Full Name
Poul Weihrauch
Job Title
CEO
Current Employer
Mars, Incorporated
Speaker Bio
Poul Welhrauch holds the offices of CEO and President and serves on the Board of Directors for Mars, Incorporated, He has more than 20 years with the company, which today operates ln 80 countries, has more than 1401000 Associates and revenues of over $45 blllion.
Poul is known for his commitment to Associates and merging purpose, sustainability, and strategy to drive growth, performance and positive Impact.
He was President of Mars Petcare 2014-20221 leadlng the evolutlon from lts origins In pet nutrition into a true pet care company, making Mars the wor!d's largest provider of veterinary services and doubling the size of the business. Paul has led our Petcare business to improve the well-being of pets while driving focus and investment !n sustalnabl!ity. He has served on the Mars Leadership Team since 2011, ro!e modeling the company's Five Principles and helping advance Its Purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.
Throughout his time at Mars1 Poul has worked across all segments of the business, beginning In 2000 In S!ough1 England, as European brand leader for SNICKERS•. In 20031 he became General Manager of the Mars sugar confectionery business In Europe, followed by promotion to lead the Mars Food business in the region. At the close of Mars' acquisition of Wrlgley In 20081 Poul assumed accountability for Wrigley Europe, serving as part of the Global Wrigley Leadership Team, His last role before joining Petcare was as President of Mars Food, Drinks and Multlsales from 2011-2014.
Before joining Mars, Poul worked for Nestle in various sales and marketing positions in the Nordics and Belgium1 as well as confectlonery for Africa, Oceania and Asia regions while based in Vevey, Switzerland. He started his career with Stimorol Chewing Gum in his native Denmark, and has since lived and worked in six countries.
Poul ls a member of the foundation board for the International Institute for Management Development (IMO) business school and a supervisory board member of Henkel AG & Co in Germany.
He holds an MBA from the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and studied for his Master of Science degree in lnternatlonal marketing at Strathclyde In Scotland. He completed hls undergraduate studies at the University of Aalborg with a Bachelor of Science in business economics.
An avid runner, Poul does some of hls best thinking while pounding the pavement. Pets, particularly his beloved family dogs Twixie and Eddie, and football (or soccer I) are among his other passions.
Poul is known for his commitment to Associates and merging purpose, sustainability, and strategy to drive growth, performance and positive Impact.
He was President of Mars Petcare 2014-20221 leadlng the evolutlon from lts origins In pet nutrition into a true pet care company, making Mars the wor!d's largest provider of veterinary services and doubling the size of the business. Paul has led our Petcare business to improve the well-being of pets while driving focus and investment !n sustalnabl!ity. He has served on the Mars Leadership Team since 2011, ro!e modeling the company's Five Principles and helping advance Its Purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.
Throughout his time at Mars1 Poul has worked across all segments of the business, beginning In 2000 In S!ough1 England, as European brand leader for SNICKERS•. In 20031 he became General Manager of the Mars sugar confectionery business In Europe, followed by promotion to lead the Mars Food business in the region. At the close of Mars' acquisition of Wrlgley In 20081 Poul assumed accountability for Wrigley Europe, serving as part of the Global Wrigley Leadership Team, His last role before joining Petcare was as President of Mars Food, Drinks and Multlsales from 2011-2014.
Before joining Mars, Poul worked for Nestle in various sales and marketing positions in the Nordics and Belgium1 as well as confectlonery for Africa, Oceania and Asia regions while based in Vevey, Switzerland. He started his career with Stimorol Chewing Gum in his native Denmark, and has since lived and worked in six countries.
Poul ls a member of the foundation board for the International Institute for Management Development (IMO) business school and a supervisory board member of Henkel AG & Co in Germany.
He holds an MBA from the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and studied for his Master of Science degree in lnternatlonal marketing at Strathclyde In Scotland. He completed hls undergraduate studies at the University of Aalborg with a Bachelor of Science in business economics.
An avid runner, Poul does some of hls best thinking while pounding the pavement. Pets, particularly his beloved family dogs Twixie and Eddie, and football (or soccer I) are among his other passions.
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