Amr Arafa (45) will take over the position of Chief Digital Officer of the Barry Callebaut Group from 15 January 2024. In this role, he will be responsible for building an agile and technology-based organisation at Barry Callebaut. The aim is to further drive forward the company's growth strategy. In this newly created position, he will be part of Barry Callebaut's Extended Leadership Team and report directly to CEO Peter Feld. He brings expertise in the area of digital transformation from his previous positions. He joins Barry Callebaut from IKEA.