. Boor earned a B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University, an M.S. in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis.
Ms. Boor brings to the Board extensive knowledge of food and beverage science, including expertise in molecular biology, food safety and quality. Until assuming her current role in October 2020, Ms. Boor was responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Science and made important contributions in food and beverage research.
Mr. Costa has been Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company since 2014. Since joining Eastman in 2006, he has held a number of executive positions and has been instrumental in developing the strategies, strengthening the capabilities, and building a growth and outcome-oriented culture that have led to the company’s innovative growth. In 2006, Mr. Costa joined Eastman’s executive team as Chief Marketing Officer and leader of corporate strategy and business development. He was named Executive Vice President and assumed profit and loss responsibilities for the Specialty Plastics and Performance Polymers businesses in addition to his prior responsibilities in 2008. The following year, his role was expanded to lead the specialty products businesses.
During this time, he also served as Chief Marketing Officer and had executive responsibility for global integrated supply chain and Eastman’s global innovation and sustainability initiatives. In 2013, Mr. Costa was appointed President of Eastman and served in that position until he became Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Eastman, Mr. Costa was a senior partner with Monitor Group, a global management consulting firm. He played a crucial role in developing Monitor’s techniques in corporate transformations and portfolio management and designing client business and marketing capability-building programs.
Mr. Costa earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from University of California, Berkeley and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Through serving in a number of executive positions at Eastman and being instrumental in developing Eastman’s growth strategies for its businesses, Mr. Costa’s unique knowledge of the opportunities and challenges associated with Eastman, as well as of the chemical industry and various market participants, makes him uniquely qualified to lead and advise the Board of Directors.
Mr. Ferraro was the Global Chief Operating Officer of Ernst & Young (EY), a global professional services organization, from 2007 to January 2015.
In that role, he was responsible for the overall operations and services of EY worldwide. Prior to the Global Chief Operating Officer role, Mr. Ferraro served in several leadership positions, including Global Vice Chair of Audit and as the senior advisory partner on some of the firm’s largest accounts. He began his career with EY Milwaukee in 1976 and has served a variety of global companies. Mr. Ferraro was the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Sales of Aquilon Energy Services, a software company for the energy industry, from February 2019 to July 2019.
Mr. Ferraro earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University.
Mr. Ferraro brings to our Board his significant depth in both finance and global operations management through his experience with large and global corporations while working at EY. He has an extensive background as a manager and executive in the professional services industry. We benefit from Mr. Ferraro’s significant experience in accounting, financial oversight, compliance and risk management, which enables him to assist the Board in identifying trends and developments that affect public companies. He also brings his cybersecurity experience based on his past employment position where he supervised the chief information officer and was involved in the development of the company’s cyber practice. Public Board Memberships
Board Member of TEI Group Holdings LP, which purchased Triumvirate Environmental Inc. at the end of 2024, a provider of waste management and environmental solutions
Founder of RP Intellectual Partners LLC (a successor to a part of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Properties, LLC), a firm investing in intellectual properties focused on technology
Former Member of the Global Executive Board of Ernst & Young from 2001 until 2002 and 2004 until 2014
Trustee Emeritus of Marquette University
Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Boston College High School
Founder of the Audit Committee Leadership Network
Practiced as a CPA and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Mr. Intrieri is the Founder and CEO of VDA Capital Management LLC, a private investment fund established in 2017. He previously worked for Carl Icahn-related entities in various investment roles from 1998 to 2016, including serving as senior managing director of Icahn Capital LP from 2008 to 2016. In addition, from 2004 to 2016, Mr. Intrieri was a Senior Managing Director of Icahn Onshore LP, the general partner of Icahn Partners LP, and Icahn Offshore LP, the general partner of Icahn Partners Master Fund. Mr. Intrieri previously was a partner at Arthur Andersen and a portfolio manager for Distressed Investment at Elliott Associates.
Mr. Intrieri holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, with Distinction, from The Pennsylvania State University and was a certified public accountant.
