Meridia Board Chairperson Profile

Meridia Board Chairperson Profile

About Meridia

Meridia is an AgTech company specialised in field data within complex smallholder-heavy agri-commodity supply chains such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber and soy.

Meridia Verify®, its flagship SaaS product, verifies supply chain field data in real time – and validates compliance with frameworks such as the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation). With Verify, companies can reduce commercial and reputational risk, minimise supply chain disruption and accelerate evidence-based decision-making for strategic sourcing, procurement and trade.

Meridia’s mission is to improve the veracity of datasets driving decision making in global agri-commodity supply chains. Its purpose is to build transparent and inclusive supply chains that afford smallholders a level playing field. The company has a strong team and counts large global food companies among its regular customers.

The board

The board is composed of 2 management members, 3 investor members and an independent chairperson to facilitate the board meetings, help to strengthen governance and support the company leadership in general.

After a tenure of 5+ years, the current chair, Ted van der Put, is stepping down to offer the seat to a new candidate. Meridia is looking for a board chairperson to take leadership of our board and guide company management on a path to growth.

Description

Required qualifications

• For this position we are considering female candidates only.
• 15+ Years in senior management and governance roles within the private sector, with significant tenure working with supervisory and management boards.
• Proven track record guiding organisations through growth, operational complexity, and strategic inflection points.
• Prior experience working in or with scale-ups, ideally in fast evolving or innovation-led environments.
• Deep understanding of commercial growth, partnerships and stakeholder management within private enterprises.
• A track record demonstrating strong commitment to ethics, integrity, sound governance and accountability.
• Background and track record in sustainability, supply chains, agriculture, geospatial, or compliance.
• Familiarity with SaaS, enterprise software, or digital platforms.
• Able to draw on deep professional experience to challenge and support management in strategic commercial decisions, pricing, partnerships, and go to market expansion.
• Based in Europe to ensure proximity to the company’s leadership and operations.

Preferred qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse, multicultural teams.
• Ideally available for monthly, in person meetings with the management team in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring a strong collaborative and constructive working relationship within the Board
• Acting as an ambassador for the organization, making connections & introductions to leads and leveraging professional network for the benefit of driving revenue.
• Being a trusted advisor, mentor and supporter for the CEO and Management Team as they develop and implement Meridia’s strategic plan
• Ensuring management reports appropriately to the board
• Managing Board meetings and ensuring there is healthy debate, final resolutions / outcomes and accountability amongst all board members
• Supporting management on the creation of business strategy and action plans for board review and approval
• Developing and managing relationships and communicating with shareholders and where appropriate for a Board Chair and upfront agreed with other stakeholders
• As a board member, approving Meridia’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
• Coordinating an annual performance evaluation of the Founder/CEO and chairing the management remuneration committee (REMCO)
• Periodically consulting with board members on their roles and helping them assess their performance
• Planning, presiding over, and facilitating board and committee meetings; partnering with the CEO to ensure that board resolutions are carried out

Terms

• 3 year commitment
• Legal non-executive director of the company
• Availability 1 day a month for management support, board meeting preparation, facilitation and follow-up
• Annual compensation 12,000 EUR

jobs@meridia.land