The Hain Celestial Group, a global health and wellness company announced the appointment of Amber Jefferson as its new chief people officer, effective January 1. She will serve on the Executive Leadership Team.

In this role, Jefferson will oversee the company's global human resources function and provide leadership for the culture and talent strategy to enable the Hain Reimagined transformation rolled out earlier this year.

With more than two decades in the consumer goods, retail, food service, and travel industries, Jefferson brings vast strategic and operational human resources expertise to Hain. Amber is joining Hain from Farmer Brothers Coffee where she held the role of chief human resources officer.

Before Farmer Brothers Coffee, Amber spent nine years at Kellogg Company in various business unit human resources leadership roles. Earlier in her career, Amber held HR leadership roles at Sabre Corporation, a global travel software developer, and Brinker International, a leading global casual dining restaurant company.

"Amber has a strong reputation leading multinational organisations through transformation while driving a performance-based culture," said Wendy Davidson, Hain Celestial Group Chief Executive Officer. "She will be instrumental in designing our people strategy and building a strong pipeline of talent that will unlock our potential to drive long-term growth as a global enterprise."

"I look forward to working closely with Wendy and the global leadership team to drive deeper employee engagement and elevate Hain's reputation as a purpose-led organization that lives its values,” Amber said.