Lauren Larsen Joins Mars Food & Nutrition North America as Chief Customer Officer
Mars Inc. hired Lauren Larsen as chief customer officer for Mars Food & Nutrition North America, the company’s unit devoted to side dishes and meal options.
Larsen comes from Glanbia Performance Nutrition, where she spent four years, the last as vice president of sales and earlier as vice president of the company’s Walmart and Sam’s Club business. Prior to that, she spent nearly 13 years at Procter & Gamble.
At Mars, she will lead sales strategies for the rice and ready meal categories, including brands Ben's Original, Seeds of Change and Tasty Bite, as well as other strategic initiatives to maximize value creation and drive commercial excellence across the business.
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