CAA Executive Team

Executive Committee

Chairman

Elie Fouché

Barry Callebaut

Vice Chairman

Michelle Cui

Ecom AgroIndustrial Corporation

Treasurer

Sunil Shankar

Mondelez International

Secretary

Saurabh Suri

ofi

CAA Secretariat Team

Chief Operating Officer
Secretary-General

Shirley Ruth Choo

Cocoa Association of Asia

Shirley is responsible for designing, leading the association’s strategies, and implementing policies that align with the association’s vision and mission objectives. She also manages the Private-Public-Partnership (PPP), membership engagement and oversees revenue, and P&L.

Marketing & Operations Assistant Manager

Akiko Okuno

Cocoa Association of Asia

Akiko assists in a vast area of CAA marketing activities – such as course management, sponsorship, event management, digital marketing to support the association’s strategic direction. She also supports the administration function, member and office support including bookkeeping.

Finance &
Accounting

Jesline Tan (Contract)

Cocoa Association of Asia

Jesline supports the administration function and bookkeeping.

Sub-Committees / Working Groups

Sustainability

Director for Sustainability

Fay Fay Choo

Mars Inc

Fay Fay is the Asia Cocoa Director at Mars Wrigley

Sustainability Committee

Imam Suharto

ofi

Imam Suharto is Head of Cocoa Sustainability Indonesia at ofi

Sustainability Committee

Paul Arendsen

Barry Callebaut

Paul is head of Cocoa Sourcing APAC at Barry Callebaut

Sustainability Committee

Suharman Sumpala

JB Cocoa

Suharman Sumpala is the Country Sustainability Manager for JB Cocoa in Indonesia

Sustainability Committee

Joyce Hia

GCB Cocoa Singapore Pte Ltd

Joyce Hia is a trader at GCB Cocoa Singapore Pte Ltd

Sustainability Committee

Chandra Panjiwibowo

Rainforest Alliance

Chandra Panjiwibowo is the Asia Pacific Director at Rainforest Alliance

Sustainability Committee

Selene Scotton

Puratos Grand-Place Vietnam

Selene Scotton is the Regional Cocoa Manager APAC at Puratos Grand-Place

Sustainability Committee

Sitti Asmayanti Andi

Mondelez International

Sustainability Committee

Hui Pin / Maxime Durand

Nestle

Sustainability Committee

Joleen Goh

Cargill

Trade Policy

Director for Trade Policy

SAURABH SURI

ofi

Saurabh is the senior vice president at ofi

Trade Policy Committee

Lau Han Ching

Barry Callebaut

Han Ching is the Regulatory Affairs Manager, Asia Pacific at Barry Callebaut Services Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd

Trade Policy Committee

Heong Yong Kong

Mars Wrigley

Heong Yong Kong is the Strategic Sourcing Manager Cocoa at Mars Wrigley

Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory

Director for Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory

Ho Kim Tong

Cargill

Kim Tong is the Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Product Line Expert at Cargill

Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Committee

Irene Liew

Barry Callebaut

Irene is the Regional Quality Manager – Cocoa & Project at Barry Callebaut Asia Pacific

Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Committee

Chong Ken Boon

Mars Wrigley

Ken Boon is the Regional SQA Manager at Mars Wrigley

Knowledge

Director for Knowledge Committee

Darren Stetzel

StoneX

Darren is the Vice President for Softs & Ags, Asia of StoneX.

Knowledge
Committee

Dhanya Nair

FrieslandCampina

Dhanya Nair is a Global Procurement Manager at FrieslandCampina

Knowledge
Committee

Lester Lim

Barry Callebaut Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Lester is the Senior Combined Ratio Manager at Barry Callebaut.

Knowledge
Committee

Eric Bergman

JSG Commodities

Eric is the Head of the Cocoa and Coffee department at JSG Commodities.

Knowledge
Committee

Tey Yu Xiang

JB Cocoa

Yu Xiang is the Corporate Planning Executive at JBCocoa