Board of Directors

Business Experience

Ms. Boor is the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Cornell University. Prior to appointment to her current role on October 1, 2020, Ms. Boor served as the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University since 2010.

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.

Qualifications

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.

Public Board Memberships

• Seneca Foods Corporation, a food processing company
• Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs to treat life threatening diseases

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Director, US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

Business Experience

Since April 1, 2022, Mr. Bruno has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and President, U.S. at Church and Dwight Co., Inc. where he is responsible for their U.S. business. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Bruno served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and prior to that he served as Executive Vice President and President International with responsibility for Church & Dwight's international business. Prior to joining Church & Dwight, Mr. Bruno spent 14 years at Johnson & Johnson where he held roles of increasing responsibility in their U.S. and international Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device business units.

Education

Mr. Bruno received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the College of The Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, a Master of Business Administration degree from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC and has participated in post-MBA executive education at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Qualifications

Mr. Bruno has more than 20 years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry in which he has been responsible for Marketing, Sales and New Product Development. In that capacity he has been a customer of IFF and many of its main competitors. His skin care, oral care and beauty care experience are especially relevant. Likewise, he has spent considerable time driving international expansion with a particular focus on emerging markets including opening new offices in China, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Finally, Mr. Bruno has extensive experience in acquisition evaluation/due diligence and business integration.

Business Experience

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.

Education

Mr. Costa earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Qualifications

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.

Public Board Memberships

• Eastman Chemical Company, a chemical company

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Recipient of International Palladium Medal by the Société de Chimie Industrielle (2022)
• Executive Committee Member of American Chemistry Council
• FOSSI Advisory Board
• Member of Business Council
• Member of Business Roundtable
• Member of Society of Chemical Industry

Business Experience

Mr. Davidson served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Tyco International from January 2004 to September 2012. In that role, he led financial reporting, internal controls and accounting policies and processes. Mr. Davidson was a member of Tyco's senior leadership team that established financial integrity, operational excellence and strong ethical practices across Tyco's global operations. Prior to Tyco, Mr. Davidson was Vice President of audit, risk and compliance for Dell Computer Corporation where he served in several executive roles, including Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Corporate Controller and Vice President of Internal Audit. Earlier in his career, he spent 16 years with Eastman Kodak Company where he led the internal audit function and previously served in various accounting and financial leadership roles. Mr. Davidson began his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen & Co.

Education

Mr. Davidson earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John Fisher College and his MBA in the Executive Development Program at University of Rochester.

Qualifications

Mr. Davidson brings to the Board years of experience overseeing financial reporting, internal controls and developing accounting policies for public companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant with extensive leadership experience across multiple industries. Mr. Davidson also earned the NACD CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.

Public Board Memberships

• TE Connectivity, an industrial technology company
• FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Trustee of University of Rochester
• Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
• Former Trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation
• Inducted into the Financial Executives International Hall of Fame in 2016

Business Experience

Mr. Ferguson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA (formerly TIAA-CREF) between 2008 and 2021. Prior to joining TIAA, Mr. Ferguson served as Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation, a global insurance company, from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Ferguson served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System from 1999 to 2006. He represented the Federal Reserve on several international policy groups and served on key Federal Reserve System committees, including Payment System Oversight, Reserve Bank Operations and Supervision and Regulation. In addition, Mr. Ferguson led the Fed's initial response on 9/11. From 1984 to 1997, Mr. Ferguson was an associate and partner at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Ferguson became the Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations during 2021.

Education

Mr. Ferguson received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Magna Cum Laude. He also earned his J.D., Cum Laude and a Ph.D. in Economics all from Harvard University

Qualifications

Mr. Ferguson brings to our Board his sound business judgment, extensive knowledge of the financial services industry and regulatory experience. We benefit from Mr. Ferguson's service as Chief Executive Officer of TIAA and his experience as a member of other public company boards, which provides him an enhanced perspective on issues applicable to our company.

Public Board Memberships

• Alphabet Inc., the parent holding company of Google Inc.
• Corning Incorporated, a leading innovator in materials science
• Blend Labs, a fintech company that simplifies the process of getting a loan or opening a deposit account, from 2021 to 2023
• General Mills, a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, from 2015 to 2021
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Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Board member of a number of charitable and non-governmental organizations, including the Institute for Advanced Study, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Smithsonian Institution and The Aspen Institute
• Member of the Economic Club of New York
• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Member of the Group of Thirty
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Co-Chair of the Academy's Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education
• Fellow of the American Philosophical Society
• Former Chairman of The Conference Board
• Previous Chairman and Executive Committee Member of the Business-Higher Education Forum
• Recipient of Harvard Medal by the Harvard Alumni Association for service to Harvard in 2016
• Recipient of Harvard Centennial Medal in 2019

Business Experience

Mr. Ferraro was the Global Chief Operating Officer of Ernst & Young, a leading professional services firm, from 2007 to January 2015. In that role, he was responsible for the overall operations and services of Ernst & Young worldwide. Prior to the Global Chief Operating Officer role, Mr. Ferraro served in several leadership positions, including as Global Vice Chair of Audit and as the senior advisory partner on some of the firm's largest accounts. Mr. Ferraro began his career with Ernst & Young Milwaukee in 1976 and has served a variety of global companies. He has worked in Europe (London and Rome), throughout the Midwest (Chicago, Cleveland and Kansas City) and New York. 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. 

