Cees 't Hart is a seasoned business leader with a social sciences degree from Leiden University. His 40-year food industry career includes 25 years at Unilever in various roles across five countries. In 2008, he facilitated the merger forming Royal FrieslandCampina, leading it for nearly eight years before becoming Carlsberg's CEO until 2023. Post-retirement, Cees 't serves as Chairman at Randstad and director at Mondelez. Beyond his corporate engagements, he acts as chairman of the Board of Trustees at SOS Children's Villages Netherlands and is a Board member of Het Concertgebouw Fonds. His previous non-executive roles include being the Chairman of KLM and a Board member of Air France-KLM. Cees 't has been awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands and Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in France.
