Frederika Tielenius Kruythoff

Vice Chair Executive Search Netherlands, CEO & Board Practice, EMEA Chemicals & Agri Practice leader

Frederika Tielenius Kruythoff is Vice Chair Executive Search and Senior Client Partner in Korn Ferry’s Amsterdam office. She is a member of the Firm’s EMEA CEO & Board Practice and Global Industrial Market and leads the EMEA Chemical as well as Agri practice.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry in 2012, Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff spent over 20 years in the chemical and food ingredient markets in commercial and general management roles.

She joined the search industry after having spent six years with Royal DSM, where her last position was global commercial director of DSM Food Specialties, based in The Netherlands.

Previously, Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff was with INEOS Asia Pacific based in Shanghai and Singapore, where she set up the INEOS China office. There, she held the positions of managing director Asia Pacific for the phenol and acetone business and general manager Asia Pacific for the Silica, the Silicate and Zeolite business of Crossfield (part of Unilever, subsequently ICI and then INEOS). 

Earlier, Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff was with Unichema (Unilever, subsequently ICI) in Germany where she was, among others, responsible for the global catalyst business.

Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff began her career with Ciba-Geigy in Italy and Switzerland. During this period, she held global Marketing role in the textile dyes division with a focus on the Asia and North America markets.

She co-authored a white paper on “The talent strategy in the chemical industry” and is Member of the non-executive board of Belgium based, Euronext listed, Wereldhave N.V. since April 2024.

Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff holds a Polytechnic business degree. She is fluent in Dutch, English, German and has a good understanding of Italian, French and Spanish.

Ms. Tielenius Kruythoff is an angel investor in Phycom and food tech start and scale-ups as well as real estate and renewable energy start-ups.