Education

Mr. Ferraro earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Marquette University.

Qualifications

Mr. Ferraro brings to our Board his extensive executive, auditing and accounting experience working with large and global corporations. We benefit from his extensive understanding of global business operations, markets and risks. 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

• Advance Auto Parts, Inc., an automotive aftermarket parts provider
• ManpowerGroup Inc., a global workforce solution and service provider

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Member of the Global Executive Board of Ernst & Young from 2001-2002 and 2004-2014
• Founded the Audit Committee Leadership Network in 2003
• Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Boston College High School
• Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Marquette University
• Practiced as a CPA and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Erik Fyrwald joined IFF as Chief Executive Officer in February 2024.

Fyrwald 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, Mr. Fyrwald 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.

Mr. Fyrwald 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.

Business Experience

From September 2006 until September 2010, Ms. Gold was Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of The Western Union Company, a leader in global money movement and payment services. She was President of Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and Senior Executive Vice President of First Data Corporation, former parent company of The Western Union Company and provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions, from May 2002 to September 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Gold served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Excel Communications, Inc., a former telecommunications and e-commerce services provider, from October 1999 to May 2002. From 1998 to 1999, Ms. Gold served as President and CEO of Beaconsfield Group, Inc., a direct selling advisory firm that she founded. Prior to founding Beaconsfield Group, Ms. Gold spent 28 years (from 1970 to 1998) with Avon Products, Inc., a leading global beauty company, in a variety of positions, including as Executive Vice President, Global Direct Selling Development, Senior Vice President and later President of Avon North America, and Senior Vice President & CEO of Avon Canada.

Education

Ms. Gold earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in Geography and Economics.

Qualifications

Ms. Gold brings a number of valuable characteristics to our Board, including her extensive international and domestic business experience, her familiarity with the Company's customer base, her financial expertise and her prior experience as a Chief Executive Officer.

Public Board Memberships

• Korn/Ferry International, a leadership and talent management organization, from 2014 to 2022
• ITT Corporation, a manufacturer of highly engineered components and technology solutions for industrial markets, from 1997 to 2020
• Exelis, Inc., a diversified, global aerospace, defense and information solutions company, from 2011 to 2013

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Board of New York Life Insurance, a private mutual life insurance company, from 2001 to 2020
• Board of Safe Water Network, a non-profit organization working to develop locally owned, sustainable solutions to provide safe drinking water
• Board of Governors of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, from 2015 to 2021

Business Experience

Since October 2020, Gary Hu has served as Portfolio Manager of Icahn Capital LP, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses including investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, real estate, home fashion and pharma. Prior to joining Icahn Capital LP, he spent eight years as an analyst at Silver Point Capital, a credit and special situations focused investments firm. Mr. Hu started his career in 2010 as an analyst at Stockbridge Investors, the public equities affiliate of Berkshire Partners.

Education

Mr. Hu received his Bachelor of Science Degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Finance and Accounting from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Science Degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

Mr. Hu's qualifications include his significant public company board experience, experience in M&A, investor engagement and complex financial matters, and significant experience investing in consumer-focused industries.

Public Board Memberships

• Dana Inc., a manufacturer of drive-line and electrodynamic components for automotive, commercial vehicle and off-highway applications
• Bausch & Lomb Corporation, a manufacturer of vision care and consumer health products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Former Board Member of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation
• Former Board Member of the Cloudera, Inc.

Business Experience

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.

Education

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.

Qualifications

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 will be valuable to our Board and management team.

Public Board Memberships

• M. Smucker Company, a manufacturer and marketer of branded food and beverage products
• TE Connectivity, an engineering, design and manufacturer of sensors and electrical connectivity solutions

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Former Chair for Alameda County Community Food Bank
• Former Board Member of the American Cleaning Institute
• Former Member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association's Industry Affairs Council
• Named one of the most influential women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times (May 2013)

Business Experience

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 Director 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.

Education

Mr. O'Byrne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin and he has been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales since 1990.

Qualifications

Mr. O'Byrne is a skilled Chief Financial Officer with extensive international retail and finance experience gained during previous executive and non-executive positions. He has 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.

Public Board Memberships

• Centrica Plc., an energy and services company
• J Sainsbury Plc, the second largest retailer in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2023

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

• Former Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director of Land Securities Group PLC from 2008 to September 2017.