Princeton Nonprofit Share My Meals Appoints First CEO

PRINCETON, NJ – Princeton–based nonprofit Share My Meals has appointed Hélène Lanctuit as its first Chief Executive Officer.

The nonprofit was established in 2020 with the objective of reducing environmental impact of food waste and serving the food insecure.

The role was newly created to highlight the growth of the organization.

“We are delighted to welcome Hélène. Share My Meals has grown quickly over the last three years. We are now working with over 40 food donor organizations, serving food insecure constituencies in Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset Counties and have saved over 400,000 lbs of C0₂ emissions from food waste,” President and Co-founder Isabelle Lambotte said in a statement.

"Hélène has the perfect mix of knowledge, skills and experience to take Share My Meals forward, to build greater capacity to deliver healthy meals to vulnerable people and further reduce the environmental impact of food waste.”

Since its inception, Share My Meals has recovered over 70,000 healthy, prepared meals from corporations, educational establishments, hotels and hospitals in New Jersey, and served them directly to people in their homes or through its network of community partners.

As CEO, Lanctuit will be focusing on building partnerships to increase the impact of the organization.

“I am excited to be joining at this stage of Share My Meals’ development. There is so much potential to further increase our impact through innovative approaches. It is especially important now, when the rising cost of living is driving an ever greater need for regular access to healthy food,” Lanctuit said in a statement.

“We find that corporations, restaurants and other establishments want to play a positive part in their neighborhoods, reduce their food waste and decrease their environmental impact. Share My Meals provides the link so that everyone benefits.”

She has 10 years of experience in corporate environmental sustainability, including three years working for Nestlé to measure and minimize food waste across the value chain.

Lanctuit has also served on the Share My Meals Board since October 2021. In her new role, she will continue to work closely with Lambotte who will remain President.

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