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10 McCormick procurement leaders
These ten current and former McCormick procurement leaders have held director-level or more senior procurement roles at McCormick & Company across raw materials, external manufacturing, indirect spend and regional teams. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at McCormick from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brant Matthews
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Global Strategic Procurement · McCormick & Company
Former Vice President, Global Strategic Procurement at McCormick & Company (2012–2023). The profile also lists SOURCE Strategy Lead (2011–2012) and Chief Procurement Officer (2008–2010) at Johnson & Johnson, and Executive in Residence at Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management since December 2023.
Brian Dillon
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - Americas Procurement · McCormick & Company
Sr. Director - Americas Procurement at McCormick & Company since August 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Other McCormick roles include Director Global Procurement (2022–2025), Global Category head (2019–2022), Sr. Procurement Manager (2016–2019) and Associate Procurement Manager - North America (2014–2016).
David Ford
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director - Indirects · McCormick & Company
Global Procurement Director - Indirects at McCormick & Company since November 2022, in the Manchester area, United Kingdom. The profile also lists Global Head of Procurement at Freshfields (2017–2022) and Procurement Director - Professional Services (2016–2017) and Global Category Leader - Recruitment & Staffing Services (2015–2016) at GSK.
Donald Pratt
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · McCormick & Company
Chief Procurement Officer at McCormick & Company since August 2023, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Donald Pratt was also Vice President Strategic Procurement (2023) and Sr. Director - Global Direct Categories (2016) at McCormick, and the profile lists President of The American Spice Trade Association since April 2026.
Emrah Tülü
LinkedInExperience: EMEA Senior Procurement Director · McCormick & Company
EMEA Senior Procurement Director at McCormick & Company since July 2020, in London, where the profile says Emrah Tülü oversees regional procurement strategy and execution for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The profile also lists Corporate Director Global Category Lead (2016–2020) and Country Purchasing Head (2012–2016) at Henkel.
Jan Bonnet MCIPS
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director Raw Materials & Ingredients · McCormick & Company
Global Procurement Director Raw Materials & Ingredients at McCormick & Company since December 2023, in Avignon, France. Other McCormick roles include Regional Head of Raw materials and Ingredients Procurement (2020–2023), Regional Head of Packaging Procurement (2017–2020) and Regional Packaging Procurement Manager (2015–2017).
Melissa Cipriano
LinkedInExperience: Former Procurement Director - Corporate Services · McCormick & Company
Former Procurement Director - Corporate Services at McCormick & Company (2023–2025), and Procurement Category Director there since July 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Melissa Cipriano was also Sr. Procurement Manager - Dairy (2022–2023), Global Procurement Manager (2020–2022) and Global Buyer II (2019–2020) at McCormick.
Randy Chen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Procurement Director APAC · McCormick & Company
Senior Procurement Director APAC at McCormick & Company since January 2025, in Shanghai. The profile also lists Senior Director Purchasing at Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd (2019–2025), Head of Procurement, Sulzer Pump Asia Pacific at Sulzer (2012–2016) and Procurement Director, O-I China at O-I (2010–2012).
Steven Kopelic
LinkedInExperience: Director, Americas Indirect Procurement · McCormick & Company
Director, Americas Indirect Procurement at McCormick & Company since April 2021, in Hunt Valley, Maryland, a role the profile places in the Operations department at director level. Steven Kopelic was also Senior Procurement Manager at McCormick (2013–2021) and Procurement Manager at H.J. Heinz (2008–2013) and at Ford Motor Company (1998–2008).
Tiago Charbel
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director, External Manufacturing · McCormick & Company
Global Procurement Director, External Manufacturing at McCormick & Company since January 2024, and Director, Americas External Manufacturing there (2022–2024). The profile also lists Group Lead - External Manufacturing Procurement (2022) and Senior Manager - External Manufacturing Procurement (2020–2022) at Kraft Heinz.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build a sourcing strategy for agricultural raw materials such as spices that come from many countries?
- 02What do you look for when choosing and managing contract manufacturers for a food brand?
- 03How do you divide procurement responsibilities between global category teams and regional teams?
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