FrieslandCampina reveals new chairman in form of Nils den Besten
Key takeaways
- Simon Harvey Wed, June 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM GMT+7 2 min read Dutch dairy cooperative Friesland Campina will have a new chairman in December as Sybren Attema plans to step down.
- Attema will be succeeded by Nils den Besten, who is among FrieslandCampina’s farmer owners and has sat on its board since 2021.
- Attema said in a statement that FrieslandCampina is in a “strong position”, despite the pressure on margins seen in the first half of the financial year.
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Attema will be succeeded by Nils den Besten, who is among FrieslandCampina’s farmer owners and has sat on its board since 2021. The changeover will take effect on 15 December.
Attema said in a statement that FrieslandCampina is in a “strong position”, despite the pressure on margins seen in the first half of the financial year.