The Hain Celestial Group, a leading international manufacturer of organic and natural products, has announced the appointment of Raymond W. Kelly to its Board of Directors.
Kelly, who previously served as the Police Commissioner of New York City for 14 years, has acted as president of Risk Management Services for Cushman and Wakefield, Inc. since March 2014. In this role, he has focused on helping clients identify potential vulnerabilities to prepare and manage risk across several areas including physical and cyber security, crisis management, due diligence and site selection as well as emergency preparedness.
Prior to this position, he held a 50-year tenure in public service as one of the world’s most well-known and highly esteemed leaders in law enforcement. In New York City, he established the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department in the country, as well as a real-time crime centre, which used state-of-the-art data mining technology.
Furthermore, Kelly has also served as Undersecretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department. There, he supervised the department’s enforcement bureaus, including the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Secret Service, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
“We are honoured to have Ray join our Board of Directors,” says Irwin D. Simon, founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Hain Celestial. “[His] worldwide range of experience and insight into critical issues facing companies today will make Ray a valuable addition.”
