Julia M. Brown served as Chief Procurement Officer for Mars Wrigley.
In this role, Brown oversaw Mars Wrigley’s relationships with the supplier community to improve supplier diversity and build the connected and sustainable treating and snacking business of tomorrow. Prior to Mars Wrigley, Brown was the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Carnival Corporation & Plc.
Brown has served as CPO at Mondel-ez International, Kraft Foods and Clorox, where she built a global reputation of being a transformational leader delivering billions of dollars of value.
Brown began her career at Procter & Gamble, Canada and has also served in leadership roles at Diageo and Gillette. Brown currently serves on the boards of the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami), Camillus House (Miami) and Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply-CIPS (London).
Brown is a member of the International Women’s Forum. Brown earned an Honors Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.