32 board appointments for INSEAD Directors Network members

16 December 2020

Members Board & Corporate Governance Positions Announcement Q3 2020

INSEAD’s International Directors Network, IDN is proudly sharing the recent appointments of board and corporate governance positions of our members, truly recognising our members and the strength of our IDN network.

IDN members have been appointed to 32 new board positions in 20 countries, summing up to 325 position announcements since 2017.

As a member of IDN, the network of INSEAD International Board Directors, (full membership is open to all INSEAD Alumni with appropriate directorship experience and is automatic for Certified Directors (IDP-C) from INSEAD’s International Directors Program (IDP)), you can be truly proud of your network!

You will find the IDN members with new board positions below.  Why don’t you help share our network’s achievement via Linkedin, as well as also position yourself and your membership of a vibrant network via this Linkedin post.

And take the time to connect with your fellow IDN members at LinkedIn and expand your board contacts by clicking their names below and connecting with them!

To date, IDP has been completed by 1,378 IDP and IDPB participants, with 989 certified IDP-C/ IDBP-C directors, and our International Board Network IDN of INSEAD Alumni of 1,494 members.

IDN works closely with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, which undertakes cutting-edge research and teaching tailored to the needs of boards and international directors.  The Centre fosters a global dialogue on the challenges of corporate governance and leadership in an international context.

INSEAD Directors’ Network – Members New Board & Corporate Governance Positions

IDN members – Certified IDP-C Board Directors

Doris Albisser – June 2019 & 2020 – SOS Children’s Villages, Austria, International Senate (NED), Member of Audit Committee (Not-for-profit, HQ Austria) & International Senate (NED), Leadership Selection Committee
Abdullah AlMutrif – September 2020 – Board Member at FTG BVI Private, Saudi Arabia
Stefan Buser – July 2020 – Board member, IBC Insurance Broking and Consulting Zürich AG (Private, Switzerland) & Board member, Audit & Risk Committee of Netrics AG (Private Equity owned, Switzerland)
Alexandra De Mello – August 2020 – Board member, Beyond Social Services (Not-for profit, Singapore)
Hamza Didaraly – September 2020 – Chairman, INNOVDEAL Capital (Private, HQ France)
Dominique Eeman – January 2020 – Chairman of the Board – Akkanto Communications Consultancy (Private, HQ Belgium)
Giulia Fitzpatrick – Jul 2020 – Independent Non-executive Director & Vice Chair at Quintet Private Bank (Switzerland) AG (Private,  HQ Luxembourg)
Daniel Frutig– Meier – July 2020, Vice Chairman, Fondation Art-Therapie, Geneva, Switzerland (Not-for-profit, HQ Switzerland)
Ioannis Georgoulas – August 2020 – Non-executive director at FXCM EU ltd, Cyprus (Private, HQ USA New York)
Michael Hilb – July 2020 – Member of the Board of Directors at Sigvaris Holding Ltd. (Private, Switzerland) and  August 2020 – Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Foundation for Value Creation (NGO, Switzerland)
Nooraya Khan – August 2020 – Non- executive Board Director at Nampak Limited (Listed, HQ South Africa)
Adrian Moors – September 2020 – Non-Executive Director, 96 Capital (Private, HQ South Africa)
Helen Pitcher OBE – Committee member ESG in addition to NED and Chair of Remuneration C&C Group plc (Private, HQ Scotland)
Enrica Rimoldi – March 2020 – Non-Executive Board Director, Chairwoman of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee member and Nomination Committee member at UniCredit Bank of Slovenija d.d. (Non-Listed, HQ Slovenia), April 2020 – Independent statutory auditor  at Cordusio SIM SpA (non-listed, HQ Italy)
Mark Shuttleworth – September 2020 – Non-Executive Director, JT Group Limited (Private, HQ Channel Islands)
Natalia Strelkova – July 2020 – Independent board director and Head of HR Committee, BioVitrum (Private, HQ Russia)
Doris Tomanek – September 2020 – Chairwoman of Advisory Board, MOVEEFFECT GmbH (Private, HQ Austria)
Nicolas Trentesaux – June 2020 – Executive Board Member , Roquette Poland (Private, HQ Poland)
Krisja Vermeylen – September 2020 – Board of Directors & Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Diaverum (Private, HQ Sweden)
Helen Wiseman – September 2020 – Board Chair, Elixinol Global Ltd (Listed, HQ Australia)

