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Sunny Verghese

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Chairman at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
📍 Singapore

Sunny Verghese is the Co-founder and Group CEO of Olam Group, a global food and agri-business he helped establish in 1989. A recognized leader in sustainability, he holds a postgraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is also Chairman of Temaseks investment platform, GenZero.

Sunny is a prominent voice on sustainability in the food and agriculture sector, previously serving as Chair of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He is deeply committed to addressing global challenges like climate change, food security, and inequality through business-led initiatives and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

He was awarded The Public Service Medal by the Government of Singapore in 2010 for his contributions.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Sunny shows up

Risk-averse
Slow To Decisions
Thoughtful In Approach

Their motivation stems from the impact that their decisions can have on the organization.
 They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally. They prefer to follow rules and procedures.

Priorities

Topics Sunny cares about

Sustainable Agriculture
As CEO of a global agri-business, he is a vocal advocate for sustainable practices and fixing what he calls a "broken" food system.
Climate Action
Chairs GenZero, a platform dedicated to accelerating decarbonization, and has stated that climate change is no longer a crisis, but an emergency.
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Career

Work history

1-2018 - 1-2022
Chairman
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
1989
Executive Director, Co-founder & Group CEO
Olam
In the press

Media appearances

Sunny Verghese, Co‑founder and Group CEO, Olam International. Featured in CNBC
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Olam International co‑founder and CEO joins Business Sustainable Development Commission. Featured in Comunicaffe
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Education

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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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