Mars Wrigley Confectionery names Clarke new global president
Mars has named Andrew Clarke, currently chief marketing and customer officer, to the role of global president – Mars Wrigley Confectionery.
Mars has named Andrew Clarke, currently chief marketing and customer officer, to the role of global president – Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Clarke will assume his new role in September and will be based at Mars Wrigley Confectionery’s global headquarters in Chicago.
Clarke has been chief marketing and customer officer since 2015, and in this role he has led Mars’ marketing and sales capabilities, including the development of an integrated strategy that leverages Mars’ brands while building relationships with global customers. He joined Mars in the United Kingdom in 2000 as category leadership director for Mars Chocolate and since then has built leadership experience and responsibility through a wide range of general management roles spanning across the Chocolate, Petcare, and Food segments. He has led geographic operations at country level in the UK and Ireland and was regional president for Petcare in Latin America from 2011 to 2014.
Clarke replaces Martin Radvan, who is retiring after a 32-year career with Mars that extended across multiple functions, business segments, and countries. Radvan led the integration of the Mars Chocolate and Wrigley segments into Mars Wrigley Confectionery.