Movers and Shakers The right people in the right roles can make all the diff erence
Alex Gonnella appointed Group Marketing Director for Nestlé UK & Ireland
Alex Gonnella has been appointed Group Marketing Director for Nestlé UK and Ireland, effective from 1st September 2022. Alex joins the company’s Leadership
Team after fi ve years as Marketing Director for Nestlé Confectionery UK and Ireland. He has played a pivotal role in the success of Nestlé Confectionery’s brand portfolio expansion and supported important sustainability commitments, including the move to make all Smarties packaging paper-based, removing approximately 250 million plastic packs sold worldwide
every year. In his new role, Alex will be responsible
for leading a high-performing and inclusive marketing team, servicing all Nestlé categories and helping the business achieve its full ambition. Alex brings with him a wealth of
marketing experience, along with exceptional people and commercial leadership skills. He helped shape Nestlé Confectionery into a more inclusive business, supporting people to reach their potential and diversify their skills and experience.
World Cocoa Foundation appoints new president and chairman
The World Cocoa Foundation has announced that Chris Vincent, previously its Interim President, has been appointed the new President of the sustainability organisation and that Peter Boone, Chief Executive Offi cer of Barry Callebaut, has become its new chairman. Vincent and Boone, the fi rst CEO to hold the chairmanship, were appointed after a vote by WCF’s Board of Directors. Vincent succeeds Martin Short, who resigned in August. Boone succeeds Barry Parkin, Chief Procurement and Sustainability Offi cer, of Mars Incorporated, who led the non-profi t’s Board for eight years. Parkin will continue to serve at the Foundation as a Board Member, representing Mars Incorporated. “I am excited about becoming the new
President of the World Cocoa Foundation and look forward to working with our partners in government, industry, civil society and farming communities to increase the pace at which we bring greater sustainability to the cocoa sector,” said Vincent. “It is a huge vote of confi dence in WCF to have someone with Peter’s seniority and experience becoming our new chairman and we are enormously grateful to Barry Parkin for his service over the last eight years.” The Board also appointed two new
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Board Offi cers: Tricia Brannigan, Chief Procurement Offi cer and Vice President Global Procurement at The Hershey Company; and Peter Blommer, Vice Chairman of Blommer. Christine McGrath, Vice President and Chief of Global Impact, Sustainability, and Well-being, at Mondelēz International, remains as a Board Offi cer for another term. “With both cocoa origin countries and
cocoa consuming countries implementing new initiatives for a sustainable cocoa supply chain, this is a unique time for forging a shared vision. I am honored to have been elected chairman of the World Cocoa Foundation, as it is uniquely placed
to be a constructive partner on behalf of the cocoa and chocolate industry in crafting this vision,” said Boone. “I’m pleased that during my time as Chairman at the Foundation we have seen an unprecedented increase in industry wide collaboration, most notably with the launch of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative,” said Parkin. “I know that under Peter this work will go on to even greater achievements.” The new WCF Board offi cers replace
two outgoing offi cers: Gerry Manley, Chief Executive Offi cer of Olam Cocoa, and Steven Retzlaff, President Global Cocoa at Barry Callebaut.
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