Fabien Simon (French), is CEO of JDE Peet’s. Previously he was a Non-Executive Director and was responsible for leading the successful IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in May 2020. He also serves as chairman of JAB’s pet care platform. Previously, he was a Partner and the CFO of JAB.

Between August 2014 and January 2019, he was the CFO of JDE, during which time he led its M&A strategy and multiple large-scale integrations. Prior to JDE, he spent 13 years at Mars Inc, holding various finance leadership roles, including Asia Pacific CFO, Vice President and CFO Petcare Europe and Finance Director Europe. Fabien also spent eight years at Valeo in a variety of leadership roles, including Finance Director.

He holds a Master's degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens and a Chartered Accountant Certificate. He lives in Amsterdam with his wife and three children.

Scott Gray is the Chief Financial Officer of JDE Peet's. He was appointed to his role in 2020.

He spent more than a decade in increasingly important roles in finance at AB InBev, most recently as Vice President, Global Treasury and Risk Management. Prior to this role, he was Vice President Finance for the European Operations, Vice President for Global Procurement Operations and Global Director, Funding and Financial Markets. Prior to AB InBev, he worked as a Vice President for Deutsche Bank Securities in its Financial Institutions Group and at GMAC Inc. (now Ally Financial Inc.).

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University and a Master's of Business Administration from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. 

Peter Vanneste is the Chief Financial Officer of JDE. He originally joined JDE in 2006 as Global Category Director, then took on the role of Finance Director Belgium, before being appointed GM Belgium and later becoming Finance Director Europe. In 2019 he was appointed to his current position as CFO. 

Peter has more than 24 years FMCG experience gained across central and local positions, covering management, marketing, finance and strategy. Peter started his FMCG career with Procter & Gamble; and worked for several years in Management Consulting for Arthur D. Little in global assignments across Europe, Middle East, USA & LATAM.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Commercial Engineering from the University of Leuven, and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Chicago.  Peter is married, has two daughters & two sons, and enjoys sports (running, snowboarding).

Oswald Barckhahn is the President, CPG Europe of the Group. He was appointed to his role in 2016.

He has over 25 years of experience within the FMCG industry. Prior to joining the Group, he worked 13 years for PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) across North America, Europe and Latin America. Most recently, he was the President for North America Nutrition responsible for Gatorade, Quaker Foods, Tropicana and Naked Juice. Prior to PepsiCo, he worked nine years in Marketing for Procter & Gamble across Europe and Latin America where he held several Regional Marketing Director positions.

He holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Zurich. 

Lara Brans (Dutch) is President of APAC. She was appointed to her role in 2019. She has over 28 years of experience within the FMCG industry.

She initially joined the group in 1998, where she was responsible for setting up its Coffee Service Unit for major events in The Netherlands, before leading its Dutch Coffee Care Unit supporting small and medium businesses.

In 2004, she became Marketing Director, APAC Sara Lee responsible for the health and body care categories, before assuming the General Management position in the Australia and New Zealand coffee business in 2008. In 2015, she was appointed General Manager for Brazil, one of the Group's largest markets by revenue, before assuming her current role on the executive leadership team.

She holds a degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam and is an accredited company director (GAICD Australian Institute of Company Directors). Today, she is based out of our Singapore regional headquarters.

Chris Brighton is the Vice President, Research, Development and Operations. He was appointed to his role in 2019, having originally joined the Group in 2015 as Director Manufacturing Integration and Engineering. Previously, he held a number of roles at Mondelēz International ranging from Research Engineer to Business Development and Engineering Director EU Coffee.

He holds a BA in Chemical Engineering from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. 

Fiona Hughes (Australian) is the Chief Marketing Officer of JDE Peet’s

Fiona has more than 20 years of international marketing and brand experience for leading FMCG companies. She has a proven track record of leading brands and teams to win through transformative marketing strategies, brand building and innovation delivery.

Fiona previously served as the CMO for JDE (2013-2019) where she reshaped the global brand vision, strategy and innovation maps for the portfolio of brands.  She played a fundamental role in the establishment of the company’s global brand portfolio now available in over 100 countries.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and Arts (Japanese) from Swinburne University in Melbourne. She has lived and worked in Australia, Japan, UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Jiri Kulik is the President, CPG LARMEA. He was appointed to his role in 2019, having originally joined the Group in 2016.

Previously, he was President, CPG—LA&APAC of the Group, leading expansion into Asia and establishing a regional office in Singapore. Prior to joining the Group, he was Senior Vice President for Latin America based in Brazil at Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Reckitt Benckiser). During his 22-year tenure at Reckitt Benckiser, he held positions in Global Category Marketing, and Commercial and General Management positions in numerous locations in developed and emerging markets, including the Czech Republic, Spain, the United Kingdom, Turkey, South Africa and the United States.

He speaks seven languages fluently. He holds a Master's degree in International Trade and Marketing from the University of Economics, Prague. 

Anne-Marie Poliquin is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. She joined the Group in 2019, as the General Counsel.

Prior to joining the Group, she spent 19 years at Mars, first as General Counsel to its Petcare, Chocolate and Food segments in Europe and later with overall legal responsibility for the Petcare business globally. Prior to Mars, she held a variety of legal positions for Valeo and General Electric Company. She clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and in, 1988, she was admitted to the bar before joining Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP.

She holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal and a Master's in Law from Harvard Law School. 

Philippe Schaillee is the President, Out-of-Home. He was appointed to his role in 2016, having originally joined the Group in 1994.

Previously, he was General Manager, France of the Group. Previously, he held General Management, Marketing, Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions roles at Sara Lee and D.E Master Blenders in the United States and Belgium.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a Master of Business Administration from Vlerick Business School. 

Nathalie Slechte is the Vice President, Global Human Resources. She was appointed to her role in 2018, having originally joined the Group in 2015 as Human Resources Director, Europe and Operations.

Over the last 25 years, she has worked for a variety of FMCG companies including Koninklijke Philips N.V., PepsiCo, Inc. and H.J. Heinz Company in various human resources leadership positions at local, regional and global levels. She began her career at SCA in Sales and Marketing.

She holds a Master's in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master's degree in Psychology from Utrecht University.