Barry Callebaut names new MD for Australia and New Zealand

Chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut Group has named Denis Convert as its new MD for ANZ.

Convert will start his new role on August 1 and will be based in the GKC Foods office in Melbourne. As MD, he will oversee operations and sales teams in growing sales volume and expanding Barry Callebaut’s footprint in the region.

“The appointment will steer Barry Callebaut’s further growth in Australia and New Zealand,” the company said in a statement.

Barry Callebaut bought GKC Foods last year.

Having joined the group in 2014 as VP of gourmet for Asia Pacific, Convert led sales and marketing teams in the region. Prior to Barry Callebaut, he held senior roles at Mars in Europe for 14 years.

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