The Champions

Champions 12.3 consists of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030. All serve in a personal capacity.

Hans Hoogeveen

Co-Chair

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture

Sunny Verghese

Co-Chair

Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam International Limited

Inger Andersen

Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Peter Bakker

President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Paul Bulcke

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A.

Steven Cahillane

Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Company

Wai-Chan Chan

Managing Director, Consumer Goods Forum

Nguyen Xuan Cuong

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam

Wiebe Draijer

Chairman of the Managing Board, Rabobank

Shenggen Fan

Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Kevin J. Fay

Executive Director, Global Food Cold Chain Council

Louise Fresco

President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research

Liz Goodwin

Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute

Marcus Gover

Chief Executive Officer, WRAP

Gilbert F. Houngbo

President, International Fund for Agricultural Development

Theo De Jager

President, World Farmers’ Organisation

Mogens Jensen

Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, Denmark

Alan Jope

CEO, Unilever

Selina Juul

Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Spild Af Mad

Yolanda Kakabadse

Member, WWF US Board of Directors

Sam Kass

Founder, TROVE and Acre Venture Partners

Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London

Stella Kyriakides

Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Michael La Cour

Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB

Esben Lunde Larsen

Fellow, Food Program, World Resources Institute

Denis Machuel

Chief Executive Officer, Sodexo

Geraldine Matchett

Co-CEO, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, DSM

Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko

Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

Oyun Sanjaasuren

Director of External Affairs, Green Climate Fund

Rajiv J. Shah

President, The Rockefeller Foundation

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture

Andrew Steer

President and CEO, World Resources Institute

Achim Steiner

Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Tristram Stuart

Founder, Feedback

Johan Swinnen

Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute

Juergen Voegele

Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank