People

Executive Committee

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.

Jan Kees Vis

President

Global Director Sustainable Sourcing Development, Unilever

Rob Meyers

Vice President

Sustainability Director, PepsiCo

Nigel Davies

Treasurer

Manufacturing and Sustainability Director, Muntons plc

Luc Beerens

Global Sustainable Sourcing Director, Mars Inc.

Rozanne Davis

Head of Sustainability, innocent drinks

Robert Erhard

Agricultural Raw Materials Sourcing Specialist, Nestlé

Steve McLean

Head of Agriculture & Fisheries, Marks and Spencer

Ghislain J. Pelletier

Vice President Agronomy, McCain Foods

Yann-Gaël Rio

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

Advisory Council

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

Tony Bruggink

Program Director, IDH

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

Dr Tracey Jones

Director of Food Business, Compassion in World Farming

Alan Johnson

Lead, Smallholder Supply Chains, IFC

Ruth Layton

Sustainability Director, Benchmark Holdings plc

Jane Nelson

Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School

Janet Ranganathan

Vice President Science and Research, WRI

Core Team

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