Sylvain Cuperlier

Vice President and Director of Worldwide Corporate Social Responsibility for Dole Food Company

Mr. Cuperlier joined Dole Europe in 1998 as Coordinator, Markets Strategy and Communication Department after spending 2 years in Argentina in order to fulfill his French civil servant requirements. In 2000, he was promoted to Manager, Responsibility Programs and Communication, Europe and Africa. Since February 2002, he has represented the Dole Food Company, Inc. on the Advisory Board of Social Accountability International (SAI) a New York based NGO focusing on workers' rights. Mr. Cuperlier has an MBA from Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and a Bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Cergy - Pontoise, both obtained in France. In addition, Mr. Cuperlier has a Diplom Kaufmann with a specialization in organization and social psychology from the Universität Mannheim in Germany.

Assisted by:

Roberto Vega

Corporate Social Responsibility Manager

 
Mr Vega joined Dole in Costa Rica (Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica) in 1998 as a Financial Analyst. He was then appointed Banana Farm Controller and promoted to Financial Analysis Manager. In 2004, he started working for the Latin American Division of Dole Fresh Fruit International as Strategic Analysis Manager before being appointed to the position of Organic & Exotic Program Controller. He has a undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance and an MBA with a major in International Business from Universidad Internacional de las Américas, Costa Rica.

Reporting to:  

Sue Hagen

Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Industrial Relations 

Ms. Hagen joined Dole Food Company in 1986 and has held a variety of line and corporate positions during her tenure. In 2000, she was appointed to Vice President of Human Resources for Dole North America. In 2004, she was appointed to her current position with worldwide responsibilities. She has been on the board of the non-profit organization, Children’s Hunger Fund, since 2003. Ms. Hagen has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Redlands and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. 

Dole's CSR Team

The breadth and diversity of Dole's operations benefit from having a team of individuals around the world who hold responsibilities for the implementation of our CSR programs. Team members are based in South and Central America, North America, Europe and Asia and represent all of our major business units. Dole's CSR team hold common values and goals, share progress and best practices, serve to facilitate dialog and interaction across geographical boundaries, and maintain on-the-ground relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This team provides input to the CSR leadership to advance the efforts of our CSR activities worldwide.