GFSI Board

The GFSI Board is made up of 17 members drawn from major retailer, manufacturer and food service operators. They provide the strategic direction and oversee the daily management of the Global Food Safety Initiative. Membership is by invitation only. Current members of the GFSI Board are:

Chairman

Jürgen Matern, Vice President Strategic Quality Management, Metro AG, Germany

Vice-Chairs

Cindy Jiang, Director of Worldwide Quality, Food Safety and Nutrition, McDonald's, USA

Yves Rey, Corporate Quality General Manager, Danone, France

Board

Hugo Byrnes, Director, Product Integrity, Royal Ahold, Netherlands

Marcos Campos, Quality Assurance Director, Bertin, Brazil

Kevin Chen, Chief Operating Officer, China Resources Vanguard, P.R. China

Carol Ciszek, VP- Quality, Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Kraft Foods, USA

D.V Darshane, Director Policy & Standards, Global Quality, Coca-Cola, USA

Bryan Farnsworth, VP Quality Management, Hormel Foods, USA

Hervé Gomichon, Quality Director, Carrefour, France

Cenk Gurol, General Manager SCM Re-engineering, Aeon Global SCM, Japan

Cory Hedman, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Director, Hannaford (Delhaize Group), USA

Payton Pruett, Vice President, Corporate Food Technology & Regulatory Compliance, Kroger, USA

Mike Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Cargill, USA

Rick Roop, Senior Vice President, Food Quality Assurance, Tyson Foods, USA

Frank Yiannas, Vice President, Food Safety & Health, Wal-Mart, USA

Johann Züblin, Head of Standards & Social Compliance, Migros, Switzerland