GLOBALG.A.P. North America appoints Roberta Anderson president  

FoodPLUS GmbH, the legal entity behind the GLOBALG.A.P. brand, has named Roberta Anderson president of the U.S. subsidiary GLOBALG.A.P. North America.

Anderson has served as executive vice president of GGNA since 2017, and she has been part of the GLOBALG.A.P. team since 2014.  

Building on two decades of career experience advancing responsible agriculture, Anderson will lead the organization’s drive to grow GLOBALG.A.P. certification solutions as cost-effective and streamlined options for farmers to meet food safety, environmental and social responsibility assurance needs in North America, according to a news release.

The news comes on the heels of the recent departure of Kristian Moeller, who was a managing director of FoodPLUS GmbH and the president of GGNA. Moeller will now turn his attention to facilitating a new industry collaboration, the release said.

Anderson and the GGNA team will advance the work of GLOBALG.A.P. begun by Moeller within the U.S. and Canada as the Portland, Ore.-based extension of the company headquartered in Cologne, Germany. 

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Anderson is rooted in agriculture. Coming from multiple generations of farmers in Illinois, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in international agriculture and business administration.

“It is a great honor to lead GGNA at this time of change for farming and our food system,” Anderson said in the release. “Farmers are increasingly being highlighted for their critical role in supplying us all with safe food while protecting the environment and caring for their workers. GLOBALG.A.P.’s uniquely comprehensive and trusted certification solutions enable farmers of all sizes to build strong internal programs and meet evolving market needs.

“I am especially excited about some of the tools and resources we will release in the coming months to support the success of farmers as they adapt to changing market requirements,” she continued. “I will proudly work alongside GGNA’s incredible team of professionals and expanding community of industry collaborators in North America toward the GLOBALG.A.P. vision: a world in which farms are recognized for their efforts to continuously produce enough safe food while safeguarding our environment and the welfare of farming communities.”