Sophie Bechu

Sophie Bechu has been a member of the Supervisory Board since May 2023. She is Chair of the Digital Committee. Her first term expires in 2027.

Sophie started her career at IBM Corporation, where she worked for over 30 years and where she held various executive positions, most recently Vice President, Strategic Outsourcing, North America Delivery. In these roles, she drove operational excellence in operations, business transformation, service/solutions delivery and IT services delivery. From 2016 to October 2022, she served as Chief Operations Officer on the Executive Committee of Royal Philips, where she established Philips’ integrated supply chain organization, and optimized the supplier base and manufacturing footprint with cost, efficiency and sustainability in mind.

Sophie, a French/American national born in 1960, holds an Automation, Electrical Engineering degree from the École supérieure d’électricité in Paris. Sophie has lived and worked in France, Hong Kong, India, US and the Netherlands.