Biography

J. Erik Fyrwald

Chief Executive Officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Business Experience

Mr. Fyrwald has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since February 6, 2024. He joined us from Syngenta, where he served as Chief Executive Officer since 2016. Prior to his role at Syngenta, Mr. Fyrwald served as Chief Executive Officer of Univar Solutions from May 2012 until May 2016, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nalco from 2008 until 2011, when Nalco merged with Ecolab Inc. Following the merger, he served as President of Ecolab. Mr. Fyrwald began his career at DuPont starting in 1981. During his 27-years at DuPont, Mr. Fyrwald held a number of positions, including Group Vice President of the Agriculture and Nutrition Division at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Vice President and General Manager of DuPont’s Nutrition and Health Business.

Education

Mr. Fyrwald attended the University of Delaware, where he received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering in 1981. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1998.

Qualifications

Mr. Fyrwald has more than four decades of executive and operational experience driving innovation and profitable, sustainable growth at leading corporations in the nutrition, agriculture and chemicals industries.

Public Board Memberships

  • Eli Lilly Company

Additional Accomplishments and Memberships

  • Board Member of Syngenta Group
  • Former Chair for Crop Life International
  • Former Chair for Nalco
  • Former Board Member of Bunge
  • Former Board Member of Syngenta Foundation
  • Former Board Member of Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Board Member of UN World Food Program Farm to Market Alliance

 

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