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The Power of Global Perspective: Cultural Intelligence in Business Transformation and Operational Excellence
FINANCE, VIDEO, FINANCE

The Power of Global Perspective: Cultural Intelligence in Business Transformation and Operational Excellence

Dumi Martinez is the CFO of Mars Global Services (MGS), the global business services division of Mars, Incorporated. As CFO, Dumi oversees all strategic financial initiatives across Mars, including integration services, global portfolio management, and business development. His leadership is instrumental in actualizing the MGS OGSM and the success of the MGS finance team and its business partners. Dumi started his career at Mars in 2020 as the CFO of KIND and subsequently assumed the role of Global CFO, Health and Wellness, overseeing finance and strategy of this new division within Mars Snacking, which, under his leadership, reached $1.1 billion in sales across North America, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia in 2022. During his tenure, Dumi played a pivotal role in the integration of acquisitions such as KIND North America, Nature’s Bakery, and TrüFrü. Before joining Mars, he served as the CFO for Essity’s Professional Hygiene and Americas business units. Dumi earned his degrees in international management from Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico. Dumi is passionate about spending time with his family, coaching and mentorship, and travel. To date, he’s traveled to 67 countries (and counting)!

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Risk Management and Governance Approaches in a Rapidly Changing World
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY, VIDEO, FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY

Risk Management and Governance Approaches in a Rapidly Changing World

Alan is Global VP of Quality and Food Safety for Mars Wrigley, based in Chicago. Through his career to date, he has worked in Manufacturing, Procurement and across R&D and leading all aspects of quality and food safety internally and through supply and distribution chains across the world. Alan is originally from the UK, having relocated to the US almost 9 years ago.

Fortunate to work with many global food manufacturers, along with many smaller organizations and startups, Alan has spent the last few years embedding foundational shifts in quality and food safety to drive supply chain resilience and championing the use of new technologies to drive value. Strongly focused on modernizing the quality approach to support the business growth ambition, Alan is leading a step change in efficiency in the work of quality and food safety. While strongly believing that food safety is precompetitive, Alan is a believer in the competitive advantage of bringing robust quality programs and culture to life with efficiency.

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Guiding the Finance Team and the Enterprise at Large Through M&A Activities
FINANCE, VIDEO, FINANCE

Guiding the Finance Team and the Enterprise at Large Through M&A Activities

Walking through a timeline of the who, what, where, when, why, and how of bringing two different companies together in a productive and compliant way Building bridges to the other Finance team to allow two-way communication, coordination, and collaboration as the two parties come together Discussing common obstacles and stumbling blocks in M&A activity. What can be done to avoid these pitfalls? Illustrating best practices, lessons learned, and key takeaways based on Mars’ experience acquiring KIND North America. Where are we as a Finance team and as a company today on the far side of this union? — Dumitrache Martinez…

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