Mr. Tjerk de Ruiter was Chief Executive Officer and President of LS9, Inc., an industrial biotechnology company based in San Francisco USA. Before joining Corbion Mr. De Ruiter successfully finalized the sale of LS9 to US biodiesel company, Renewable Energy Group (REG). Mr. De Ruiter spent twelve years at Danisco where he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Genencor division, a leading industrial biotechnology company, and a member of the Danisco Executive Committee. Prior to becoming CEO of the Genencor division, Mr. De Ruiter was Chief Operating Officer Cultures, Specialities and Flavours at Danisco responsible for three of the high growth product areas of Danisco. Previously, Mr. De Ruiter spent eleven years with Quest International. For most of his career Mr. De Ruiter has been based in North America. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University Nijenrode in Breukelen, Netherlands and his Masters of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird. Mr. De Ruiter is a Dutch and US dual national.

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