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People moves: Foodpanda CEO departs amid rumors, Syngenta has a new boss, Post CEO on sudden medical leave
November 6, 2023
Aquaculture company Vertical Oceans welcomes new CFO, Cibus hires an expert in “natural capital.”
People moves: Aerofarms shuffle continues, Howard Schultz & Starbucks part ways, Regrow Ag enlists MongoDB vet
October 16, 2023
Western Growers appoints a new VP, Omeat appoints a chief strategy officer & new execs join Diageo.
Tropical ambitions and fermentation dreams: The most notable agrifoodtech people moves in August
September 8, 2023
Apeel Sciences and EVERY make notable new hires and the FDA brings on an EPA vet for a new food safety-focused role.
July people moves: Little Leaf Farms’ new CFO hire a ‘significant milestone,’ Incredo hires co-CEOs, Chobani names new CMO
August 4, 2023
FarmTrace has a new CEO and ClimateAI’s founder is stepping away.
People Moves: Benson Hill CEO Matt Crisp out, new boss at McCormick, Clear Frontier expands team
July 7, 2023
Each month, AgFunder News publishes a column of the agrifood industry’s biggest leadership changes, layoffs and more.
Insect protein giant Ÿnsect targets profitability with a new CEO and new company strategy
July 6, 2023
Ÿnsect COO Shankar Krishnamoorthy will assume the role of CEO; founder Antoine Hubert will pivot to focus on science, IP and strategy.
People moves: Ag CEO leads Bill Gates-backed rice venture, new CEO for Oatley, chef Marcus Samuelsson joins Aleph Farms
June 9, 2023
Stay up to date with the latest people moves for the agrifood industry.
Movin’ on, up and out: A new CMO for Regrow Ag, controversy as Bud Light execs take leave
May 5, 2023
Bud Light scandals aside, JBS USA appointed a new CEO as PR battles rage on and an Impossible Foods vet joined Alphabet X.
People Moves: Impossible Foods vet joins Nobell, cheers to Diageo’s first female CEO, FDA head to retire
April 7, 2023
Believer Meats has a new Burger, Freight Farms grows its indoor ag team.
March moves: Robot pizza CEO steps down, Meati beefs up C-suite, new execs for DoorDash, Flashfood
March 6, 2023
Plus, the USDA’s office of the chief scientist gets a new director and cultivated meat startup Upside Foods expands its leadership team.
‘It’s been a very dark week…’ Miyoko Schinner hits back as company accuses her of ‘hatching plot’ to steal IP
February 20, 2023
The dispute between Miyoko Schinner and the company she founded has grown uglier as Miyoko’s Creamery has filed a lawsuit accusing Schinner of “hatching a plot to steal company property, trade secrets, and confidential information” after being removed as CEO.
FBN appoints Temasek’s John Vaske as new CEO, co-founder Amol Deshpande steps down
February 16, 2023
Co-founder Amol Deshpande, who started Farmers Business Network in 2014, is stepping down as CEO “to pursue other interests.”
People moving on: Trios of new execs for GoodLeaf & Danone, CFO shuffle at Cargill, Beyond Meat’s branding head leaves
February 3, 2023
Agtech startup FarmWise gets a new CEO, Cargill sees a CFO shuffle, and Beyond Meat saays good-bye to its longtime branding executive.
New year, new people moves: Zomato, Sweetgreen executives out, AppHarvest taps CEA vet for COO
January 6, 2023
Other people moves from the last month include a new chief marketing officer for Grabango and a new role for Upstream Ag’s founder.
Movin’ up and out: David Lee & AppHarvest split, Impossible C-suite hires, Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO resigns after 3 months
December 5, 2022
Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO leaves the company after just three months at the helm, while Impossible Foods makes two new C-suite hires.
Movin’ up and out: Beyond’s executive exodus, UFA’s new CEO, a General Mills vet joints Ever.Ag
November 4, 2022
Despite a slowdown in people moves overall, the month included a few notable transitions from the likes of Beyond Meat and the Upcycled Foods Association.
Moooving on up and out: Plant-based staff dismissals, JBS’s first ESG chief, Starbucks’ new CEO, more people moves
October 7, 2022
Plus, Starbucks names a new CEO and a longtime veteran of consumer goods corporate Unilever calls it quits after 35 years.
People moves: C-suite moves at Indigo Ag, Motif Foodworks swaps CEOs, Starbucks dissolves COO
September 12, 2022
Two Boston startups welcomed new executives and McDonalds got a new chief impact officer.
Brief: Brown steps down as Impossible Foods CEO, replaced by Chobani’s McGuinness
March 17, 2022
Brown, who founded the plant-based protein pioneer in 2011, will continue in the newly created role of ‘chief visionary officer’.
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