Barry Callebaut AG - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Barry Callebaut AG’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Barry Callebaut AG's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Patrick De Maeseneire
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Patrick De Maeseneire has been the Chairman of the company since 2016. Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of the company from 2015 to 2016. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Holding AG. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Adecco group from 2009 to 2015, and held several leadership positions both in Europe and in the US. He worked as the Chief Executive Officer of Barry Callebaut from 2002 to 2009. Mr. Maeseneire held executive positions at Wang, Apple Computer, and Sun International between 1980 and 1997. Currently, Mr. Maeseneire serves as the Chairman of Cognita and Colosseum Dental.
Hein Schumacher
Chief Executive Officer Senior ManagementMr. Hein Schumacher has been the Chief Executive Officer of the company since January 2026. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Unileverfrom 2023 to 2025. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Royal FrieslandCampina from 2017 to 2023. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Royal FrieslandCampina from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the President & CEO HJ Heinz Asia Pacific from 2013 to 2015. He also served as Executive Vice President of HJ Heinz China from 2010 to 2013.
Peter Vanneste
Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Peter Vanneste has been the Chief Financial Officer of the company since November 2023. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ontex from 2021 to 2023. Prior to this, Mr. Peter served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Jacobs Douwe Egberts.
Jutta Suchanek
Chief People and Diversity Officer Senior ManagementMs Jutta Suchanek served as the Chief People & Diversity Officer of the company since October 2023. Prior to this, she served as the Chief Human Resource and Diversity Officer at GfK SE from 2017 to 2023. Ms. Jutta was Chief Human Resource Officer at WMF from 2014 to 2017, and at Syngenta from 2007 to 2014.
Clemens Woehrle
Chief Customer Supply & Development Officer Senior ManagementMr. Clemens Woehrle has been the Chief Customer Supply and Development Officer since October 2023. Prior to this, he served as Chief Operating Officer at WMF from 2014 to 2023. Mr. Clemens served at various in operations positions at Beiersdorf AG and Reckitt Benckiser.
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