Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya jumped into action after hearing about the back-to-back earthquakes that struck Turkey, his home country, and Syria. He's also imploring other companies to take action.
The chief executive was not only born in eastern Turkey, but he lived through the"When you're exposed to a tragedy like this, you always live with it," he said.
When you live in an area that's prone to earthquakes, you "always think that one day the big one is going to come because it's just like a scientific reality," he said. Aerial view of destroyed buildings are seen on Feb. 16, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey. What he noticed, and what gives him hope, is that everyone has reacted to this tragedy as if we are all family.
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