Purpose
Lorna Davis has a long track record as a successful executive in 7 countries on 5 continents. With a degree in Anthropology and Psychology and corporate background in marketing, she has been running large businesses since 1997.
She has now shifted her interests and priorities to 3 areas;
Purpose and business and how to combine financial metrics with social and environmental measures. She is particularly interested in the different style of leadership required for this journey, and is a big supporter of the B Corp movement.
Women and their leadership challenges in traditional workplaces.
Wildlife conservation and particularly the plight of the African rhino.
About Lorna
Lorna Davis has served as President of multinational consumer goods companies for 20+ years, in Danone, Kraft and Mondelez. Lorna has been a key leader in Danone’s purpose journey and is a Global Ambassador for the B Corp movement. In 2017, she served as CEO and Chairwoman of Danone Wave (now Danone North America), where she established that $6 Billion entity as a Public Benefit Corporation and achieved B Corp status in 2018, making it the largest B Corp in the world.
Lorna is a member of the Social Mission Board of Seventh Generation, the Integrity Board of Sir Kensington (both Seventh Generation and Sir Kensington are owned by Unilever)the Advisory Board of Radical Impact and the Board of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture.
She has lived and led businesses in 7 countries including the UK, France and the USA and served on the Global board of Electrolux for 6 years.
Lorna was also based in Shanghai, China for 6 years where she was the CEO of the merged Danone and Kraft business.
Support
Lorna believes passionately in a world in which rhinos are protected, respected and treasured. Her belief is that the solution to this complex challenge lies in collaboration and radical interdependence and she is partnering with the extremely well respected Wildlife Conservation Network to further this cause.
If you would like to participate, please reach out to Lorna on Twitter or LinkedIn or Donate here : Wildlife Conservation Network.
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