Our Leadership Team

Barry Callebaut leadership team

Our Leadership Team

The leadership team at Barry Callebaut includes over 20 senior leaders in the Extended Leadership Team (ELT) alongside members of the Executive Committee (ExCo). The ELT plays a pivotal role in shaping our company’s strategic direction, driving operational excellence, and fostering global collaboration. Leveraging diverse expertise, the Extended Leadership Team ensures Barry Callebaut's long-term success in the dynamic chocolate and cocoa industry.
Name
Nationality
Function
Alain Freymond Swiss President Global Cocoa
Amr Arafa British/Egyptian Chief Digital Officer
Christian Hansen American Head of Global Strategy
Clemens Woehrle* German Chief Customer Supply & Development Officer
Dries Roekaerts Belgian Senior Vice President Customer Innovation & Technical Services
Fabian Stierli Swiss President Central & Eastern Europe
Frank Arendt Swiss/German Chief Procurement Officer
Freek Van Der Knaap Dutch President Commercial Excellence & Global Sweet Specialties
Joerg Schwartze German Head of Global Transformation
Jutta Suchanek* German Chief People & Diversity Officer
Kai Hummel German Global Head of Corporate Communications
Monika Baumberger Swiss Vice President Global Marketing
Natasha Chen American President North America
Nicolas Mounard French Vice President ESG, Sustainability & Traceability
Pascale Meulemeester Belgian President Western Europe

Peter Feld*

German

Chief Executive Officer
Peter Vanneste* Belgian Chief Financial Officer
Roman Mueggler Swiss President Latin America
Sebastian Gottschalk German Senior VP Supply Chain Strategy, Technology & Operations Excellence

Steven Retzlaff*

American/Swiss

Executive Chairman of Future Farming Initiative
Vamsi Mohan Thati Indian President Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

Name

Alain Freymond

Nationality

Swiss

Function

President Global Cocoa

Name

Amr Arafa

Nationality

British/Egyptian

Function

Chief Digital Officer

Name

Christian Hansen

Nationality

American

Function

Head of Global Strategy

Name

Clemens Woehrle*

Nationality

German

Function

 Chief Customer Supply & Development Officer

Name

Dries Roekaerts

Nationality

Belgian

Function

Senior Vice President Customer Innovation & Technical Services

Name

Fabian Stierli

Nationality

Swiss

Function

President Central & Eastern Europe

Name

Frank Arendt

Nationality

Swiss/German

Function

Chief Procurement Officer

Name

Freek Van Der Knaap

Nationality

Dutch

Function

President Commercial Excellence & Global Sweet Specialties

Name

Joerg Schwartze

Nationality

German

Function

Head of Global Transformation

Name

Jutta Suchanek*

Nationality

German

Function

 Chief People & Diversity Officer

Name

Kai Hummel

Nationality

German

Function

Global Head of Corporate Communications

Name

Monika Baumberger

Nationality

Swiss

Function

Vice President Global Marketing

Name

Natasha Chen

Nationality

American

Function

President North America

Name

Nicolas Mounard

Nationality

French

Function

Vice President ESG, Sustainability & Traceability

Name

Pascale Meulemeester

Nationality

Belgian

Function

President Western Europe

Name

Peter-Feld*

Nationality

German

Function

Chief Executive Officer

Name

Peter Vanneste*

Nationality

Belgian

Function

Chief Financial Officer

Name

Roman Mueggler

Nationality

Swiss

Function

President Latin America

Name

Sebastian Gottschalk

Nationality

German

Function

Senior VP Supply Chain Strategy, Technology & Operations Excellence

Name

Steven Retzlaff*

Nationality

U.S./Swiss

Function

Executive Chairman of Future Farming Initiative

Name

Vamsi Mohan Thati

Nationality

Indian

Function

President Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

 

* Member of the Executive Committee (ExCo)

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