MBW Community Connect: Celebrating International Women's Day

David Fowler

Commercial Director - McDonald’s , Cargill Protein Europe

David is European Commercial Director at Cargill Protein, and is principally responsible for leading Cargill’s Poultry Business with McDonald’s across Europe.

David started out his career with Coca-Cola, before moving to Cargill in 2009. In his 15-year tenure with Cargill, David has held a number of Key Account Management & Commercial positions, across several of Cargill’s Businesses. David has a passion for working with people and with customers, and has successfully built and managed relationships with many of the top F&B/CPG companies across the world.

Having lived up and down the UK, David currently lives in Lincoln with his wife, Natalie, and daughter, Georgina (6). In between family and work commitments, David likes to keep active, and having dabbled in most sports over the years, is currently focussing on cycling with a view to taking on some big rides this summer!

Patrycja Samet

Senior Strategic Sourcing Consultant, McDonalds

I am currently a Senior Strategic Procurement Consultant with 15-year experience in the dynamic world of retail in EasyJet, Tesco, McDonalds. I also have achieved a Masters in International Business. Beyond my professional career I am a devoted mother of two, balancing passion for procurement with commitment to family.

Janie Van Hool

Communication Expert & Personal impact coach

Janie is an author, speaker, facilitator, and teacher in the art of brilliant communication, supporting leaders to connect with and inspire their people. She teaches in-person and online in one-to-one conversations and interactive group sessions that are playful and experiential, whilst providing challenging and constructive feedback. Her focus is on practical ideas, tools and encouragement that create confidence, enable impactful change and shape inclusive, listening cultures. Janie’s award-winning, bestselling book - The Listening Shift - draws on the learning and experiences she gained as a RADA-trained classical actress, a voice teacher (she has an MA in Voice Studies), from her research into Performance Psychology at Edinburgh University and from her years volunteering as a listener for Samaritans in the UK.

: www.janievanhool.com
: linkedin.com/in/janie-van-hool-523621