Do your job brilliantly and the cream will rise to the top.

I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.

The best thing a company can do for the communities in which it operates is to have a vibrant and sustainable business.

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.

Mondelez International is a proud signatory to the New York Declaration on Forests, an important step to unite governments, NGOs and business to slow and then end forest loss. We can't act alone to halt deforestation or climate change, so we call on everyone to play a role. While it won't be easy, I believe this agenda is achievable if we link it directly to business goals.

When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.