SVP, Strategy, Marketing, R&D, Global Executive Team member, Business Spokesperson
Cargill
Jan 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years 10 months)
Created inaugural global strategy and managed M&A portfolio and geographies. Led organic growth capability development for meat businesses in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Created cross-business commercial cohorts, regionalized change plans and new performance metrics. Oversaw global brands, innovation pipeline and sales effectiveness for retail, foodservice and key accounts. $2B revenue business with 30K employees, and customers in over 40 countries.
• Implemented first ever global strategy across four regions: Latin America, Europe, China and SE Asia. Identified levers for aggressive agenda to grow business from $70MM to $300MM earnings in 5 years.
• Managed R&D, Marketing and active M&A process, including Executive / Board approvals.