Kai Hummel (42) has been appointed Global Head of Corporate Communications for the Barry Callebaut Group, effective September 1. He succeeds Christiaan Prins, who had led the department since January 2020.  

In this role, Hummel  will be responsible for all external and internal corporate communications of Barry Callebaut worldwide and report directly to CEO Peter Feld.

Hummel has a strong track record and extensive experience in corporate communications for both listed as well as private companies. He has successfully represented global B2B and B2C companies. Most recently, Hummel was responsible for Communications and Public Affairs at GfK SE, one of the world's leading market research companies, which recently merged with NielsenIQ. Prior to that, he headed the Communications and Public Affairs department at WMF Group.