Contact EN NL DE About Vion Business Units Responsibility Careers News Products Producing wholesome food for millions of people, every day Company overview Brands & concepts Products Vision, purpose & positioning Management & supervision Corporate governance Good Business Practice Annual report Company overview Vion is an international producer of meat, meat products and plant based alternatives with production locations in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Vion has sales support offices in thirteen countries worldwide. Our four Business Units Pork, Beef, Food Service and Retail, provide fresh pork, beef, meat products, plant based alternatives and by-products for retail, foodservice and the meat processing industry. We supply customers in our home markets of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, as well as in other countries all over the world. Our headquarters are located in Boxtel, the Netherlands. As an international producer of meat, meat products and plant based alternatives, logistics is an essential part of our daily business. Customers worldwide expect a high-quality product, which can only be guaranteed through flawless production, storage and efficient transport. Read here more about our logistics. Our production locations Our worldwide sales support offices Our brands & concepts Our wide range of brands and concepts is tailored to the needs of our customers. Our products From pork to beef, from burgers to schnitzels, from organic to vegetarian, and many more… discover the variety in wholesome food products Vion has to offer. Find out more in our online product catalogue. All parts of the animals have value Vion valorises all parts of the animals in the best possible way. Animal by-products that are not used for human consumption are used for animal feed or other purposes. An average pig of 119 kg produces 62 kg of meat; and an average bovine of 575 kg produces 184 kg of meat. The remaining raw materials are used for a wide range of other products. Vision, purpose & positioning Vision Vion believes in a world where people enjoy safe and healthy food with good taste and good quality from sustainable sources. On a planet that is under pressure from the overuse of resources Vion wants to demonstrate that Vion acknowledges the reality of today and the impact of our industry. Purpose By bringing people together we build future proof protein chains and provide Food that Matters. Since our products are an important protein source for the human body, Vion is aware of its vital role in a healthy lifestyle. Our products are at the center of the plate and reflect and meet the requirements of consumers with respect for animal welfare and product integrity. It is our purpose to make a difference by leading our industry and making a positive impact on people and the planet. Vion is at the center of the food supply chain and we see it as our role to connect and balance demand and supply. By building lasting relations with people and share expertise we continuously make the chain stronger. Food that Matters Healthy and tasty food From upgraded demand driven food chains Providing a fair price for farmer and other chain partners Produced with respect for animals and people Setting the standards on reducing environmental impact Strategic focal point Implementing Building Balanced Chains to give farmers a future and customers a difference. We want to be the reliable partner within the food supply chain that provides people around the world with safe meat, meat products and plant based alternatives . We strive to be a leading actor in the consolidation and professionalisation of our industry. All Vion’s undertakings are aimed at strengthening the long-term relationships with our business partners. It goes without saying that another major goal is to increase our company’s value for the benefit of all stakeholders: shareholders, suppliers, customers and employees. With customers and the future in mind Vion is a player in the middle of the meat, meat products and plant based alternatives supply chain. We have long-term relationships with our farmers, logistic partners and customers, to deliver safe and healthy food to consumers all over the world. Besides investing in state-of-the-art infrastructure to guarantee food safety, the innovations of our products and production methods help us meet the growing demand for sustainable processes and greater animal welfare. All this is done in dialogue with our stakeholders. By participating actively in the societal debate around the meat industry we share knowledge and insights to bring balance in this debate. We also wish to contribute to solutions that enable our industry to implement best practices regarding the four major themes: animal welfare, supply chain (including traceability, transparency and product integrity), the environmental impact of meat production, and human health. In our CSR report you can read more about our CSR ambition. With this report we intend to stimulate the discussion with our stakeholders on these relevant items. We are proud of the essential role that our company plays in the food industry. Delivering quality, in an open and transparent manner, with an eye for sustainability. All the while ambitiously working towards improved performance. That’s the way we do business at Vion. Management & supervision Management board & executive committee Members of Vion’s management board are CEO Ronald Lotgerink and Tjarda Klimp (CFO). The management board is supported by the executive committee in achieving the objectives of the company and implementing the strategic objectives set out in the strategy and business plan. In addition to the management board members, the other members of the executive committee include Binne Visser (CHRO), David de Camp (COO Beef), Simon Morris (COO Food Service), John de Jonge (COO Pork) and Philippe Thomas (COO Retail). Ronald Lotgerink – CEO 1960, Dutch nationality Chairman of the management board and executive committee Ronald Lotgerink has been appointed CEO of Vion per 1 September 2018. Lotgerink started his career at KPMG. In 1989 he joined Zwanenberg Food Group as CFO. In 2007 he was appointed