Feike Sijbesma is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips and co-chair of the Global Center on Adaptation. He is also a Climate Leader of the World Bank, serving as Carbon Pricing Champion, a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, founder and co-chair of the CEO Climate Leaders Group, member of the Advisory Board of the IMF, and co-chair of the UN Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
In 2023, he founded Darwin International, a specialised advisory firm that supports leaders in navigating complexity, accelerating sustainability transitions, and shaping resilient, future-ready organisations.
From 2007 to 2020, Feike was CEO of Royal DSM, where he transformed the company from a bulk-chemical producer into a global leader in life sciences, focused on nutrition, health, and sustainable living. Under his leadership, DSM became a purpose-driven company, delivering strong financial results while addressing global challenges such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2020, he served as the Netherlands’ Special Envoy on Covid-19. He currently also serves on several boards, including as a non-executive board member of Unilever and as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Central Bank.
Feike has received numerous honors, including the UN Humanitarian of the Year Award, the UN Leaders of Change Award, the World Resources Institute’s Courage to Lead Award, and one of the Netherlands’ highest royal decorations as Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was named to Fortune’s list of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” and to Harvard Business Review’s list of the “Best-Performing CEOs in the World.” He has also received honorary doctorates from both Maastricht University and the University of Groningen.
Feike studied medical (molecular) biology at Utrecht University and business administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and completed executive programs at IMD Business School, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School. He is married and has two sons.
