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Barry Callebaut: all motions approved by shareholders

(CercleFinance.com) - Barry Callebaut, a Swiss manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa, said that all the proposals were approved at its annual meeting in Zurich yesterday.


All motions were adopted, including the reelection of Patrick De Maeseneire as chairman and the election of Suja Chandrasekaran, Angela Wei Dong and Markus Neuhaus as new board members, the group said.

All other board members, namely Patrick De Maeseneire, Fernando Aguirre, Jakob Baer, Nicolas Jacobs, Elio Leoni Sceti, Timothy Minges and Juergen Steinemann, were reelected for another term of office of one year.

The shareholders also approved the proposed dividend of 24 Swiss francs per share, up 20% year-on-year.

1,148 shareholders attended the meeting, representing 81.8% of the share capital.

Alongside this information, this morning Barry Callebaut announced the appointment of Unilever's Isabelle Esser as chief human resources officer, reporting to CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.

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