Governance
The Louis Dreyfus Foundation is a company foundation operating under French law, with its registered office based in Paris.
The Board
The Board takes all decisions in the interest of the Louis Dreyfus Foundation. The Board members approve the endowment budget, assess programs and projects, validate the Foundation’s strategy and oversee all of its efforts and activities.
Board members
Mrs. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus
President, Louis Dreyfus Foundation
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V.
Non-Executive Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, Louis Dreyfus Company Holdings B.V.
Mrs. Alfiya Askar Abulkhair
Founder and Chairperson, BATT Invest Company
Honorary member of the Board of the Royal Opera house, Covent Garden
Mr. Mehdi El Glaoui
Supervisory Board member,
Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V. and Louis Dreyfus Company Holdings B.V.
Mrs. Franziska Hildebrand Alberti
Partner, P&O Personnel and Organisational Development
Advisor, Fundación Cristo Vive Switzerland
Mr. Maurice Kreft
Executive Board member, Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V. and Louis Dreyfus Company Holdings B.V.
Former Board member, European Forest Resources Group (EFRG)
Mrs. Yulia Levin
Supervisory Board member, Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V.
Former Board member, European Forest Resources Group (EFRG)
The Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee advises the Board on projects that the Foundation could support. Members are individuals selected for their experience and their ability to take the Foundation forward.
Advisory Committee Members
Mr. Alok Adholeya
Former Senior Director, Sustainable Agriculture Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Mr. Erik Anderson
Former CEO North America and former Senior Platform Head Grains & Macro, Louis Dreyfus Company
Dr. Christopher Gibbs
Independent consultant in agriculture and rural development
Former staff member the Ford Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation and the World Bank
Mrs. Sarah Hobson
Executive Director, West Marin Fund
Former Head of Strategic Grantmaking and Movement Building, Global Fund for Women
Mr. Robert Serpollet
General Manager, Louis Dreyfus Foundation
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