Willem Mutsaerts

Dutch national
Born in 1962
Joined Givaudan in 1989
Appointed to current position in 2015

Willem Mutsaerts joined Givaudan in 1989, beginning his career in Sales Management for the Benelux region until 1991. He subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility, including Sales Manager for France, Benelux and Greece based in Paris until 1993. He then spent four years as Regional Key Account Manager for the APAC region, based in Singapore.

In 1997, Willem Mutsaerts took over the Cardex management for Fragrances and became Global Head of Fragrance Ingredient Purchasing before assuming the role of Senior Vice President, Sales & Development for the EAME region from 2001 until 2007, based in Paris. From 2007 to 2015, he served as Global Head of Fragrance Manufacturing and Ingredient Management.

Appointed Head of Global Procurement in 2015, Willem Mutsaerts joined Givaudan’s Executive Committee the same year. Since March 2017, he has also led the Company’s global sustainability strategy as Global Head of Sustainability.

Willem Mutsaerts holds a degree in International Marketing, an MBA from Golden Gate University in Singapore, and a postgraduate certification in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge.