GLOBALG.A.P. has appointed Guy Callebaut as its new Chairman and Jim Jefcoate as Vice-Chairman for a four-year term.
Guy Callebaut joined the GLOBALG.A.P. Board in 2012 as a producer/supplier representative and brings 30 years of extensive producer experience to the role of Chairman of the Board. As an active producer of pears and apples, he is responsible for the general, day-to-day management and the coordination of the production quality management in practice.
“I am a grower first and foremost. I’ve been GLOBALG.A.P. certified for more than 10 years and so have experienced first-hand the valuable benefits of being part of such an extensive and strong international system. I am delighted to serve this unique global partnership between growers and retailers as a Chairman. It is a great opportunity to highlight and strengthen the benefits for farmers participating in GLOBALG.A.P. around the world,” said Mr Callebaut.
Newly appointed Jim Jefcoate, who is a Group Technical Director at importer IPL, has been a member of the Board since 2011 as a retailer representative. Mr Jefcoate received his mandate from Asda, one of the UK’s largest supermarket groups, and from Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas in the US, who owns Asda and IPL.
Recently IPL announced it is in the process of introducing an automated interface linking directly to the GLOBALG.A.P. Database, and Mr Jefcoate will be applying this IT experience to help expand GLOBALG.A.P.’s IT capabilities in order to better serve retailers’ supply chain and sourcing management processes.
Dr. Kristian Moeller, GLOBALG.A.P. Director, said, “Now, after 12 years, the time has come for a producer to share this global partnership as our new Chairman. With the experienced leadership of both a seasoned producer and the representative of the world’s largest retailer, the GLOBALG.A.P. Board and our global team are more than ready to tackle the challenges to come.”
