Philip Eykerman

Philip joined DSM in 2011 as Executive Vice-President Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions, responsible for strategy development, improvement programs, and corporate transactions. He later took on additional responsibilities, including for DSM’s Food Specialties business unit. In 2020, Philip was appointed to lead all of DSM’s activities in human nutrition and health, establishing and leading the Health, Nutrition & Care business alongside his responsibility for M&A. Before joining DSM, Philip was a partner at McKinsey & Company, and the leader of McKinsey’s Chemicals Practice in the Benelux and France. He is on the Boards of Amyris, ChemicaInvest, and AnQore. Philip holds a master’s in Chemical Engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium, and in Refinery Engineering from the French Petroleum Institute, France.