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GFSI exists thanks to a global community of passionate people who volunteer their time and expertise because they believe that everyone has a right to safe food. They share a common understanding that collaboration is the key to achieving what no one company or country can achieve alone.

The work of the GFSI would undoubtedly not have moved forward in the way that it has without the dedication of these experts and the support of the organisations they represent. Countless individuals from over 150 companies have contributed to over 25 Technical Working Groups, Local Groups, Task Forces, Committees and the Board of Directors.

If you are one of them, help us build this page by sending us your name and the group you contributed to, along with the company you were with at the time.

  • Larry Kohl, Ahold Delhaize
  • Tony Banegas, Bonduelle Fresh Americas (Ready Pac Foods, Inc.)
  • Heather Gale, CanadaGAP
  • Greg Komar, CA LGMA
  • Kaarin Goodburn, Chilled Food Association
  • DeAnn Davis, Western Growers Association
  • Patricia Contreras, Dole Fresh Vegetables
  • Lacy Litten, Innovative Produce
  • Susanna Fernandes, Jeronimo Martins
  • Angela Lazzerini, Muzzi Family Farms
  • Sharon Jones, OneHarvest
  • Trevor Suslow, Produce Marketing Association
  • Simon Thorpe, Red Tractor Assurance
  • Jeff Lucas, Silliker-Merieux NutriSciences
  • Carrie Hacha, Yum! Brands
  • Alex Doyle, Woolworths
  • Mabel Gil, CEBAS-CSIS
  • Jennifer Dougherty, US Department of Agriculture AMS
  • Jon Poole, Independent Consultant – Chair
  • David Sherring, The Flavourworks – Vice Chair
  • Susan Ranck, Ranck & Associates LLC – Vice Chair
  • Amber Bailey, CanadaGAP
  • Andrew Clarke, Loblaw Companies Limited
  • Anthony Lidong Liang, Eurofins NSC
  • Asya Salter, Walmart
  • Bertrand Emond, Campden BRI
  • Britta Mueller-Wahl, IFS Management GmbH
  • Deepa Thiagarajan, Michigan State University
  • Elizabeth Santos, Maple Leaf Foods
  • Elsabe Matthee, FSSC 22000
  • Kristie Grzywinski, SQF Institute
  • Louise Abayomi, National Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich
  • Michelle Tindale, BRCGS
  • Peter Wang, IQC Consulting (Shanghait) Co., Ltd
  • Remco Pieters, Lloyd’s Register
  • Stephanie Lemaitre, Leansafe
  • Tania Martinez, DEMOS GLOBAL GROUP, INC
  • Tülay Kahraman, Prozitif Training and Consultancy
  • Wei Guo, New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd
  • Natsuko Fujiwara, CXS CORPORATION
  • Nydia Orue, CK Orlix SA de CV
  • Kristopher Middleton, EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC INC
  • Paula Witner, DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, INC.
  • Tatiana Lorca, ECOLAB, INC.
  • Ayako Okada, BSI GROUP JAPAN K.K.
  • Richard Mallett, HACCP EUROPE
  • Jeffrey Bruening, ECOLAB, INC.
  • Bertrand Emond, CAMPDEN BRI
  • Damian Hankin, DNV
  • Mike Wood, RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
  • Nora Moudiyne-Schweninger, ANSI
  • Debra Smith, VIKAN (UK) LIMITED
  • John REILLY, Daymon Worldwide Inc.
  • Gillian Kelleher, Wegmans Food Markets
  • Alex Mendes, PepsiCo
  • Caletta Ooton, Amazon
  • Neil Marshall, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Zaotian Wan, COFCO
  • Alec Kyriakides, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd.
  • Anita Scholte Op Reimer, Ahold Delhaize
  • Anthony Huggett, Nestlé
  • Dan Fone, Walmart
  • Jean-François Legrand, BRF
  • Mike Liewen, PepsiCo
  • Mike Robach, Cargill
  • Dnyanesh (DV) Darshane, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Cenk Gurol, AEON Co., Ltd.
  • Peter Begg, Mondelēz International
  • John Carter, Metro Cash & Carry
  • Hervé Gomichon, Carrefour
  • Payton Pruett, Kroger
  • Petra Wissenburg, Danone
  • Yves Rey, Danone
  • Rick Roop, Tyson Foods
  • Frank Yiannas, Walmart
  • Kerry Bridges, Walmart
  • Tim Smith, Tesco
  • Aaron Schneider, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
  • Katsuki Kishi, ÆON Co., Ltd.
