Executive Vice President, Chief People & Culture Officer
Deborah Borg has served as IFF’s Executive Vice President and Chief People & Culture Officer since August 2022. She leads IFF’s human resources, culture, communications and sustainability efforts, linking people strategy and execution to business outcomes.
Before joining IFF, Borg served as Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer at Bunge Limited, where she was responsible for people, culture, communications strategy and operations across the company’s global agribusiness and food organizations.
Earlier, Borg held a variety of business leadership and human resources roles with Dow Chemical in Australia, Switzerland and the United States. As president of Dow USA, she was responsible for overall business performance, regional strategy, new business development and external relationships. She began her career at General Motors Australia.
Borg has more than 30 years of experience spanning human resources, general management, organizational transformation, employee engagement, M&A integration and talent development. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mativ Holdings.
More than 25 years of global business and human resources leadership experience, including senior roles at IFF, Bunge, Dow Chemical and General Motors. Her experience includes talent and succession planning, organizational change, employee engagement, M&A integration, communications, business transformation and general management.
In an extended interview, Borg discussed leadership in the C-suite, the evolving role of HR, balancing business priorities with people leadership, organizational change and the importance of collaboration and clear communication.
"At IFF, our culture is what sets us apart. We value the uniqueness that each individual brings, and the collective IFF community it creates."