MINNEAPOLIS, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
MBOLD announced Sonya McCullum
Roberts as its new co-chair to lead the coalition in
addressing major challenges facing the food and agriculture
sectors. Roberts is the President and Group Leader of Cargill Salt, with deep experience driving
corporate strategy and innovation on a global scale. MBOLD brings
together CEOs and other senior leaders from major Minnesota-based food and agriculture
companies, research institutions and non-profit organizations to
tackle global challenges and is powered by the GREATER MSP
Partnership. Roberts joins Jeff
Harmening, Chairman and CEO of General Mills, in the
co-chair role.
"MBOLD is driving transformative, industry-leading solutions in
food and agriculture," said Roberts. "I'm excited to take on this
new role as our coalition of Minnesota-based global leaders tackles some of
the biggest challenges facing our industries – from water quality
to soil health, climate change, innovation, and more."
Roberts leads Cargill's Salt business, where she oversees
strategy and execution. Cargill Salt
has 2,000 employees across 25 locations and sells commercial and
agricultural salt products across North
America and Europe. Roberts
previously established and led growth ventures for Cargill's
North America protein business,
where she developed and implemented business strategies, entered
emerging businesses such as alternative proteins, evaluated
multiple mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and implemented
strategic pricing.
"Sonya brings a rare combination of global vision and
on-the-ground commitment to driving innovation, building our
entrepreneurial sector, and cultivating the next generation of
diverse leadership in food and ag," Harmening said. "I'm excited to
work closely with Sonya to lead MBOLD into its next phase of growth
and impact on climate change and the growing demand for food."
Roberts assumes the co-chair position after serving as the CEO
Champion for Bold Open, MBOLD's program to drive innovation in
Minnesota's food and agriculture
sectors. In this role, Roberts and the Agricultural Utilization
Research Institute (AURI) worked together to bring the disruptive
thinking of entrepreneurs and innovators with the reach and acumen
of global food and agriculture companies, farm commodity groups and
others to address key industry challenges.
About MBOLD®
MBOLD is a coalition of CEOs and other senior leaders working
together to accelerate solutions to the most pressing challenges
facing the food and agriculture sectors, particularly our changing
climate, related natural resource challenges and the growing global
demand for food. Members include General Mills, Cargill,
Target, Schwan's Company, Compeer Financial, Land O'Lakes, Inc.,
Ecolab and the University of Minnesota
as well as the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, the
Minnesota AgriGrowth Council, Grow North and McKinsey & Co. To
learn more, see mbold.org.
About Cargill
Cargill's 155,000 employees across 70
countries work relentlessly to achieve its purpose of nourishing
the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day,
Cargill connects farmers with markets, customers with ingredients,
and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. Cargill
combines 155 years of experience with new technologies and insights
to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and
industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side,
Cargill is building a stronger, sustainable future for
agriculture. For more information, visit Cargill.com.
About GREATER MSP
GREATER MSP is the economic
development partnership for the 15-county Minneapolis Saint Paul
region. Over 200 leading businesses, universities, cities,
counties, philanthropies and others are working together to
accelerate the competitiveness of the regional economy and drive
inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment
and the execution of strategic initiatives.
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