Dirk Van de Put
Dirk van de Put | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1960 Mechelen, Antwerp Province, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium United States |
| Education | veterinary medicine |
| Alma mater | Ghent University University of Antwerp |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman and CEO, Mondelez International |
| Term | November 2017– |
| Predecessor | Irene Rosenfeld |
Dirk van de Put (born 14 May 1960)[1] is a Belgian businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mondelez International. CEO since November 2017,[2][3] he also became chairman in April 2018.[4]
Early life[edit]
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.[5] He is fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
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.[2][3] He is a non-executive director of Mattel.[4]
In November 2017, he succeeded Irene Rosenfeld as CEO of Mondelez International.[2][3] He also became chairman in April 2018.[4] 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%.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Van de Put has Belgian and US citizenship.[4] He is married and has two sons.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Meddings, Sabah (17 October 2021). "Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put: We made Cadbury stronger". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b c CNBC (2 August 2017). "Dirk Van de Put named CEO of Mondelēz as long-time CEO Irene Rosenfeld retires". cnbc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Outsider replaces long-time CEO at Oreo cookie maker Mondelez". 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 – via Reuters.
- ^ a b c d "Who is Dirk Van de Put, the new CEO of Mondelez?". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Who is Dirk Van de Put, the new CEO of Mondelez?". chicagobusiness.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "What this snack foods giant is getting right". Crain's Chicago Business. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2023-05-24.