Barry Callebaut appoints Thomas Gaengler as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2026

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    "excerpt": "Thomas Gaengler joins Barry Callebaut from Mondelez International and brings more than 30 years of international leadership experience across supply chain, procurement and operations. More recently, he served as SVP, End-to-End Supply Chain, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA) where he worked closely with regional business units to drive alignment, strengthen collaboration and deliver impact. For the last four years, Thomas led Mondelez’ Procurement as Global Chief Procurement Officer. “I am delighted to welcome Thomas to Barry Callebaut. Thomas will help lead the next phase of our journey, with a continued focus on customer-centricity, operational excellence, and strengthening our position as the world's leading chocolate and cocoa solutions partner. His global leadership experience in the sector and ability to build strong partnerships across the organization will be invaluable as we continue to execute our Focus for Growth priorities.\" Hein Schumacher, CEO. Thomas holds a master’s degree in chemical and food engineering from the Technical University Brno, Czech Republic Editor's note: Image rights belong to the respective publisher. With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate solution provider for chocolate experiences across the full...",
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