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10 Mars operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held director and vice president level roles in operations, manufacturing and supply at Mars. A reader can learn how Mars runs its factories and supply networks, manages external manufacturing and drives supply operations excellence.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andy Turner
LinkedInExperience: Global Vice President Value Chain Operations, CSCO · Mars
Global Vice President Value Chain Operations, CSCO at Mars since July 2023; the profile places the role at Royal Canin and describes structuring the end-to-end transformation agenda. Andy Turner was also VP Value Chain Operations Europe Royal Canin (2020–2023), VP Supply Asia Pacific (2016–2020) and Factory Director Wrigley (2011–2013) at Mars.
Carwaskie Miller
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Supply Operations Excellence · Mars
Senior Director Supply Operations Excellence at Mars since March 2025. Carwaskie Miller's other Mars roles include Manufacturing Network Operations Manager (2022–2025), Sr Commercial Operations Manager (2020–2022) and Plant Director (2018–2020); the profile cites experience directing supply chain management and logistics operations.
Gabriel Yoshitani
LinkedInExperience: Supply Chain Operations Director · Mars
Supply Chain Operations Director at Mars since August 2024, leading operations at Mars Snacking Brazil. Gabriel Yoshitani was previously Plant Director at PepsiCo (2022–2024) and Head of Manufacturing at Philip Morris International (2020–2022).
Jon Willis
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain · Mars
Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain at Mars since January 2026, in the Operations department at vice president level. Jon Willis's other Mars roles include Transformation & Program Director (2023–2026) and Industrial Engineering Director (2021–2023), and Vice President of Supply Chain at Mars Canada Inc. (2018–2021).
Lance Qualls
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations and Supply · Mars
Vice President of Operations and Supply at Mars since April 2025; the profile headline ties the role to Nom Nom. Lance Qualls's other Mars roles include Site Director - Royal Canin (2023–2025), Associate Director - Industrial Engineering & Supply Operations (2019–2023) and Plant Manager (2014–2015); the profile lists value stream mapping and plant management skills.
Mack Phillips
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing · Mars
Vice President of Manufacturing at Mars since May 2026, covering the Gum, Mints, Fruity, Ice Cream & COMBOS portfolio for Mars Snacking. Mack Phillips was Sr Site Director at Mars (2023–2026), Chief Supply Chain Officer at Second Nature Brands (2021–2023), Sr Site Director at Mars Wrigley (2016–2021) and Supply Director at Mars (2013–2016).
Michael Williams
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Manufacturing, Pet Nutrition North America · Mars
Vice President of Manufacturing, Pet Nutrition North America at Mars since November 2021. Michael Williams's other Mars roles include Director Commercial Operations (2019–2022), where the profile describes leading procurement operational strategy, Manufacturing Director (2014–2019) and Plant Manager (2011–2014).
Mustafa Lallo
LinkedInExperience: Director - External Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations · Mars
Director - External Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations at Mars since April 2023. Mustafa Lallo was previously Senior Director - Global Third Party Manufacturing Operations at Coty (2020–2023) and Director- Global supply chain planning at Coty (2018–2020), and the profile notes experience across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Natalia Dubnyak
LinkedInExperience: Royal Canin, Supply Operations VP, NA · Mars
Former Royal Canin, Supply Operations VP, NA at Mars (2022–2025) and former Manufacturing Director, Pet Nutrition North America at Mars (2016–2022). Natalia Dubnyak was also VP Supply Petcare Russia at Mars (2009–2016); the profile describes leading large-scale transformation across complex global networks.
Teeradej Kasisareewong
LinkedInExperience: Site Director · Mars
Former Site Director at Mars (2020–2025) and Factory Director at Mars (2016–2020), and SEA S&OP Strategy Director at Mars since April 2025. The profile describes directing manufacturing operations for productivity and customer service and implementing initiatives that reduce costs and improve efficiency.
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Match the person to the layer of operations behind your question, since a site or plant director knows daily factory performance while a manufacturing or supply chain vice president can speak to network and portfolio choices. Check each person's dates and business unit before asking how a specific part of Mars operates today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Mars decide which products to make in its own factories and which to hand to external manufacturers?
- 02Which metrics do Mars operations leaders use to judge whether a site and its supply network are performing?
- 03How are manufacturing excellence programs rolled out across Mars sites in different regions?
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