IDN Members – Board Directors

Armand de Villoutreys – September 2020 – Board member, Groupe Pochet (Private, HQ France)
David Eurin – September 2020 – Board member, West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) (Private, HQ Mauritius), shareholder representative for Liquid Telecommunications and member of the Remuneration and Nomination committee
Wu Gang – April 2019 Chairman, Risk Committee, Ashurst LLP (Private, HQ UK)
Zeina Hatem – September 2020 – Non-Executive Board Director at EcoHydra Technologies Ltd  (Private, HQ UK)
Malin Holmberg – July 2020 – Non-Executive Board Member at Storytel plc (Listed, HQ Sweden)
Pascal Ravery – May 2020 – Executive Board Member, JCL Logistics SA (Private, HQ Switzerland)
Regine Slagmulder – July 2020, Non-Executive Director at MDxHealth (Listed, HQ Belgium)
Tom Stephenson– June 2020 – CEO and Board Member – Wittur Group GmbH – Germany

Previous announcements and more information

Previous board position announcements by shared by IDN;
September 2020 March 2020 October 2019 July 2019  February 2019  November 2018 July 2018 April 2018  January 2018   October 2017

For organisations interested in partnering with IDN, please contact IDN President, Helen Pitcher OBE, at [email protected]

On Behalf of the INSEAD International Directors’ Network Board,


Helen Wiseman, 
IDP-C, IDN & NAA Australia Board Member,
NED at multiple companies
www.linkedin.com/in/helenwiseman
[email protected]

55 additional board appointments for INSEAD Directors Network members

Members Board & Corporate Governance Positions Announcement 2Q – 2020 

INSEAD’s International Director Network, IDNis proudly sharing the recent appointments of board and corporate governance positions of our members, truly recognising our members and the strength of our IDN network.

IDN members have been appointed to 55 new board positions in 22 countries, summing up to 293 position announcements since 2017.

As a member of IDN, the network of INSEAD International Board Directors, (full membership is open to all INSEAD Alumni with appropriate directorship experience and is automatic for Certified Directors (IDP-C) from INSEAD’s International Directors Program (IDP)), you can be truly proud of your network!

You will find the IDN members with new board positions below.  Why don’t you help share our network’s achievement via Linkedin, as well as also position yourself and your membership of a vibrant network via this LinkedIn post.

And take the time to connect with your fellow IDN members at LinkedIn and expand your board contacts by clicking their names below and connecting with them!

To date, IDP has been completed by 1,302 participants, with 986 certified IDP-C/ IDBP-C directors, and our International Board Network IDN of INSEAD Alumni includes more than 1,475 members.

IDN works closely with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, which undertakes cutting-edge research and teaching tailored to the needs of boards and international directors.  The Centre fosters a global dialogue on the challenges of corporate governance and leadership in an international context.

INSEAD Directors’ Network – Members New Board & Corporate Governance Positions

IDN members – Certified IDP-C Board Directors

Céline Abecassis-Moedas – June 2020 – Non-executive Director at Vista Alegre Atlantis (Listed, HQ Portugal)
Carole Ackermann – April & June 2020 – Non-Executive Director at BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA (Private, HQ Switzerland),  Chairman at École hôtelière de Lausanne( Private, HQ Switzerland)
Xavier Bedoret – May 2020 – Independent Expert Member of the Audit Committee at Radio & Television Belge (Public Sector – Brussels)
Stefan Buser –June 2020 – Board member at Netrics AG (Private, HQ Switzerland)
Elisabetta Cugnasca – March and April 2020 – Board, Management Controlling Committee & Supervisory Body member at IW Bank (Private, HQ Italy), Board member of “Be Shaping The Future DigiTech Solution” (Private, HQ Italy)
Lale Develioglu – April 2020 – Independent Board Director at Aksa Akrilik (Listed, HQ Turkey)
Yves Elsen – April 2020 – Non-Executive Director at Ardagh Group S.A. (NYSEC Listed, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
Liselotte Engstam – June 2020 – Board Member at Institute for Management of Innovation & Technology (Foundation, HQ Sweden)
Ozgen Etker Simons – January 2020 – Non-Executive Board Member at Lake Geneva Investment Partners (HQ Switzerland)
Gerry Fitzpatrick –May 2020 – Independent Non-executive Director, Zurich Life Assurance PLC, Young Social Innovators Ireland
Barbara Frohn – May 2020 – Chair of the Supervisory Board at Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG (HQ Germany)
Daniel Frutig-Meier – May & June 2020 – Member & Delegate of the Board at Lerch AG – Winterthur/Switzerland  (Private, HQ Switzerland), Vice Chairman of the Board at Arviem AG – Baar/Zug (Private) and Board member at Misanto AG (Private)
Rutger Groot – March 2020 – Supervisory Board Member at Netherlands Africa Business Council
David Haglund – June 2020 – Non-Executive Board Director at Aramex (Listed, HQ UAE)
Denise Koopmans – August 2020 – Member Supervisory Board, Chair Remuneration Committee, Royal BAM Group NV (listed, HQ the Netherlands)
Joachim Kuske – April 2020 – Board Member at Luxembourg Director Institute (ILA) (NGO, HQ Luxembourg)
Karen Loon – January 2020 – Vice-Chair and Singapore Councillor at Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand Singapore Council (NGO Professional Body, HQ Singapore)
Bert Meerstadt – June 2020 – Chairman of Supervisory Board at CB Logistics (Private, HQ Netherlands)
Bruno Mercier – June 2020 – Non-Executive Director at Bluemoon Holdings (Private, Cayman Islands)
Dominic Nixon – December 2019 – Chairman, Board of Governors at Tanglin Trust School (Private Education Sector, Singapore)
Gbenga Oyebode– November 2019 & March 2020 – Board of Trustees Member at Ford Foundation (Not-for-profit, HQ USA), Board of Trustees Member at The Africa Center (Not-for-profit, HQ USA), Non-executive Director at Lafarge Africa PLC (Public, HQ Nigeria)
Monica Porfilio – October 2019 – Non-Executive Board Director at Nature Investments S.àr.l.
Karl Reynders – February 2020 –Non-Executive Director at ELBA NV (PE-owned, HQ Belgium), Board Member at Indigo B Professional Services Pte Ltd (Private, HQ Singapore)
Thomas Seale – October 2019 & June 2020 – Non-executive Director at Raymond James SICAV (Luxembourg), Non-executive Director at LFP Opportunities SICAV (Luxembourg), Non-executive Director at Silver Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg)
Oern Stuge – March and June 2020 –  Chairman at  Neo Medical SA (Private, HQ Switzerland), Board of Directors at Median Technologies SAS (Listed, HQ France)
Aude Thibaut de Maisieres – May 2020 – Non Executive Director at Solvay (Listed, HQ Brussels)
Doris Tomanek – April 2020 – Member of Supervisory Board at AO Unicredit Bank, Chairwoman of Remuneration and Nomination Committee at UniCredit Bank Russia (Private, HQ Russia)
Bas van Buijtenen – April 2020 – Non-Executive Director and Member of the Nomination/Remuneration Committee at Microphyt, France (VC owned, HQ France), Non-executive Board Member at ABC Transfer (Private, HQ France)
Kees van der Vleuten – April, June & July 2020 – Member of the Board of Advisors at MAS Services
(Private, HQ Netherlands), Member of the Board of Advisors at Rahma Foundation (HQ Netherlands), Member of the Board of Advisors at Connecting Works, Member of the Board of Advisors at Worldlife Foundation
Till Vestring – July 2020 – Non-Executive Director at Delaware Pro (Private, HQ Belgium)
Helen Wiseman – April 2020 – Independent Non-executive Director at Elixinol Global Limited (Listed, HQ Australia)

IDN Members – Board Directors

Jeroen Cammeraat – March 2020 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Plasmacure BV, Netherlands (Private, HQ Netherlands)
Susanne Hannestad – March 2020, Non-Executive Board Director at Monty Mobile (Private, HQ London UK)
Gautam Khurana – February 2020 – Executive Director at Precious Shipping Public Company Limited (HQ Thailand)
Martin McCourt – May 2020 – Non-Executive Director at Sierra Wireless (Nasdaq: SWIR, HQ Vancouver Canada)
Robin Pho – February and April 2020, Non-Executive Board Member, Forum for the Future Asia (NGO, Singapore, HQ in the UK), Non-Executive Board Member at Family Business Network Asia (NPO, Singapore)
Joshua C K Siow – February 2020 – Non-Executive Independent Board Director at Pico (Public Company Limited, Stock Exchange of Thailand, HQ Thailand)
Jim Strang – May 2020 – Chairman of the Board at Hg Capital Trust PLC (Listed, HQ UK)
Remon Veraart – March 2020 – Supervisory Board Member at Euramax BV (Private, HQ Netherlands)

Previous announcements and more information

Previous board position announcements by shared by IDN;
March 2020 October 2019 July 2019  February 2019  November 2018 July 2018 April 2018  January 2018   October 2017

 

For more information about: 

INSEAD International Directors’ Network: https://blogs.insead.edu/idpn-globalclub

INSEADs Corporate Governance Programmes: https://www.insead.edu/executive-education/corporate-governance

For members of IDN, please ensure that you share your new appointments via survey shared to you vi mail, any queries contact [email protected]

For head hunters interested in finding international board members focused on staying up to date with latest board and governance insights, please contact IDN President, Helen Pitcher OBE, at [email protected]

For organisations interested in partnering with IDN, please contact IDN President, Helen Pitcher OBE, at [email protected]

On Behalf of the INSEAD International Directors’ Network Board,


Helen Wiseman, 
IDP-C, IDN & NAA Australia Board Member,
NED at multiple companies
www.linkedin.com/in/helenwiseman
[email protected]