Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Global President, GM and Board member with experience leading multi-billion dollar P&Ls via 5000+ employee cross-functional, multi-national teams in Fortune 500 private and public companies across start-ups, turnarounds and mature businesses, while living and working on four different continents. Expertise in CPG, F&B, innovation, growth strategy, digital transformation, commercial execution, M&A and P&L delivery. Harvard Business School MBA and Computer Science undergraduate.
General Manager responsible for full P&L delivery, all operating functions, and multi-year direction for the Ferrero Group in North America - a multi-billion $ geography that has grown 4x in 7 years, employs more than 5000 people, and contains 9 production facilities and 50 retail stores. Member of the Global Management Board and Corporate Officer. Ferrero is a global confectionary company with an uninterrupted 70-year history of growth via leading consumer brands including Nutella, Tic Tac, Kinder, Rocher, Keebler, Butterfinger, Halo Top, Blue Bunny, Fannie May and others across chocolate, candy, spreads, biscuits, and ice cream.
General Manager responsible for full P&L delivery, all operating functions, and multi-year direction for the Ferrero Group across Asia, Pacific, Middle East, and Africa - a rapidly-growing multi-billion dollar area covering more than 90 countries (including China, India, Australia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel and South Africa), 5 production facilities and 5,000 employees.
Responsible for all growth initiatives, including strategy, M&A, insights, innovation, revenue growth management, pricing, B2B and B2C e-commerce, and commercialization along with physical value chain design and digital transformation for PepsiCo Foods North America, PepsiCo's largest and most profitable division ($20B revenue).
Responsible for strategy, digital transformation, physical value chain design and transformation, direct e-commerce P&L (B2B and B2C), DSD Go-to-Market execution, and M&A for Frito Lay North America, PepsiCo’s largest and most profitable operating division.
Responsible for the full P&L, day-to-day operations, and long-term strategy for PepsiCo's Nutrition businesses in the Greater China Region -- including Quaker and Tropicana -- as well as the Innovation and Commercialization process across all categories (Beverages, Snacks and Nutrition).
Led teams serving Fortune 500 corporations in consumer goods, industrial services, and logistics, primarily focused on growth strategy and go-to-market improvements. Managed all aspects of the projects, including negotiating engagements, leading the problem solving, presenting results to senior executives, and implementation.