Mars

Mars is an iconic 110-year-strong family-owned company that operates in more than 80 countries, serving humans and pets worldwide with everyday food and nutrition, snacking, pet care, and pet hospitals. Some of the iconic brands, products, and services include M&Ms, Snickers, Milky Way, Wrigley Gums, KIND bars, Nature's Bakery, Tru Fru, Hotel Chocalat, Tasty Bite, Ben’s Original, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Banfield Pet Hospitals, and many more... As the Global Vice President and Chief Data Officer, I serve cross-functional enterprise needs and oversee all aspects, from strategy to delivery of data and AI enablement for Mars Snacking globally. Built from the ground up, my team and I are passionate about enabling Mars Snacking associates and its consumers with a data-led AI advantage. #ProudlyMars #TomorrowStartsToday

As the Global President of Mars Snacking, I am guided every day by my passion for developing teams and pioneering innovation. I’m dedicated to delivering the snacking category of the future, and inspiring moments of everyday happiness for people around the world.

As head of Global Digital Operations, I integrate Information Security into a 4,000 FTE, $600M global organization that leads the operations of all technology capabilities - Information Security, Applications, Infrastructure, IT Compliance, and Digital Workplace. We provide a holistic approach to powering and protecting the growth of all Mars businesses, while driving the broad digital transformation strategy.

I lead the flagship, Mars Snacking North America and the Global Ice Cream business for one of the largest private companies on the globe. Our iconic business includes market leading enterprises in chocolate, salty snacks, gum, mints, fruity snacks, ice cream, specialty retail, omni channel commerce, brand licensing, sports marketing and partnerships. With a focus on growth through creativity, innovation, sustainable operational excellence, digital centricity and superior capital allocation, we center on consumer obsession and unparalleled customer intimacy to drive economic value. Proud to steward the legacy of the Mars family into the future with the aid of 16,000+ dedicated North American and Global Ice Cream associates, and a talented cross functional executive team centered on purpose driven value creation, leadership excellence and stellar reputation management.