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Pilar Cruz

Corporate SVP / Chief Sustainability Officer

Cargill

Food and Beverage Manufacturing $ 177bn 160,000

For the past 20 years , Pilar Cruz has been a leader at the food and beverage manufacturing company – Cargill . Currently the company ’ s Chief Sustainability Officer , Cruz harnesses her two decades of business and operations experience in the business to bring a global and diverse perspective to the executive team .

As CSO she leads the company ’ s efforts to drive transformational change by delivering sustainable supply chains for its global customers .

“ As part of my role as CSO , we have developed and launched a clear strategy in three priority areas : climate , land and water and people . These priorities define our path to advancing sustainable supply chains and driving positive impacts in the communities where we work ”

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