The Chairman’s Award was conceived in 1995 by Klaus Jacobs, the late former Chairman of Jacobs Holding AG and founder of Barry Callebaut. Recipients of the annual award are individuals who embody the Barry Callebaut values of customer focus, passion, entrepreneurship, team spirit and integrity.

In 2014, 13 colleagues from 11 countries were honored with the Chairman’s Award. The employees and their partners were invited to attend the ceremony that was held in Zurich, Switzerland in August 2014. The award was presented by Chairman Andreas Jacobs and CEO Juergen Steinemann.