Michael Zacka is president and CEO of United States and Canada for the Swiss-based multi-national Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Prior to assuming the reins in North America, Zacka was the Company’s global head of marketing and product management. He is an expert on product management and business operations and considered a leader in driving innovation and corporate social responsibility in a global marketplace.
Tetra Pak pioneered break through processing and packaging solutions early, understanding that technologies that enabled transport, distribution and mass merchandising of sensitive products (i.e. milk) safely could indeed change the world. Today they work closely and quietly with more than 2000 of the world’s top food companies and do business in more than 170 countries. Zacka personally has traveled to or done business in 139 of these countries, which gives him a unique perspective on global needs and has shaped his views on the importance of corporate social responsibility and innovation to America and the world.
World Population Day 2013 came and went with little fanfare this year. There were no organized efforts to draw attention to the annual United Nations observance, which underscores population issues.