The Executive Board manages the Nordzucker Group
With a combination of expertise and long-standing experience, the Executive Board manages Nordzucker AG, including its subsidiaries, with a division comprising CEO and Agriculture, Production, Marketing and Sales, and Finance and IT.
Dr. Lars Gorissen (1972), Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Executive Officer of the Nordzucker AG since 16. August 2018
- Areas of responsibility: Agri Analysis, Agri Consulting & Shared Agri Services, Business Unit Cane Sugar, Communications, Group strategy, Human Resources, Legal & Governance, Public Affairs, Sustainability
Experience
- March 2018 – August 2018
Speaker of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board - March 2014 – February 2018
Head of Agriculture and Raw Material Procurement at Nordzucker - October 2013 – February 2014
Head of Agriculture and Raw Material Procurement at Nordzucker - 2009 – 2013
Head of Legal including managing the Supervisory board of Nordzucker AG and the holding companies of Nordzucker - 2008 – 2009
Manager Executive and Supervisory Board Nordzucker AG - 2000 – 2008
Various positions in the legal department Siemens AG Erlangen, at last Munich
Alexander Bott (1974), Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Member of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board since 27 August 2018
- Areas of responsibility: Accounting & Financial Controlling, Corporate Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales & Operations Controlling, Tax
Experience
- 2010–2018
Member of the Executive Board of Lieken AG/CFO Lieken AG, Düsseldorf - 2008–2010
Director of Finance/Managing Director, Lieken Brot und Backwaren GmbH - 2004–2008
Various management positions at Kamps AG, Düsseldorf and Barilla Holding S.p.A, Parma (Italy) - 2001–2004
Consultant, KPMG Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
Alexander Godow (1966), Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Member of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board since 1 January 2022
- Areas of responsibility: Digitalization & Technology Service, GoGreen, Operations, Product & Quality Management, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management
Experience
- COO for the Business Unit Industry at DMK Deutsches Milchkontor in Zeven for several years
- positions including sales director at several internationally active companies in the food industry and in plant engineering