CECP Continues to Advance Business As a Force for Good With Hire of New Managing Director
Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas joins nonprofit consultancy with an eye towards strategic growth, greater corporate reach, and increasing impact
NEW YORK, May 22, 2018 /3BL Media/ – CECP: The CEO Force for Good announced the addition of Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas as Managing Director, an integral part of CECP’s senior leadership team. As a CEO-led coalition of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies, CECP believes a company’s social strategy – how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors, and customers – determines a company’s success. As the former Executive Director of The Mosaic Company Foundation, Kari brings multiple years of experience in corporate social investments, company strategy, and business development.
“CECP is recognized as the leader in advancing business as a force for good and helping 200+ companies enhance their social strategy,” said Daryl Brewster, CEO, CECP. “Kari’s exceptional track record in corporate strategy and execution, sustainable value creation, and thoughtful leadership, combined with her passion for a better world through business is invaluable to CECP’s mission. We’re thrilled to have her on board.”
“Being part an organization that has championed the business value of strategic societal investments for nearly two decades is genuinely exciting,” said Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, Managing Director, CECP. “I’m delighted to join CECP and be part of this high-performing team dedicated to keeping business moving forward in the right direction.”
Prior to CECP, Kari led a consulting practice, which included working with FINNEGANS and its affiliated entities. FINNEGANS is the first beer company in the world to donate 100 percent of its profits to charity and is modeled after Newman’s Own social enterprise business.
Kari served as Executive Director, The Mosaic Company Foundation, and directed the company’s Public Affairs global corporate social responsibility and agricultural sustainability strategies. During her tenure, Mosaic achieved the ranking as one of 100 Best Corporate Citizens, Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine for six consecutive years and was recognized with the CECP President’s Excellence Award for the company’s agricultural development partnerships in three countries.
Kari holds a Bachelor’s degree in statistics and international studies from The American University in Washington, DC and a Master of Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, where she also has served as adjunct faculty.
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ABOUT CECP: THE CEO FORCE FOR GOOD
CECP is a CEO-led coalition that believes that a company’s social strategy — how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors, and customers —determines company success. Founded in 1999 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman and other business leaders to create a better world through business, CECP has grown to a movement of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies that represent $7 trillion in revenues, $18.6 billion in societal investment, 13 million employees, and $15 trillion in assets under management. CECP helps companies transform their social strategy by providing customized connections and networking, counsel and support, benchmarking and trends, and awareness building and recognition.
