Chris Sackree Named Global VP of Supply at Mars Food & Nutrition
Mars continues to restack its Food & Nutrition business, today (Feb. 5) promoting Chris Sackree to Global Vice President Supply, replacing Dale Creaser, who will retire April 3 after nearly three decades with the business. Sackree will report into the Global President of Mars Food & Nutrition, Shaid Shah.
Sackree first joined Mars 18 years ago at a United Kingdom factory for Mars Pet Nutrition. During his time at Mars, Chris has held numerous supply chain roles in a couple of different geographies. His first role with Food & Nutrition was in 2022 as Global Value Chain Operations vice president.
Creaser also joined Mars in the U.K., and spent the early part of his career in Chocolate and Petcare, mostly in Europe. He joined Food & Nutrition as Global VP Supply in 2022.
A week ago, Mars hired Lauren Larsen as chief customer officer for Mars Food & Nutrition North America, the company’s unit devoted to side dishes and meal options. She came from Glanbia Performance Nutrition. Mars Food & Nutrition includes brands Ben's Original, Kevin's Natural Foods, MasterFoods, Seeds of Change, Tasty Bite®, and Dolmio.
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