eight senior executives and several committees boArD oF DirectorS RolE, stRUCtURE, aND ComPosItIoN oF tHE BoaRD the principal mission of the Firmenich board of Directors is the oversight of the company, ensuring the good performance of the group, defining the organization, overseeing risk control and compliance with the law, organizing the accounting, financial control, and financial planning systems, and overseeing the management and maintenance of the Fundamentals.