New global president for Mars Wrigley

Mars has appointed Andrew Clarke, currently Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, to the role of Global President – Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Clarke will assume his new role in September and be based at Mars Wrigley Confectionery’s global headquarters in Chicago.

In his current role Clarke has led Mars’s marketing and sales capabilities, including the development of an integrated strategy that leverages the company’s brands while building strong relationships with global customers. He joined Mars in the UK in 2000 as category leadership director for Mars Chocolate and since then has built leadership experience and responsibility through a wide range of general management roles spanning across the Chocolate, Petcare and Food segments. He has led geographic operations at country level in the UK and Ireland and was regional president for Petcare in Latin America from 2011 to 2014.

Clarke replaces Martin Radvan, who is retiring after a 32-year career with Mars that extended across multiple functions, business segments and countries. Radvan has led the integration of the Mars Chocolate and Wrigley segments into Mars Wrigley Confectionery.