Mondelēz appoints president for Northern Europe

Mondelēz International has appointed Mary Barnard to oversee the company’s businesses in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

In her newly created position as president, Northern Europe will be responsible for progressing brands such as Cadbury, Oreo and Maynards in these countries.

Barnard joined Mondelēz from PepsiCo in March 2014 as the firm’s managing director for the Nordic region.

At PepsiCo, Barnard was senior vice president and general manager of the Global Pepsi-Lipton Partnership, the tea joint venture between the beverage company and Unilever.