The Board of Directors has appointed #stevewoolley as President Americas, and as member of the Executive Committee, effective September 1, 2021. Steve Woolley, currently Vice President & General Manager Global Accounts North America for Barry Callebaut, is succeeding #peterboone, who was appointed Group CEO as of September 1, 2021 #stevewoolley (born 1968, US national) has been with Barry Callebaut in a variety of sourcing and sales roles since 2006. Before joining Barry Callebaut, he worked at Russell Stover Chocolates, the third largest American #chocolate manufacturer. #stevewoolley was appointed Vice President Sourcing for Region Americas in 2012, adding Strategic Initiatives to his responsibilities in 2017.
In this role, he developed the e-commerce strategy as well as other strategic growth and value adding initiatives for the Region. Steve was subsequently appointed Vice President & General Manager Global Accounts in 2018, in which role he is responsible for the partnerships with the Group’s largest #corporate customers in North America. #stevewoolley holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from University Missouri, Kansas City, US.
Effective July 1, 2021, the Board of Directors has appointed Jo Thys as President Asia Pacific, and as member of the Executive Committee. #jothys, currently serving as the Group’s Vice President Africa, Middle East and Turkey, is replacing #bendeschryver, who became Barry Callebaut’s CFO, January 1, 2021.
Jo Thys (born 1972, Belgian national) has been Vice President Cocoa Africa since September 2017, with additional responsibility for Africa, Middle East and Turkey since September 2020, and is currently based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Under his leadership the volume of locally processed cocoa beans was enlarged and the sourcing activities were expanded into Nigeria. In addition, Jo Thys embedded sustainability into the core of the local business strategy, with a particular focus on the implementation of the Group’s sustainability projects with cocoa farmers in West Africa.
Jo Thys started as a graduate trainee with the Group in 1997 and held several positions in Operations in Region EMEA before moving to the US in 2006 as Vice President Operations and Supply Chain for Region Americas. He moved back to Europe in 2010, where in his role as Vice President Operations and Supply Chain Global Cocoa, he supported the integration of Delfi, the Cocoa Ingredients Division from Singapore-based Petra Foods, into the Group in 2013. #jothys holds an Electromechanical engineering degree from Group T University College of Leuven, Belgium
I am delighted to welcome Steve and Jo to the Barry Callebaut Executive Committee. Steve’s profound experience in sourcing, excellent commercial track record, deep understanding of e-commerce and strong business acumen, built over a successful career of more than 20 years in #chocolate, of which 15 years with Barry Callebaut, give him a very strong basis as he steps into the role of President Americas. Jo is a homegrown talent who, thanks to a broad number of strategic roles across three continents, combines a profound knowledge of the Group’s operations and supply chain with deep business insights and a strong belief in the business case for sustainability. I know both of them share a passion for #people development, diversity and inclusion. The appointment of Steve and Jo will ensure a smooth transition in Region Americas and Region Asia Pacific and the continued execution of the Group’s successful ‘smart growth’ strategy.
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