Leadership changes at Mars

Mars has announced a number of leadership changes, which include the departure of Todd Lachman, current president of the company's global pet care division.



Lachman, who has been with the company eight years, will be leaving at the end of 2014 to relocate his family to San Francisco. Poul Weihrauch has been named as his successor, effective Jan. 1. Weihrauch is currently global president of Mars Food and also has accountability for Mars drinks and European multisales. He has been with Mars for 14 years, working in multiple categories.



Mars also announced the following appointments:

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  Fiona Dawon, currently regional president of Chocolate UK and global retail, will step into the role of global president, Mars Food. She began her career with the company in sales in 1988 as a graduate trainee.


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  Andrew Clarke, currently regional president petcare for Latin America, will become Mars new chief customer officer and a member of the Mars leadership team, effective February 15.


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  Bruce McColl, Mars' CMO is being made a member of the Mars leadership team. Bruce joined Mars in 1992 in Australia as a brand manager.

"We are thrilled to have such great talent within the organization and proud of the growth that these leaders have demonstrated over the years," said Grant Reid, office of the president, Mars. "These great leaders have an average of more than 19 years of experience in leadership at Mars, and they are a testament to how well our development programs at Mars works."