NPEW 2018

Beena Goldenberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Cultivate Ventures and Hain-Celestial Canada, a leading Natural and Organic Food and Personal Care company, headquartered in NY and traded on the NASDAQ, with such brands as Yves Veggie Cuisine, Celestial Seasonings Tea, Europe’s Best Frozen fruit, Terra Root Vegetable chips, Dream non-dairy beverages and Live Clean personal care products. She has been in this role for over 12 years, quadrupling the Canadian business through organic growth and acquisitions. She received her Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at McGill University and after working 3 years in biotechnology she moved into the consumer packaged goods industry where she has spent the last 28 years progressing from roles in Research & Development to Marketing and then General Management. Beena currently resides in Toronto but travels frequently to Vancouver, the home of Yves Veggie Cuisine, and to NY to work with her team on Cultivate Ventures.