"It is a huge vote of confidence in WCF to have someone with Peter's seniority and experience becoming our new chairman and we are enormously grateful to Barry Parkin for his service over the last eight years." The Board also appointed two new Board Officers, Tricia Brannigan, Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President Global Procurement at The Hershey Company; and Peter Blommer, Vice Charirman of Blommer. Christine McGrath, Vice President and Chief of Global Impact, Sustainability and Well-being at Mondelēz International remains a Board Officer for another term. "With both cocoa origin countries and cocoa consuming countries implementing new initiatives for a sustainable cocoa supply chain, this is a unique time for forging a shared vision. I am honored to have been elected chairman of the World Cocoa Foundation, as it is uniquely placed to be a constructive partner on behalf of the cocoa and chocolate industry in crafting this vision," said Mr Boone.