{"id":610,"date":"2024-09-18T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:17:56","slug":"executive-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nordzucker.com\/en\/the-sugar-company\/governance\/executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Executive Board manages the Nordzucker Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n 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.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Lars Gorissen (1972), Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • Chief Executive Officer of the Nordzucker AG since 16. August 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Areas of responsibility: Agriculture, Business Unit Cane Sugar, Business Development, Communications & Public Affairs, Human Resources, Legal & Governance, Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
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    • March 2018 – August 2018
      Speaker of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • March 2014 \u2013 February 2018
      Head of Agriculture and Raw Material Procurement at Nordzucker <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • October 2013 – February 2014
      Head of Agriculture and Raw Material Procurement at Nordzucker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2009 \u2013 2013
      Head of Legal including managing the Supervisory board of Nordzucker AG and the holding companies of Nordzucker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2008 \u2013 2009
      Manager Executive and Supervisory Board Nordzucker AG <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2000 \u2013 2008
      Various positions in the legal department Siemens AG Erlangen, at last Munich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/amp-accordion>\n\n\n\n
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      Alexander Bott (1974), Chief Financial Officer (CFO)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      • Member of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board since 27 August 2018 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Areas of responsibility: Accounting & Financial Controlling, Corporate Finance, IT, Procurement, Sales & Operations Controlling, Tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
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        • 2010\u20132018
          Member of the Executive Board of Lieken AG\/CFO Lieken AG, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 2008\u20132010
          Director of Finance\/Managing Director, Lieken Brot und Backwaren GmbH<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 2004\u20132008
          Various management positions at Kamps AG, D\u00fcsseldorf and Barilla Holding S.p.A, Parma (Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 2001\u20132004
          Consultant, KPMG Consulting GmbH, Frankfurt am Main<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/amp-accordion>\n\n\n\n
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          Alexander Godow (1966), Chief Operating Officer (COO)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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          • Member of the Nordzucker AG Executive Board since 1 January 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Areas of responsibility: GoGreen, Operations, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Project Management Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
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            • COO for the Business Unit Industry at DMK Deutsches Milchkontor in Zeven for several years<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • positions including sales director at several internationally active companies in the food industry and in plant engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/amp-accordion>\n\n\n\n

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