Gopi Sandhu

Vice President of Environmental Sustainability · Nestlé Purina PetCare · company speakers →

Gopi Sandhu is the vice president of Environmental Sustainability at Nestlé Purina PetCare (NPPC) at the company’s headquarters in St. Louis. He began his career in environmental consulting, supporting a wide range of industrial clients, including aviation, petrochemical, energy and consumer products. In 1998, Gopi joined Purina as an environmental engineer. He spent the next 24 years working to promote sustainable manufacturing practices throughout Purina’s North American operations, enabling Purina’s factories to grow responsibly, follow environmental laws and achieve the Company’s sustainability targets for manufacturing. Gopi was promoted to his current role in 2022 and now reports to NPPC’s president and chief growth officer. In this capacity, he partners with top management and functional leaders across NPPC’s entire value chain to develop and drive the Company’s environmental sustainability priorities. Gopi received his bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Missouri in 1990, and is a member of the Water Environment Federation. His technical background includes water and effluent management, energy conservation, renewables, and carbon and water benefits accounting. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, which includes his dog Milo, and enhancing biodiversity and water stewardship at home through native gardening.

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