  • Frédéric René, Danone
  • Fons Schmid
  • Alan Gillies, Alan Gillies (Learning Consultancy) Limited
  • Bernd Vandermeulen, European Institute for Food Law
  • Hajime TOYOFUKU, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University
  • John Howard, University of Central Lancashire
  • Srikanth Mangalam, Public Risk Management Institute
  • Wendy White, Georgia Institute of Technology – Ga Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  • Brian Bedard, GMA SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  • Megh Bhandari, BARRY CALLEBAUT
  • Ray Bowe, MUSGRAVE GROUP LTD.
  • David Brackston, BRC GLOBAL STANDARDS
  • Laurent Camberou, AFNOR – ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DE NORMALISATION
  • John Carter, DANONE
  • Leann Chuboff, SQFI
  • Andrew Clarke, SUBWAY
  • Bertrand Emond, CAMPDEN BRI
  • Kathleen Ensley, TACO BELL
  • Dan Fone, NSF INTERNATIONAL
  • Joanna Gilbert, FONTERRA
  • Charlean Gmunder, MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC.
  • Rolando Gonzalez, THE ACHESON GROUP
  • Megan Guilford, THE HERSHEY COMPANY
  • Dave Harlan, CARGILL, INCORPORATED
  • Tony W. Huang, COFCO CORPORATION
  • Kentaro Ida, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • Lone Jespersen, CULTIVATE
  • Fiona Kibby, TESCO
  • Michael Liewen, PEPSICO, INC.
  • Ellen Lopes, FOOD DESIGN CONSULTANTS
  • Paola López, SIGMA ALIMENTOS
  • Pieternel Luning, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
  • Jeff Miller, MARS INC.
  • Sara Mortimore, LAND O’LAKES INC.
  • Ingo Mücke, BAHLSEN GMBH & CO. KG
  • Laura Nelson, ALCHEMY SYSTEMS
  • Steve Parker, MONDELEZ
  • Bizhan Pourkomailian, MCDONALDS
  • Fons Schmid, FOUNDATION FOR FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM CERTIFICATION 22000
  • Laurel Stoltzner, OSI INDUSTRIES, LLC
  • Linda Wesolowski, NESTLE
  • Bob Whitaker, PMA
  • John Figgins, BRC
  • Roger Bont, CARGILL
  • Stefano Crea, DNV GL BUSINESS ASSURANCE
  • Luis Saucedo, DQS Costa Rica
  • Sylvia Pfaff, FIS EUROPE
  • Cor GROENVELD, FOUNDATION FOR FOOD SAFETY
  • Ignacio ANTEGUERA, GLOBAL G.A.P.
  • Nevin Rühle, IFS MANAGEMENT GMBH
  • Mathieu Lamolle, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
  • Kelvin Hawkins, KELLOGG EUROPE TRADING LTD
  • Vladislava Zapryanova, LUCRIMA B.V.
  • Nalinee Robinson, MARS INC
  • Gregory Sommerville, MCCORMICK GLOBAL INGREDIENTS LTD
  • Nikolaos Bessas, METRO AG
  • Deepa Thiagarajan, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
  • William Weichelt, NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
  • Longhai Liu, NEW HOPE LIUHE CO.
  • Luis Hernandez JUAREZ, NESTLE
  • Amy Thiery, NSF INTERNATIONAL
  • Syed HASSAN, PEPSICO, INC.
  • Werner Linders, SEALED AIR
  • Melanie Neumann, THE ACHESON GROUP, LLC
  • Ali BADARNEH, UNIDO
  • Christopher Lomauro, GENERAL MILLS, INC.
  • Rebeca Perez, AZZULE SYSTEMS
  • Mike Robach, CARGILL
  • Mark Overland, CARGILL
  • Cécile Gillard, CARREFOUR
  • Gys Greeff, COCA-COLA
  • Christophe Boulais, DANONE
  • Skip Greenaway, EAGLE REGISTRATIONS INC.
  • Faycal Bellatif, EUROFINS CERTIFICATION
  • Bill McBride, FOODLINK
  • Robert Readel, FSSC 22000
  • Lisa Goché, GLOBAL AQUACULTURE ALLIANCE
  • Andras Fekete, GLOBALG.A.P.
  • Betsy Klein, H-E-B GROCERY COMPANY
  • Stephan Tromp, IFS
  • Sean MacCurtain, ISO
  • Bizhan Pourkomailian, MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS LTD
  • Albert Chambers, MONACHUS CONSULTING
  • Peter Begg, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
  • Robert Prevendar, NSF INTERNATIONAL
  • Kim Onett, SILLIKER GROUP CORP.
