The BCTGM issued the following press statement in response to Mondelez International’s recent announcement that Mr. Dirk Van de Put will succeed Irene Rosenfeld as CEO:
On behalf of dedicated BCTGM workers across the country, we welcome this transition and believe it presents an opportunity for Mondelez to acknowledge that a significant source of its success has, historically, been an alliance with loyal employees.
It is our hope that with new leadership comes new perspective, and that the company will shift its focus back to the very workers who helped build the company into the successful producer of America’s most beloved brands. We hope Mondelez will renew its commitment to its workforce by making a substantive investment in new plants and equipment in the US in order to expand its manufacturing footprint in America, and subsequently create new middle-class American jobs.