CEO at Zwanenberg Food Group. From 2014 – 2018 he was a member of the supervisory board of Vion. Ronald Lotgerink is well versed in the challenges of international meat markets and has extensive experience with branded products, private labels and the meat processing industry. Tjarda Klimp – CFO 1972, Dutch nationality Member of the management board and executive committee Tjarda Klimp has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Vion per 1 November 2021. Klimp started her career in 1998 at General Electric, after which she fulfilled various financial and operational management roles at GE in the Netherlands, several European countries and in the United States. She continued her career with AkzoNobel in 2011 in various financial management positions. Klimp comes from biotechnology company Corbion, where she was senior vice president of strategic development. Klimp has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Wageningen University & Research since 2018. Binne Visser – CHRO 1970, Dutch nationality Member of the executive committee Binne Visser has been Chief Human Resource Officer at Vion since 3 September 2018. Over the last 23 years Binne Visser has built up broad international experience working in senior management roles in human resources management. As the owner of the organisational consultancy firm PAMpeople (partner in people management) he helped various organisations in the area of organisational development, change management, culture development and restructuring for almost 10 years. His most recent position was that of HR and Communications director at Kramp Groep, a product supplier in the agricultural sector, where the focus was on transformation and digitisation. Prior to this, he worked as HR director at ForFarmers, where the emphasis was on the merging of various business units and preparations for a public offering. David de Camp – COO Beef 1973, American nationality Member of the executive committee David de Camp has been appointed COO Beef of Vion per 1 July 2020. In the course of his career, he has acquired in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise in the meat industry and is constantly implementing this in his modern management. He joined Vion in 2016. During his career at Vion he took up several management positions. In 2019 he took over the position as Director Operations Cluster North. In his position as COO Beef he will focus on the implementation of the new Vion strategy. This means, among other things, the development of sustainable food chains and the future of Beef. Simon Morris – COO Food Service 1970, British & Canadian nationality Member of the executive committee As of July 2020, Simon Morris has assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer Food Service. Simon joined Vion in March 2019 as Chief Sales Officer SALOMON FoodWorld. He has worked in the food industry for over 20 years, holding sales, marketing and general management positions within brand oriented companies such as Maple Leaf Foods, McCain Foods and European Convenience Foods. Following studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver Canada, he came to Germany in the mid 90’s as a professional football player and began his career in the food industry shortly afterwards. Simon completed a Master of Business Administration program with the Kellogg School of Management at WHU/Northwestern University in 2003 and is also Vice Chairman of the German Frozen Food Association (Deutsches Tiefkühlinstitüt). John de Jonge – COO Pork 1968, Dutch nationality Member of the executive committee As of 1 January 2019, John de Jonge took up the position of Chief Operating Officer Pork. John de Jonge has worked in the meat sector for over 25 years. He has extensive knowledge of the sector and broad management experience. After his study at Wageningen University, he worked for several years as plant manager at Murris Meppel BV and Hendrix Meat Group. John de Jonge joined Vion in 2003. During his career at Vion he took up the position of among others plant manager, Manager Performance Center of the Fresh Meat division, Director Operations Pork, Director Business Unit Pork NL and Chief Supply Chain Officer for the Pork division. In 2018 he completed the INSEAD programme Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice (LEAP). Philippe Thomas – COO Retail 1979, French nationality Member of the executive committee As of November 2019, Philippe Thomas took up the position of Chief Operating Officer Retail. With over 17 years of management experience within Vion, Philippe Thomas knows the business and markets. He joined Vion in 2002. During his career at Vion he took up several management positions. In his last job he was responsible for the Beef sales activities in Europe, as Sales Director Europe Industry & Retail Out of Home Markets. As COO Philippe will be responsible for all retail operations and sales in the Netherlands, Germany, and worldwide. Supervisory board The supervisory board of Vion has the following members: Theo Koekkoek (chairman), Rogier Jacobs (vice-chairman), Marieke Bax, Martine Snels, Peter Broeckx and Cis van Doninck. Theo Koekkoek, chairman 1971, Dutch nationality Scheduled to resign in 2025 (eligible for re-election) Function Agricultural entrepreneur Main other positions Member Advisory Board Cosun, Chairman Advisory Board Aeres and Chairman Supervisory Board Efteling. Rogier Jacobs, vice-chairman 1960, Dutch nationality Scheduled to resign in 2023 (eligible for re-election) Function ONE Program Owner ASML Former functions CIO Cofco International, CIO Cargill Animal Nutrition and various management positions at Océ, Toyota, Ericsson and Capgemini among others. Main other positions IT Sounding Board Defence Council Marieke Bax 1961, Dutch nationality Scheduled to resign in 2023 (eligible for re-election) Former functions Various positions in ten years at Sara Lee Corporation (among which head of strategy and M&A Europe for meat, foodservice and textile division), CFO e-commerce company, Managing partner governance and communication agency Gooseberry, initiator of diversity initiative Talent to the Top and Boardroom Advisor digital strategy at KPMG and