Yves Rey takes over chairmanship of the GFSI Board of Directors
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), managed by The Consumer Goods Forum, announced the appointment of Yves Rey, corporate quality general manager at Danone, to succeed Jürgen Matern, vice president, sustainability and regulatory affairs at Metro AG, as its board chairman. Rey took over the leadership of GFSI at the recent conference in Orlando, FL.
Commenting on the appointment, outgoing Chairman Matern said: “The GFSI Board is delighted that Yves has agreed to take over this role, which occurs at an important time for GFSI. The initiative has gained tremendous momentum over the last few years in many parts of the world. GFSI still has a key role to play not only in encouraging industry-wide adoption of GFSI recognized schemes, but also in supporting smaller suppliers in different parts of the world to build their capacity and ensure the development of effective food safety management systems through a systematic continuous improvement approach.”