People
SAI Platform is driven by people dedicated to sustainable agriculture.
Executive Board
The Executive Board 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.

Andrew Eitner
Vice PresidentDirector Regenerative Agriculture & Climate, Pepsi Co

Andrew Utterback
TreasurerDirector for Global Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture, Ingredion

Pascal Chapot
Pascal is Global Head of Agriculture, Nestlé

Sophie Godier
Chief Sustainability Officer, Soufflet Malt

Anco van Schaik
Global Category Sourcing Director Plant Based Commodities and Feed Upstream, Danone

Candy Siekmann
Director Of Climate Smart Ag Origination EMEA, ADM

Juliana Meneses
Global Director of Sustainable Sourcing, Griffith Foods

Vanessa Harrer
Senior Director Global Impact Business, Ingredients & Packaging, Mondelēz International

Yves Leclerc
PresidentSenior Director, Global Agronomy & Planet‑Friendly Practices, McCain Foods
Core Team
Our Core Team runs the operational business activities and carries out activities aimed at delivering SAI Platform’s mission.

Marco Brini
Director of Industry Solutions
Julia de Candido
Regenerative Agriculture Manager
Casey Cascio
Business Intelligence & Operations Specialist
Rebecca Day
Director of Gateway to Expertise
Maud Crettex Luong
Director of Finance and Operations
Rozanne Davis
Director Collaborative Action
Luchia Garcia-Perez
Crops Manager
Dionys Forster
Director General
Joe Iveson
FSA Manager
Jessica Joubert
Capability and Assurance Manager
Dr Awais Khan
B2B and ESG Reporting Manager
Ciara MacHugh
Communications Manager
Brigid McAleer
Communications Director
Bastian Mengel
Regenerative Agriculture Manager
Michele Mercaldi
Software Engineer
Kate Murray
Business Development Manager
Carla Parish
Innovation Project Manager
George Parish
FSA Support Officer
Javier Peris
Beef Manager, Living Labs Manager
Nikolai Porkhov
Public Affairs & Outreach Director
Mara Renn
Communications Officer
Vincenzo Scudiero
Industry Solutions Lead
Denise Welch
Climate and Special Projects Manager