Philip Eykerman
Business
Amyris
United States of America
Biography
Mr. Eykerman joined DSM in 2011 as Executive Vice-President, Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions. In this role, he is responsible for corporate and business group strategy development, budgeting and planning, improvement programs, and all M&A activities. In 2015, he was also appointed as a member of the DSM Executive Committee and at present is responsible for the Pharmaceuticals as well as DSM Food Specialties activities. Next to these roles within DSM, he is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Patheon N.V., a Supervisory Board member of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSM/Sinochem JV), and a Supervisory Board member of ChemicaInvest (DSM/CVC JV). Before joining DSM, Mr. Eykerman worked for 14 years at McKinsey & Company of which the last 9 year as a Partner and leader of McKinsey’s Chemicals Practice in the Benelux and France. He holds a master degree in Chemical Engineering from the KU Leuven (Belgium) and in Refinery Engineering from the Institut Francais du Pétrole (France).
Research Interest
Chemical Engineering
