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10 Mars engineering leaders
These ten current and former Mars engineering leaders hold or have held vice president, senior director and director roles in engineering and industrial engineering at Mars, with global, regional and category scopes. A reader can learn how Mars engineering leaders plan capital projects and run engineering teams in its manufacturing operations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andy Turner
LinkedInExperience: VP Global Engineering & Industrial Engineering (Wrigley) · Mars
Former VP Global Engineering & Industrial Engineering (Wrigley) at Mars (2013–2016). Global Vice President Value Chain Operations, CSCO at Mars since July 2023, and former VP Value Chain Operations Europe Royal Canin (2020–2023) and VP Supply Asia Pacific (2016–2020) at Mars. The profile also lists Factory Director Wrigley at Mars (2011–2013).
Art Paradissis
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering Industrial Engineering · Mars
Director of Engineering Industrial Engineering at Mars since 1994, with a profile headline of Vice President of Engineering/Industrial Engineering - Mars Inc. The profile lists managing a yearly capital plan and budget of more than $300M and serving as technical leader for "20 North American Manufacturing and Latin America Region".
Craig McAlister
LinkedInExperience: Regional Engineering & IE Director - Asia Pac · Mars
Former Regional Engineering & IE Director - Asia Pac at Mars (2014–2020); the profile says the role reported to the Supply VP and led the Engineering and IE team to develop the supply strategy and complete all capital projects at Petcare sites across the Asia Pacific region. Former Industrial Engineering Manager and Chief Engineer Asia Pacific at Mars (2010–2020).
Eduardo Alonso Landa
LinkedInExperience: Global Central Industrial Engineering Director · Mars
Global Central Industrial Engineering Director at Mars since July 2024, with a profile headline that ties the role to Mars Wrigley. Former Mars roles include Industrial Engineering Director Asia (2022–2024), Network Transformation Director (2020–2022) and Factory Director (2016–2020).
Jeff Martin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Global Engineering - Salty, Cereal, and Accelerator · Mars
Senior Director Global Engineering - Salty, Cereal, and Accelerator at Mars since May 2026, a role the profile lists at the Director level. Former Senior Director Global Technology, Development, and Innovation at Kellanova (2023–2026) and former Senior Director Of Engineering, Global Process Engineering at Kellogg Company (2017–2019).
Maurice Van den Elzen
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director · Mars
Global Engineering Director at Mars since October 2013, a role the profile lists at the Director level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former European Engineering Director at Mars (2011–2013) and former Operations manager at Mars (2010–2011).
Neil Bokemeier
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Global Engineering - Chocolate Gum Mints Sugar · Mars
Sr. Director of Global Engineering - Chocolate Gum Mints Sugar at Mars since February 2026, and Global Technology Associate Director - Processing at Mars since March 2023. Former Director Regional Engineering at Mars Wrigley Confectionary at Mars (2017–2023), and former Regional Project Manager (2016–2017) and Factory Technical Manager (2014–2016) at Wrigley.
Nicolas Le Goff
LinkedInExperience: VP Engineering Mars Wrigley EU, Turkey, Central Asia · Mars
VP Engineering Mars Wrigley EU, Turkey, Central Asia at Mars since June 2024. Former Global Engineer Director Cross-Category at Danone (2023–2024), former Global Engineering Director Packaging, Flow & OT at Danone (2022–2023) and former Global Engineering Director - Essential Dairy & Plant Based Worldwide Business Unit at Danone (2020–2022).
Renata Vallese Munhoz
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Senior Director - Mars Wrigley Confectionary, North America · Mars
Engineering Senior Director - Mars Wrigley Confectionary, North America at Mars since July 2020; the profile says this role created and implemented a large-scale initiative to upgrade manufacturing and supply capabilities to the future needs of customers and consumers. Former Global Engineering and R&D Director at Whirlpool Corporation (2018–2020).
Simon Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Global VP Engineering · Mars
Global VP Engineering at Mars since March 2024, a role the profile lists at the President/Vice President level, and Director Of Engineering at Mars since August 2020. Former Engineering Director at Mars (2016–2020) and former Head of Engineering, UK Chocolate at Mars (2011–2016).
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Match the person's scope to your question, since global engineering, regional engineering and industrial engineering leaders see different parts of how Mars builds and runs its plants. Check whether each person's role is current or past before asking about today's practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global engineering team at a large food manufacturer decide which capital projects to fund each year?
- 02What does it take to standardize engineering practices across factories in different regions?
- 03How should industrial engineering work with factory leadership to improve line performance?
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