People

The Executive Committee consists of food and drink industry representatives elected by the General Assembly for two years. It works together with the Platform Secretariat to discuss activities as well as to safeguard the quality and financial viability of the Platform.

Robert Erhard

President

Agricultural Raw Materials Sourcing Specialist, Nestlé

Rob Meyers

Vice President

Sustainability Director, PepsiCo

Leon Mol

Treasurer

Director Product Safety & Social Compliance, Ahold Delhaize

Luc Beerens

Global Sustainable Sourcing Director, Mars Inc.

Rozanne Davis

Head of Sustainability, innocent drinks

Ghislain J. Pelletier

Vice President Agronomy, McCain Foods

Yann-Gaël Rio

V.P. Global Milk Procurement, Sustainability and R&D, Danone

Katharine Teague

Head of Advocacy, AB Sugar

Jan Kees Vis

Global Director Sustainable Sourcing Development, Unilever

Formed in 2004 to provide critical advice on the progress of the initiative, the Advisory Council is composed of experts in the field of sustainability, selected for their expertise and specific interest in issues linked to the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable agriculture.

It consists of representatives from NGOs, farmers organizations, research institutes and other stakeholder groups, advises on SAI Platform strategic direction, participates in the evaluation of the work of the Platform and its progress, and suggests potential new members.

Giovana Baggio

Sustainable Agriculture Manager, The Nature Conservancy Brazil

Horacio Caperan

Executive Director for External Affairs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jason Clay

Senior Vice-President of Markets and Food, WWF

Gemma Cranston

Director, Natural Resource Security, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Arianna Giuliodori

Secretary General, World Farmers' Organisation

Dr Tracey Jones

Director of Food Business, Compassion in World Farming

Alan Johnson

Lead, Smallholder Supply Chains, IFC

Jane Nelson

Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

Janet Ranganathan

Vice President Science and Research, WRI

Carla Romeu Dalmau

Living Wage and Living Income Strategy Lead, IDH

Our Core Team runs the operational business activities and carries out activities aimed at delivering SAI Platform’s mission.

Nick Betts

Director, Americas

Leah Blechschmidt

Projects Manager

Ashling Cahill

Administration Officer

Marco Consalvo

Communications and Engagement Manager

Jane Duncan

Director of Operations

Jenny Edwards

Crops Director

Yael Fattal

Global Event Manager

Patricia Garcia Diaz

Livestock Director

Adrian Greet

Director General

Joe Iveson

Systems User Support Officer

Brigid Norde-McAleer

Communications Manager

Bulle Pouzoulet

ERBS Manager

Joe Rushton

FSA Programme Lead

Sven Sielhorst

Systems Director