Roy Kirby, Ph.D. is Partner at FoodSafERM Consulting. Before retiring, he served as Chief Food Safety Officer at Mondelez International and past Co-Chair of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). He is currently an invited Lecturer at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a member of the Scientific Board of the Pioneering Safe Food Initiative.
During his 35-year career at Mars Inc., David Crean held senior leadership roles across Europe and North America, ultimately serving as Vice President of Corporate R&D and Chief Science Officer. Since retiring in 2021, he has focused on board and advisory roles for food startups, SMEs, and multinational companies.
To fulfill their governance responsibilities, boards require regular, high-quality reporting that translates technical food safety issues into business risk terms
Food safety, once considered the responsibility of technical and production functions, should be recognized as a company-wide, end-to-end business imperative. At the same time, food safety risk management is becoming increasingly complex and represents a growing threat to food companies, andshould be regularly addressed by the Board of Directors.
