Renowned Mars executive Fiona Dawson will retire from the business in July.
She currently serves as Global President of Mars Food, Multisales and Global Customers, but has held a variety of key roles during her more than three decades with the business. These include European Marketing Vice President, Managing Director and then President of Mars Chocolate UK.
She also served as President of the IGD and has campaigned for the advancement of women’s entrepreneurship and human rights. In May this year, she was awarded a CBE for services to women and the economy, and also became a Non-Executive Director at M&S.
At Mars, she will be succeeded by Shaid Shah, who most recently served as President of Mars Wrigley Europe, CIS and Turkey. Shah has held a variety of roles in Mars since he joined in 2007, after a career at AB InBev. “Shah’s track record of strong performance across a range of areas is backed by his leadership and focus on building diverse, high performing teams,” the company said.
