BRUSSELS, Belgium – February 2, 2026 – Verlinvest, the evergreen consumer-focused investment company, today announced that Pascal Houdayer and Indira Thambiah have joined its Board of Directors.
Pascal Houdayer,CEO of Boiron, brings over three decades of leadership experience across global health, wellbeing, beauty and consumer goods businesses, having built and scaled companies with a long-term, value-driven approach. He has held several CEO and Management Board positions, including President of Henkel Home Care and CEO of Henkel Beauty Care in Germany, CEO of NAOS (Bioderma, Esthederm, Etat Pur) in France, and Founder, Investor and CEO of Orveon Global (Laura Mercier, BareMinerals, BUXOM) in New York.
Indira Thambiah is a seasoned omni-channel retail executive and advisor, with over 25 years of experience across multi-site, direct-to-consumer and pure play retail, across a number of sectors from homewares to wellness businesses. She has held senior leadership roles at Asda, Argos, Currys in the UK and zulily in the US. She has served as CEO of several private equity and family-owned businesses, such as C.P Hart and Roofmaker. She currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Card Factory Plc and Warpaint plc, and as Senior Independent Director at Vivobarefoot Ltd.
“I would like to thank Roberto Italia, CEO of Verlinvest, Stefan Descheemaeker, Chairman of the Board, and the Board for their trust,” said Pascal Houdayer. “I look forward to working closely with the team as Verlinvest continues to support the next generation of category-defining brands.”
“Verlinvest has built a distinctive platform grounded in long-term partnership and conviction,” said Indira Thambiah. “I’m excited to join the Board and contribute to the firm’s continued evolution.”
Roberto Italia, CEO of Verlinvest, welcomed the appointments: “We are delighted to welcome Indira and Pascal to Verlinvest’s Board. Their perspectives and experience will be highly valued as we remain committed to a long-term investment mindset and to supporting our portfolio companies in building purpose-driven businesses.”
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