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Anton Vincent

Full Name: Anton V. Vincent

Born: January 22, 1967, Jackson,, Mississippi, United States of America

Position: President, Mars Wrigley North America

Works for: Mars, Incorporated

Primary Industry: Food

Nationality: American

Residence: New York City Metropolitan Area

Anton V. Vincent is President of Mars Wrigley North America. Since joining Mars, Mr. Vincent has steered the acceleration of value creation of one of the world’s largest consumer brand portfolios that includes iconic brands like M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, ORBIT®, EXTRA® and Skittles®, to name a few. Mars Wrigley is a subsidiary of privately held Mars Incorporated, manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints and fruity confections.

Work Experience

  • President, Mars Wrigley North America, Mars, Incorporated

    Mr. Vincent leads the flagship, Mars Wrigley North America, for American multinational manufacturer Mars, Incorporated. One of the largest private companies in the world.

  • CEO, Greencore USA, Greencore Group plc

    Prior to joining Mars Wrigley in May 2019, Mr. Vincent served as chief executive officer at Greencore USA, a leading global manufacturer of convenience foods, from June through December 2018.

  • President, Snacks Division, General Mills, Inc.

    Prior to Greencore, he spent much of his career with General Mills, holding various leadership roles including president of the Baking Division (from 2010 to 2012), president of the Frozen Frontier Division (2012 to 2014), and president of the U.S. Snacks Division (from 2014 to 2016).

  • Managing Prinicipal, Delta Bluff LLC (Applebee's Franchisee)

    Led the capital raise, company formation and acquisition of an Applebee’s territory. Was lead executive in a privately held 1,000-employee, multi-unit restaurant company that encompassed Tennessee, Northern Mississippi and Arkansas. Member of Applebee’s International Franchisee Marketing council.

  • US Consumer Markets - Quality Analyst, MCI Telecommunications (now Verizon)

Board Memberships And Advisory Roles

  • Independent Board Member (IP:NYSE), International Paper,
  • Board Member, 301 INC, 1.
  • Member, The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), 1.

Philanthropy

  • Founding Member, Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA)

    Mr. Vincent is a founding member of the Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA).

  • Dean's Council, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

Education

  • MBA, Marketing, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business,
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance, Sam Houston State University,

Accolades

  • Savoy Magazine Top 100 Most Influential African Americans in Corporate America, Savoy Magazine, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019;
  • Black Enterprise Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America, Black Enterprise Magazine, ;
  • Minority Corporate Executive of the Year, Minneapolis Business Journal, 2008;

Related Links

  • LinkedIn Profile Anton serves as President, Mars Wrigley, North America, the largest subsidiary of Mars Inc.,one of the world’s largest privately held companies whose broad portfolio includes treating and snacking, pet nutrition, veterinary health services and food technology. Since joining Mars in 2019, Anton has led the acceleration of purpose driven value creation of one of the worlds’s largest and most iconic consumer brand portfolios.
  • Instagram Page President of @marswrigley North America. Thoughts and opinions are my own. Follow along to see life at Mars.

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