  • Leann Chuboff , SQF INSTITUTE
  • Eva Lauve, STEMILT GROWERS
  • Susan Linn, SYSCO CORPORATION
  • Dave Cook, THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
  • Natalie Dyenson, WALMART
  • Belinda Millard, WOOLWORTHS LTD
  • Petro Zapata, YUM! BRANDS
  • Morag Webb, COLEACP PIP
  • Tatiana Lorca, ECOLAB
  • Prathapachandra Shetty, EMIRATES STAR FISHERIES
  • Peter Verbaas, FSSC 22000
  • Elme Coetzer, GLOBALG.A.P.
  • Carmen Knolle, H-E-B
  • John Chapple, HUNTER FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SERVICES
  • Yuriy Zvazhenko, IFC
  • Veljko Eror, ISACERT
  • Leon Sanchez Blanco, METRO CASH & CARRY
  • Leslie Bourquin, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Andreas Scherrer, MIGROS (JOWA AG)
  • Ciaran Conway, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
  • Lien-Anh Tran, NESTLE
  • David Gaidos, PEPSICO
  • Stephen Whyte, QADEX LIMITED
  • Thomas Neuhaus, SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH
  • Steve Homer, SMHprojects Limited
  • Quynh Tran, TARGET
  • Ken Petersen, USDA-AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
  • Stephanie Lemaitre, BUREAU VERITAS
  • Ove JENSEN, ARLA FOODS B.V.
  • Daniel RIBERA, CARGILL
  • Herve LAFFORGUE DANONE
  • Larry KOHL DELHAIZE AMERICA
  • Ad JESPERS DIVERSEY B.V.
  • Ludger GRUNWALD ECOLAB
  • Victoria LANDELLS FONTERRA
  • Kanagasooriyam KANAGACHANDRAN RENTOKIL INITIAL
  • Nina ZHELYAZNIK METRO AG
  • Hatice BOSTAN MONDELEZ
  • Walburga SEEFELDER NESTLE S.A.
  • Kaarin GOODBURN THE CHILLED FOOD ASSOCIATION
  • Dan ANDERSON THE COCA COLA COMPANY
  • Jaime VACA THE HERSHEY COMPANY
  • Catharina LÜDEKE ZENTIS GMBH
  • Patrick WOUTERS, Cargill
  • Edyta MARGAS, Bühler AG
  • Rick HEIMAN, Dairy Farmers of America
  • Hugo PIGUET, Nestlé
  • Yi XU, Tetra Pak Processing System
  • John HOLAH, Holchem Laboratories Ltd Cleaning
  • Jonathan HOPKINSON, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Melanie NEUMANN, Neumann Risk Services Matrix Sciences
  • Juliane GONÇALVES, Flavor Food Consulting
  • Joe STOUT, Commercial Food Sanitation
  • Adriaan VAN DEVENTER, Hygienicon Consultancy
  • Corinna BEGUERIA, Fromageries Bel
  • Mark MORGAN, The University of Tennessee
  • Muhammad SHAHBAZ, Mawarid Food Company
  • Anna STAROBIN, Ecolab
  • Justyna KOSTARCZYK, Metro
  • Zachary BECKS, Gray Architects and Engineers
  • Katie SATTERTHWAITE, Marks and Spencer
  • Izabela PALGAN, IFS
  • Cormac O’Sullivan, SGS SA
  • Jacobo Novoa, BUREAU VERITAS
  • Amanda Waite, LAND O’LAKES INC.
  • Huangzhong Chen, NSF SHANGHAI CO., LTD.
  • Karin Hoelzer, The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Janet Whaley, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Patricia Schwarz-Borchardt, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
  • Sara Steinlage, Simfoods
  • Anne-Mette Olsen, DANISH AGRICULTURE & FOOD COUNCIL
  • Eloy Quiñones, METRO AG
  • Prathapachandra Shetty, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
  • Randal Giroux, CARGILL, INC.
  • Rodrigo Santibanez, MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH
  • Mark Nijhof, Heiploeg
  • Liu Longhai, New Hope
  • Aldin Hilbrands, FSSC 22000; Co-Chair 12th October 2020 – 28th January 2021
  • Elme Coetzer-Boersma, GLOBALG.A.P.
  • John Kukoly, BRC Global Standard
  • Julia Love, Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • Olivier Robin, Nestlé; Co-Chair 
  • Tom Thornton, ASDA Stores Ltd
  • Robin Forgey, Costco
  • Nikki Jackson, ANAB
  • Zoltan Syposs, The Coca-Cola Company
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