Executive Board
Dr. Gerold Linzbach
CEO since November 2006; was named Managing Director in 2005. Before assuming this position at Symrise, Dr. Linzbach, who has a doctorate in chemistry, held positions at companies such as McKinsey, Hoechst AG, and Celanese Acetate LLC.
Dominique Robert Yates
CFO since October 2007; Mr. Yates joins us from Imperial Tobacco Group plc, where he held various financial and management positions over nine years, most recently as Group Business Development Director.
Achim Daub
Executive Board member responsible for Scent & Care since November 2006; Mr. Daub was initially hired as Director of the Fragrances division in 2004. Prior to that, he worked in management positions for the Procter & Gamble Group and Coty Deutschland GmbH.
Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram
Executive Board member responsible for Flavor & Nutrition since November 2006; following his postdoctoral work in organic chemistry, Dr. Bertram began his professional career at Bayer AG in Leverkusen, Germany. After joining Haarmann & Reimer in 1990, he filled several executive positions in research and operations.
This photo of the Executive Board was taken this year at the Menufaktur in Frankfurt, Germany following an Executive Board meeting. There, the Executive Board members jointly prepared four courses. The menu included roulade and apple soufflé with zabaione.