Mr. Intrieri brings a number of valuable characteristics to our Board, including his significant public company board experience, investor engagement, financial expertise and his experience as a Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Jamison served as the Chief Financial Officer of AquaSpy, lnc., an Australian environmentally responsible irrigation company, from 2009 until 2013. Previously, Ms. Jamison served as a partner with Tatum, LLP from June 1999 through May 2009. She has been the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer of several publicly and privately held companies including eMac, lnc, a joint venture between McDonald’s Corporation and KKR & Co. L.P., Cosi, lnc., the casual dining chain, SurePayroll, a payroll processing firm, and Illinois Superconductor, a radio frequency cellular technology company. From 2006 on, Ms. Jamison was in a Managing Partner role within Tatum, LLP, and served in several additional capacities, including as Managing Partner of the CFO Services practice where she led 300+ CFO partners and sat on the firm’s Operating Committee. Prior to her CFO roles, Ms. Jamison held Executive/Financial leadership roles at Arthur Andersen, Kraft General Foods, Hewitt Associates, Allied Domecq (Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins) and Chart House Enterprises.
Ms. Jamison earned a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Chicago in Finance. Ms. Jamison is also a certified public accountant.
Ms. Jamison is a skilled Chief Financial Officer with extensive board and finance experience gained during previous executive positions.
Mr. Khan is the CEO of Hevolution Foundation, a first-of-its-kind global non-profit organization with a mission to extend healthy lifespan for people everywhere. He was the Executive Chair of Life Biosciences after serving as the CEO from 2019 until 2024. Prior to this role, Mr. Khan served as PepsiCo’s Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer of Global Research and Development. Prior to joining PepsiCo, he was President of Takeda Global Research & Development Center, overseeing Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company’s worldwide R&D efforts. Mr. Khan was also a faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, serving as Director of the Diabetes, Endocrine and Nutritional Trials Unit in the endocrinology division. He also spent nine years leading programs in diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition for the Hennepin County Medical Center.
Mr. Khan has a medical degree from the University of Liverpool, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London and of the American College of Endocrinology, an Elected Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at University of Oxford and holds two Honorary Ph.D.s in Humanities and International Law.
Mr. Khan is a highly skilled medical practitioner and researcher with extensive experience in both developing and developed markets. He has a deep knowledge of creating sustainable initiatives and track record of leading research and development efforts to create breakthrough innovations.
Ms. Paláu-Hernández is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures since November 1988, a privately held enterprise involved in Spanish media, business and real estate ventures. In September of 2018, she was nominated to serve as a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, with the personal Rank of Ambassador. Prior to founding Hernández Ventures, from 1985 to 1988, Ms. Paláu-Hernández was an attorney with the law firm of McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea where she focused on domestic and international business and real estate transactions.
Ms. Paláu-Hernández holds a bachelor’s degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of San Diego and a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA School of Law.
Ms. Paláu-Hernández’s legal expertise, consumer insights, 30 plus years of global and emerging market experience, together with her public company director background are invaluable to our Company.
Mr. O’Byrne served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of J Sainsbury plc, the second largest retailer in the United Kingdom, from 2017 until March 2023. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Poundland Group plc until December 2016 and held executive roles at Kingfisher plc from 2008 to 2015, including Divisional CEO/Chair UK, China and Turkey, Chief Executive Officer of B&Q UK & Ireland and Group Finance Director. Prior to this, Mr. O’Byrne was Group Finance Director of Dixons Retail plc and European Finance Director of Quaker Oats.
Mr. O’Byrne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin and he has been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales since 1990.
Mr. O’Byrne is a skilled Chief Financial Officer with extensive board, international and finance experience gained during previous executive and non-executive positions. He applied this knowledge to the Finance, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Property, Procurement and Strategy functions at Sainsbury’s, driving the performance of the business. He was the Operating Board Sponsor for the LGBT+ inclusion stream within Sainsbury’s.
Ms. Willoughby served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Clorox Company, a manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products, from 2014 until 2019. She also served as the company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Clorox Cleaning Division; Vice President and General Manager, Home Care Products; and Vice President and General Manager, Glad Products, along with several other positions since she was initially hired in 2001. Prior to her career at The Clorox Company, Ms. Willoughby spent nine years with The Procter & Gamble Company, where she held several positions in sales management.
Ms. Willoughby holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Business.
Through serving in a number of executive positions at the Clorox Company and her deep understanding for the unique needs and expectations of our Company’s customers and partners, Ms. Willoughby is valuable to our Board and management team.
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