HOBOKEN, NJ — Hain Celestial Group, a leading manufacturer of better-for-you brands, announced Chris Jenkins as global head of impact. Jenkins will oversee Hain’s Global Impact Strategy, which prioritizes adding purpose-driven brands that focus on various sustainability and health initiatives across its product portfolio.
“We are thrilled to appoint Chris to global head of impact as an important next step in our journey to build purpose-driven, better-for-you brands that have a positive impact on people and the planet,” said Kristy Meringolo, chief legal and corporate affairs officer at Hain Celestial. “With Chris’ successful track record advancing purpose and ESG work for Ella’s Kitchen, he will no doubt bring strong leadership and innovative thinking to advance our global strategy and drive greater impact across our brands and end-to-end value chain.”
Jenkins previously led Impact for Hain’s Ella’s Kitchen, a leading baby and kids food brand in the UK. In this role, he oversaw the development of a climate action strategy, managed the B-Corp certification process, and directed advocacy efforts on food, childhood poverty and biodiversity.
“I am pleased to have been trusted to build on the brilliant impact work already delivered by my colleagues at Hain Celestial over the years,” Jenkins said. “I have always believed that if we are to address social and environmental challenges, business needs to be part of that solution and lead the change. We have a strong base to build on as we work together to grow our impact and deliver meaningful change for people, communities and the planet, on a global scale.”
Hain Celestial created the position to increase the company’s impact across its portfolio of better-for-you brands, including Garden Veggie, Snacks, Terra Chips, Earth’s Best and Yves.
