Mondelēz International

United States - Greater Chicago Area, IL

• 22/11/2022
• Series A
• $12,000,000

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 80,000 individuals around the world.

Our Purpose
Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Our Brands
We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.

Our People
Our 80,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.

Our Strategies
We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities:

• Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth
• Execution: drive operational excellence
• Culture: build a winning growth culture

Related People

Dirk Van de PutFounder

United States - Miami, Florida

Dirk Van de Put is Chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International, a global company leading the future of snacking with 2019 net revenues of approximately $26 billion. Since assuming the CEO position in November 2017, Dirk has developed and mobilized a new corporate Purpose to empower people to snack right, as well as a long-term growth strategy and sustainability initiatives while delivering on key financial and strategic commitments.

Van de Put joined the company from McCain Foods Limited, a privately-held Canadian company that is the largest marketer and manufacturer of frozen french fries, potato specialties and appetizers. Under his leadership, McCain saw strong growth in net sales, the majority of which was generated organically.

Before joining McCain, he was President of the Global OTC Division of Novartis Inc., a Swiss pharmaceutical company, and spent more than a decade with Groupe Danone, a maker of dairy, water, baby food and clinical nutrition products, where he served as President of the Americas Division and joint President of the Fresh Dairy Division. Dirk also holds a position as a Member of the Board of Directors at The Consumer Goods Forum, and has previously been a non-executive director of Mattel, Inc.

In the first 15 years of his career, Dirk held many sales and marketing roles in Europe and Latin America for Mars Inc., as well as The Coca Cola Company, where he served as President, Coca Cola Caribbean.

Dirk holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and a postgraduate degree in business from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkvandeput/