Governance Overview

Ben Black has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2025. He currently also serves as a member of the Executive Leadership team of Verlinvest and sits on Verlinvest’s Investment Committee and Management Committee as well as the Investment Committee of Verlinvest’s Venture arm, V3 Ventures. Mr. Black joined Verlinvest in early 2016 after a career in corporate finance and he is responsible for Verlinvest’s global FMCG practice, London office and European Growth investment activities. He has also served as a member of the Supervisory Board of Tony’s Chocolonely since March 2020, as a Board Observer of Who Gives A Crap since September 2021 and as the chairperson of the board of directors of The Climbing Hangar since October 2024. Mr. Black served as a member of the board of directors of Genius Foods from March 2019 to June 2022. He holds a first class BA degree in History from King’s College London.

Martin Brok has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2023. He currently also serves as a member of the board of directors of Ulta Beauty Inc. since September 2025 and as a member of the board of directors of several private companies such as End Clothing, Poke House, Qorium and Revlon. Mr. Brok served as a member of the board of directors of Tous from July 2023 to July 2025, as a member of the board of directors of Grupo Axo from October 2024 to September 2025, as a member of the board of directors of Self Esteem Brands from May 2015 to April 2024 and as a member of the board of directors of London First from December 2017 to April 2020. He served as Global President and Chief Executive Officer of Sephora from September 2020 to June 2022 and has more than 35 years of experience in senior roles at some of the world’s best-known brands, including Starbucks, Nike, Burger King Corporation and The Coca-Cola Company. Mr. Brok holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing) from Georgia State University’s Robinson School of Business and he has attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

Gregory Christenson has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2024. He currently also serves as a member of the board of directors of Chemical Guys since October 2024. Mr. Christenson served as a member of the board of directors of Stryve Foods from July 2021 to September 2024 and as a member of the board of directors of Anchor Media Services from March 2019 to October 2025. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Tropicana Brands Group from January 2025 to February 2026 and as Chief Financial Officer at Champion Petfood from July 2019 to July 2023. Mr. Christenson holds a Bachelor of Science (Accounting) from Providence College and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Northeastern University.

Lillis Härd has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2023. Mr. Härd has been an employee of Oatly since June 2019 and currently serves as an employee representative on Oatly’s Board of Directors in accordance with Swedish law.

Hannah Jones has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2021. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Earthshot Prize from June 2021 to April 2025 and the President of Nike Innovation Labs and the Chief Sustainability Officer of Nike from June 1998 to June 2021. Ms. Jones has won numerous awards, including C.K. Prahalad Award of Global Business Sustainability Leadership in 2013 and Fast Company #8 Most Creative People Award in 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and French) from the University of Sussex.

Wenjie Ma has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2025. He currently also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of China Resources Enterprise Limited since April 2025. Mr. Ma joined China Resources in 2010 where he served as the Deputy General Manager in the Finance Department from February 2019 to April 2025. He served as a member of the board of directors of China Resources Microelectronics Limited from April 2019 to September 2021 and as a member of the board of directors of CR Verlinvest Health Investment Limited from April 2019 to December 2022. Mr. Ma has extensive experience in auditing and financial management and is a chartered financial analyst and certified public accountant. He holds a Master in International Relations from the University of Hong Kong.

Eric Melloul is the Chairperson of our Board of Directors and he has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2016. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of Vita Coco since January 2010. Mr. Melloul served as a member of the board of directors of Hint from August 2011 to April 2025, a member of the board of directors of Mutti from September 2016 to September 2024 and a member of the board of directors of Frichti from January 2019 to January 2022. He was a Senior Advisor to Verlinvest from March 2024 to June 2025 and he was a Managing Director at Verlinvest from August 2008 to March 2024. Mr. Melloul holds a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School at Harvard University and a Post Graduate Diploma from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Rholane Shiburi has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 2025. Mr. Shiburi has been an employee of Oatly since June 2022 and currently serves as an employee representative on Oatly’s Board of Directors in accordance with Swedish law.

Li Wang has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2026. He has served as the General Manager of the Operations Management Department of China Resources Enterprise, Limited since May 2025. Mr. Wang currently also serves as a member of the board of directors of several private companies such as CR Verlinvest Health Investment Limited, City Super (BVI) Limited and Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group. Mr. Wang holds a Bachelor of Transportation engineering (Logistics) from the Beijing Jiaotong University and a Master of Management Science and Engineering from Technology Zhengce and Management Science Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Yawen Wu has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2021. She has served as Deputy General Manager of the Investment Development Department at China Resources Enterprise since October 2025 and as CEO at CR Verlinvest Health Investment Limited since September 2019. Ms. Wu currently also serves as a member of the board of directors of Comvita Limited since September 2021 and as a member of the board of directors in several private companies such as Nativus Company Ltd and Shanghai Red Sun Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Media & Society from the University of Westminster and a Master of Science (International Finance) from the University of Nottingham.

Frances Rathke has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2021. She has also served as a member of the board of directors of John Hancock Investment Management since September 2020, a member of the board of directors of Planet Fitness since August 2016, a member of the board of directors of Northern New England Energy Corporation since April 2016, a member of the board of directors of Flynn Center for Performing Arts since April 2016 and a member of the board of directors of Green Mountain Power Corporation since January 2016. Ms. Rathke was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. from October 2003 to August 2015. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Vermont and previously was a certified public accountant.