Executive board

Our
executive board has four members:
Dr. Gerold Linzbach
CEO since November 2006; was named Managing Director in 2005. Before taking 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 Yates
CFO since October 2007; Mr. Yates joins us from Imperial Tobacco Group plc, where he held various financial and management positions, most recently as Group Business Development Director.
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. After joining Haarmann & Reimer in 1990 he filled several executive positions in research and operations.
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.

