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Christopher Roberts is the President of a division of Cargill Inc., a $150B international producer and marketer of food and agricultural products and services. This follows experience of leadership and brand building at PepsiCo and The Coca Cola Company. As President of the newly formed Cargill Value Added Proteins division, he is responsible for integrating two existing businesses, creating and implementing a compelling and sustainable growth strategy, deepening consumer acumen and elevating employee engagement. As President of Cargill Kitchens, he transformed the business by defining a new growth paradigm, raising the leadership capability and reinvigorating the innovation pipeline, resulting in a sustainable acceleration of profit growth, employee engagement and customer satisfaction. As a result, financial performance is in the top quartile of all Cargill business units. CKS received numerous customer innovation and business excellence awards. Mission: To grow and build a global business that is sustainably profitable and as a byproduct, helps people to do good by enabling them to focus on feeding and educating. In effect, to leave the planet better than we found it. Expertise: • Leading and driving growth in brand-driven, consumer oriented businesses by creating holistic and profitable business strategies. • Selecting, developing and leading high performing teams. • Optimizing the operating structure to improve bottom line productivity. • Assessing the product portfolio and implementing processes and strategies that drive innovation and sustainable growth in net earnings. • Identifying profitable growth opportunities in adjacent geographies and categories. • Developing and deepening customer relationships. Chris is has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential African Americans in Business by Savoy Magazine, is a thought-leader is areas of innovation, team leadership and diversity, and is a sought-after keynote speaker on these topics.President @ Leading multi-billion dollar division which specializes in marketing and producing value added beef, chicken, egg and bread products. Leads team of executives and 4,000+ associates across all functions and joint ventures in North America. Overseeing 13 manufacturing plants based in the U.S. and Canada. Providing senior level customer leadership for customers in the consumer product (General Mills, Tyson, Kellogg, ConAgra) and foodservice (McDonalds, Dine Equity, Sysco) sectors in the U.S. and Canada. From August 2015 to Present (3 months) Wichita, Kansas AreaPresident Kitchen Solutions @ Provided strategic leadership and general management for the multi-billion dollar wholly-owned Cargill subsidiary which specializes in marketing and producing value-added egg and bread products. Leads team of executives and 1,000+ associates across all functions and joint ventures in the US and Asia. Oversees five manufacturing facilities based in the US and Canada. Provides senior level customer leadership for customers in the consumer product (General Mills, Sara Lee, ConAgra etc) and foodservice sectors (McDonalds, Dine Equity, etc) in the U.S. and Canada. As a result of his leadership, key financial metrics have reached historic highs and the business has recieved numerous customer, business excellence and innovation awards. From August 2011 to July 2015 (4 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaGroup Vice President @ Led a multi-billion global business, supported by 2,100 employees in nine U.S. plants. Led a cross-functional team of direct and matrixed executives with responsibility for driving profitable growth and managing relationships with J.V partners in Belgium, Geneva, Singapore and Mexico. Customer portfolio included PepsiCo, Coca Cola, General Mills, Miller Brewing, JM Smucker, Kraft, Frito Lay, Clorox, Gallo, Rich Foods, ConAgra, Mars, Hershey, Safeway, Sara Lee, Arizona Ice Tea, Malt O Meal, and Private Label Manufacturers. From June 2009 to August 2011 (2 years 3 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaVice President, Sweetner Products N.A @ Led multi-billion global division with 1,800 employees in eight US plants. Directed eight cross-functional / matrixed executives for North America. Customer portfolio included Coke, Pepsi, Mars, Heinz, Kraft and other global CPG companies. Drove strategic business assessment and implemented three year growth strategy which improved net margins. Member of Leadership team awarded Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. From May 2006 to June 2009 (3 years 2 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaVice President Retail Marketing @ Led team of 10 to design in-store marketing strategies for top ten accounts (Wal-Mart, Safeway, Publix, Target, Supervalu, and other retailers) by acquiring and implementing shopper insights, in-store marketing solutions and merchandising tools across all key account marketing and sales teams within Coca Cola USA. Created and implemented Coca Cola North America’s first shopper marketing strategy which enabled portfolio volume growth. From May 2004 to May 2006 (2 years 1 month) Greater Atlanta AreaDirector of Marketing @ Served in key sales and marketing roles for a $12B convenient snack food business unit of PepsiCo. Promoted to increasing levels of responsibility in marketing and sales, culminating in selection as Director of Marketing for Doritos Tortilla Chips. Successfully managed multiple brands and geographies to sustained brand equity and earnings growth. From 1988 to 1999 (11 years) Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CAMM, Marketing, Finance, Management Strategy @ Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management From 1986 to 1988 Bachelor of Arts, Economics @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From 1980 to 1984 Christopher III is skilled in: Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Product Innovation, Consumer Products, Brand Management, Marketing, Product Marketing, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Managerial Finance, Brand Development, Food, Cross-functional Team..., Inspiring Leadership, Risk & Crisis Management, Global Stategist, FMCG, Value Creation, Business Transformation, Business Communications, Financial Management, Food Value Chain..., Enterprise..., Government Relations, Strategy, P&L Management, Marketing Strategy, Customer Insight, Competitive Analysis, Shopper Marketing, Sales, Change Management, Product Development, Marketing Management, Business Planning, Pricing, Global Marketing, Food Technology, Food Safety, Strategic M&A, Joint Ventures