Latin America. Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) announced that Adriana Olaya Rodriguez has been introduced as its new Director of Sustainability and Communications, who will spearhead the sustainability strategy in the LATAM, EMEA and APAC regions, seeking to drive positive change through actions, communications and engagement, and supporting RCP customers and distributors to do the same.
Olaya Rodriguez has extensive experience and has worked in different industries, such as food and beverage to pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, helping to define, shape and implement smart and credible environmental sustainability programs that engage stakeholders to drive real change.
Emilio Capelli, RCP's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said of the appointment: "We are delighted to welcome Adriana to the team. As a company, we understand our responsibility to operate as sustainably as possible, so bringing on board someone of Adriana's caliber is a real step in the right direction, which will allow us to advance our award-winning Love Sustainability Journey."
"Not only will Adriana's expertise help us define, shape and implement our own sustainability goals, but her work will also allow us to further support our customers and distribution partners to drive real change in their own organizations."
Olaya Rodriguez said of her new role: "I look forward to bringing my expertise to RCP and helping to implement a strong sustainability strategy to shape our business to operate within planetary boundaries. I have been impressed with the commitment of the CPR team and the progress made so far in their journey to reduce the environmental impact of CPR and our customers. I look forward to building on these foundations to take RCP's sustainability efforts to the next level, challenge the status quo, engage and excite our customers, distributors, and my colleagues through actions and communications, so that we can all make lasting change."