WCF President Martin Short Leaving Organization [Version française ci-dessous] August 5 – Martin Short announced his resignation on Friday as President of the…
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World Cocoa Foundation
President Richard Scobey will leave WCF on May 1 to become the new Executive Director of environmental organization TRAFFIC, which monitors global wildlife trade and promotes sustainable management of wild plants and animals.
The WCF Board of Directors will oversee a selection process to replace Scobey to ensure WCF continues to deliver on its vision of a thriving and sustainable cocoa sector, where farmers prosper, communities are empowered, and the planet is healthy.
Praising Scobey’s leadership at WCF over five years,
WCF Chairman Barry Parkin said:
“Rick has provided outstanding leadership in the continued evolution of WCF. Under his watch, we have developed our new vision and strategy set out in the Pathway for Sustainable Cocoa, launched the new public-private partnerships of Cocoa & Forests Initiative and CocoaAction Brazil, pivoted to a new framework to address child labor, deepened our policy dialogue on key