Global Dairy Platform leads the dairy sector’s collective efforts to demonstrate dairy’s contribution to nutritious diets, sustainable food systems, and resilient livelihoods. GDP brings together dairy companies, associations, scientific organizations and other partners to collaborate pre-competitively on issues of shared global importance.
Global Dairy Platform leads the dairy sector’s collective efforts to demonstrate dairy’s contribution to nutritious diets, sustainable food systems, and resilient livelihoods. GDP brings together dairy companies, associations, scientific organizations and other partners to collaborate pre-competitively on issues of shared global importance.
Governance Groups
Global Dairy Platform’s Board of Directors and Operational Committee lead the way in providing strategic oversight of GDPs activities:
Jan Derck van Karnebeek
Chief Executive Officer
Royal FrieslandCampina
Peder Tuborgh
Chief Executive Officer
Arla Foods
Dennis Rodenbaugh
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dairy Farmers of America
Richard Allen
President
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Hanne Søndergaard
Deputy Chair of GDP Board
EVP and Chief Agriculture and Sustainability Officer
Arla Foods
Lance FitzSimmons
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leprino Foods Company
Yohichi Ohnuki
President and Representative Director
Morinaga Milk Industry
Carl Colizza
President and Chief Executive Officer
Saputo Inc.
Dr. Jayen Mehta
Managing Director
Amul (Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.)
Gilles Froment
President
International Dairy Federation
Koert Verkerk
Corporate Director Public Affairs
Royal FrieslandCampina
Michael Lichte
Chief Insights and Optimization Officer
Dairy Farmers of America
Simon Tucker
Group Director, Global External Affairs
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Heather Anfang
President, Dairy Foods and EVP
Land O’Lakes
Hideki Morita
Senior Vice President, Global Business and Industry Affairs
Meiji
Fabrice Salamanca
VP Global Public Affairs
Danone
GDP Staff
Donald Moore
Executive Director
Dr. Beth Bradley
Chief Science Officer
Bob Musinski
Chief Communications Officer
Amanda Slusher
Office Manager
Jessica Conte
Project Manager
Global Dairy Platform Leads
GDP Leads drive specific work plans and projects connected to dairy’s work in Sustainability and Dairy Development.
Brian Lindsay
Sustainability Lead
Ernesto Reyes
Dairy Development Lead
Civic Engagements
GDP doesn’t just create sector engagement on relevant global issues, but works to actively share the sector’s expertise and provide necessary perspective to influence and drive action. These efforts inform the wider world of media, academia, and policy makers with factual contributions inspired by principles like the need for accurate information for evaluating a food’s profile and raising awareness of dairy’s ability to provide sustainable livelihoods.
In this context, GDP staff and Leads are asked from time to time to take part in conferences, public debates, committees, and other types of events. They can among other things be called upon to act as speakers, debate participants, hosts, or moderators, or again as experts in individual meetings. In this way, the GDP hopes to support initiatives that contribute to sustaining the benefits of agriculture, and strengthening the contribution of the dairy sector to sustainable food security and nutrition.
For more information on staff availability, please contact us at info@globaldairyplatform.com
RELEVANT ACROSS THE GLOBE
More than 6 billion people worldwide consume milk and milk products–the majority living in developing countries
NUTRITION PEOPLE DESIRE
90% of global respondents said they find milk nutritious, healthy, tasty, and their best source of calcium
FILLING NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
32% of global respondents seek foods high in protein to fulfill their main nutritional needs
