Barry Callebaut appoints Taryn Ridley as VP, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Barry Callebaut appoints Taryn Ridley as VP, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Taryn Ridley VP, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
She succeeds Kai Hummel who has left the company. Taryn Ridley will oversee all external and internal corporate communications as well as Public Affairs worldwide, reporting directly to CEO Hein Schumacher.
Taryn Ridley joined Barry Callebaut in 2015 and has since gained extensive experience across the full breadth of Corporate Communications. Most recently, she served as Director, External Affairs & ESG, where she was responsible for the Group’s ESG and Public Affairs strategy and acted as company spokesperson on these topics.
Before joining Barry Callebaut, Taryn Ridley worked at the World Health Organization’s European International Coordinating Center at the University of St Andrews, UK, where she served as global internal communications lead.
Taryn Ridley holds a Master of Science in Public Health Research & Policy from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nutrition and Health from the University of Abertay Dundee, UK.
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With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading solutions provider of high-quality chocolate experiences across the full spectrum of chocolate, cocoa, cacao coatings and non-cocoa alternatives – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to crafting premium chocolates, fillings and decorations. The Group operates more than 60 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse, committed workforce of over 13,000 people. Barry Callebaut serves as a trusted partner for the entire food industry, from large-scale food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants and caterers with Callebaut® as its main global brand. The Barry Callebaut Group is dedicated to making sustainable chocolate the norm – helping secure the future of cocoa and improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation, which aims to shape a sustainable future for cocoa and chocolate.
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