Robert ter Kuile
Vice President
Environmental Responsibility, McKesson
Robert joined McKesson in August of 2022 and serves as the Vice President of Environmental Responsibility. He is responsible for defining and executing their Environmental strategies, goals, and initiatives, enterprise-wide, to advance the health of the planet.
For more than 25 years, Robert has worked in both the public and private sectors in various ESG roles. Before joining McKesson, Robert served as the Global Director of Environmental Affairs with Amazon for over five years. He and his teams were responsible for developing, maintaining, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, managing Amazon’s environmental risks globally, through innovative technology solutions and cross-functional collaborations. Prior to Amazon, Robert served as the Vice President of Sustainability for Fossil Group and spent 14 years in a variety of positions with PepsiCo, enabling their environmental and ESG platforms.
Robert is on the Penn State Sustainability Advisory Board and the Board of Directors for Seattle Youth for Christ. He has authored and implemented global policies on Land Use, Forestry Stewardship, and various commodities, is the co-inventor of the “Fast Life Cycle Analysis” process in collaboration with Columbia University’s Earth Institute and has been a featured speaker in more than 20 countries on wide range of ESG topics.
Robert is passionate about making the world a better place and delivering practical programs, processes, and mechanisms that enable sustainable business growth that allow both people and plants to thrive. He resides in Franklin, TN with his wife, Christina, and two daughters, Cora, and Wren.