Dirk Van de Put
CEO of Mondelēz International
Education
- veterinary medicine degree from Ghent University -
- master's degree in business from the University of Antwerp -
Overview
Dirk Van de Put is the Chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International.
Van de Put worked for Coca-Cola, Mars Inc, Novartis and Groupe Danone, before becoming CEO of the Canadian frozen foods manufacturer McCain Foods in 2010. He is a non-executive director of Mattel.
In November 2017, he succeeded Irene Rosenfeld as CEO of Mondelez International. He also became chairman in April 2018. He was hired by Mondelez with a reputation for driving growth in traditional packaged food brands. While Mondelez grew 1.5% in 2016 and 0.9% in 2017, Van de Put is promising organic revenue growth of 3% per year and is working to achieve this by increasing advertising spend and giving more responsibility to local marketing managers. In the third quarter of 2019, growth reached 4.2%, and operating profit for 2019 was increased by 20%.
Early Life
Dirk van de Put born 1959/60 Van de Put is a native of Mechelen, Antwerp Province, Belgium, and has a veterinary medicine degree from Ghent University, and a master's degree in business from the University of Antwerp. He is fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Career
- : Mondelez International - CEO
- : Mondelez International - Chairman
