Sven Dumoulin appointed Chief Legal Officer of COFRA Holding

Zug, Switzerland, 4 February 2025 – COFRA Holding AG (“COFRA”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sven Dumoulin as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) from 1 June 2025. He succeeds Bernard Roelvink, who is retiring.

Sven brings more than 25 years of senior legal experience in Europe, the Americas and Asia, including as Unilever’s Group Secretary and Akzo Nobel’s General Counsel. He joins COFRA from law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he has been a partner in the corporate practice since 2019.

Bernard retires as COFRA’s Chief Legal Officer on 1 June after five years in the role and a legal career spanning more than three decades, including senior advisory on corporate law, international M&A, corporate governance, capital markets and corporate litigation.

Boudewijn Beerkens, COFRA Holding CEO, commented: “I am grateful for Bernard’s leadership and wise legal counsel during a period of immense change and progress at COFRA, as we diversified our portfolio of businesses and opened up to external capital. Everyone at COFRA has valued his contribution and we wish him well in retirement.

I am pleased to welcome Sven Dumoulin as COFRA’s new Chief Legal Officer from June. I am confident his broad legal experience and collaborative approach will be highly valuable to COFRA and its businesses.”

Sven Dumoulin, new Chief Legal Officer, commented: "I am excited to have this opportunity to return to a business environment and join COFRA to support its mission to be a force for good in the world. The company’s heritage as a family business focused on long-term, sustainable value creation resonates with me. I am looking forward to leading the group legal community as COFRA continues on its journey towards growth and impact.”

As Chief Legal Officer, Sven will join COFRA Holding’s management team and report to CEO Boudewijn Beerkens.