Deloitte. Main other positions Member supervisory board FastNed, Non-executive director Frontier Economics, Member Advisory Board University of Amsterdam and Non-executive director and Chairman audit committee InPost SA. Martine Snels 1969, Belgian nationality Scheduled to resign in 2024 (eligible for re-election) Former functions Member executive board GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft and FrieslandCampina and various management positions at Nutreco and Kemin Industries Ltd. Main other positions Member supervisory board Electrolux Professional AB (Sweden) and Resilux NV (Belgium). Peter Broeckx 1963, Belgian nationality Scheduled to resign in 2025 (eligible for re-election) Function Dairy farmer Main other positions – Cis van Doninck 1961, Belgian nationality Former functions CFO Cargill’s Food Agricultural & Supply Chain platform (United States), various CFO roles at Cargill in Europe and also country manager Belgium, after acquisition of Provimi by Cargill CFO Cargill’s Animal Nutrition enterprise and Global CFO Cargill’s Food Ingredients & Bioindustrial. Main other positions – The supervisory board has appointed an audit committee and a remuneration, selection and appointment committee from among its members. The members of the remuneration, selection and appointment committee are Martine Snels (chairman), Theo Koekkoek and Peter Broeckx. The members of the audit committee are Marieke Bax (chairman), Rogier Jacobs and Cis van Doninck. Corporate governance Vion Holding N.V. is a public limited liability company under Dutch law with its registered office in Best, the Netherlands. Vion is exempted from applying the Dutch legal regime for large companies, the so-called large company regime (structuurregime), because Vion is an international holding company. Vion has a two-tier board. The management board is responsible for managing the company. It is supervised and advised by the supervisory board. Both boards are accountable to Vion’s general meeting of shareholders. The management board is supported by the executive committee. Vion’s corporate governance consists of rules based on Dutch legislation, its articles of association, the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, and Vion’s own code of conduct. Shareholder Stichting Administratiekantoor SBT (SBT) is the sole shareholder of the company. SBT has issued depositary receipts for its shares in the company. The depositary receipts have been issued without cooperation of the company. All depositary receipts are held by Noordbrabantse Christelijke Boerenbond, Rooms-Katholieke Vereniging van Boeren en Tuinders-Ontwikkeling (NCB-Ontwikkeling). The board of SBT consists of five members. According to the articles of association of SBT three out of five board members are appointed by NCB-Ontwikkeling. The other two board members are also appointed by NCB-Ontwikkeling as holder of all depositary receipts. At this moment one board member of SBT is also member of the board of NCB-Ontwikkeling. NCB-Ontwikkeling is related to Zuidelijke Land- en Tuinbouworganisatie (ZLTO), mainly because the board of NCB-Ontwikkeling consists of the same members as the board of ZLTO and the members of NCB-Ontwikkeling are also member of ZLTO. ZLTO is an association for entrepreneurs working in agricultural sectors and has approximately 15,000 members in Noord Brabant, Zeeland and the southern part of Gelderland. NCB-Ontwikkeling acts as the investment fund of ZLTO. Dutch Corporate Governance Code On 8 December 2016 the revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the Code) was published. The revised Code applies as of the financial year 2017. Because Vion is not listed on a stock exchange, applying the Code is not mandatory. Vion applies the Code nevertheless because it provides a sound and transparent system of checks and balances within a company to regulate relations between the management board, the supervisory board and the general meeting of shareholders that contributes to confidence in the good and responsible management of companies and their integration into society. In accordance with the Code’s “comply or explain” principle Vion deviates from the Code’s principles and best practice provisions in a number of instances. Generally speaking, this is the case where the provisions are not compatible with its legal structure and the nature of its business or are specifically written for listed companies with a widespread ownership. The required changes as a result of the revised Code have been made in amongst others the rules of procedure of the management board, the supervisory board, the audit committee and the remuneration, selection and appointment committee. More information about corporate governance can be found in our annual report. Governance documents Please find below download links to the English governance documents. Rules of procedure and rotation plan Rules of procedure management board Rules of procedure supervisory board Rotation plan supervisory board Remuneration More information about the remuneration policy can be found in our annual report. Remuneration policy management board Articles of association The articles of association of Vion Holding N.V. Articles of association Good Business Practice Our Good Business Practice Guide provides a clear and concise summary of how we interact with each other within our company and how we respond in certain situations. The guide contains information on our code of conduct (standards and values), whistleblower policy and our approach towards information security and fraud prevention. Good Business Practice Guide Please find below the Good Business Practice Guide in various languages: Bulgarian Czech Dutch German Hungarian Latvian Lithuanian Polish Romanian Slovak Turkish Whistleblower policy Vion is committed to conducting business at all times in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, the Vion code of conduct and all company policies. Therefore, it is important that Vion is aware of all possible violations, especially those that are against the laws and regulations or violate our code of conduct and policies. 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