- November 18, 2022
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Mars Petcare names former L'Oreal, P&G exec to lead North American pet nutrition division – Bizwomen – The Business Journals
Adam Sichko, Senior Reporter – Nashville Business Journal
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Alanna McDonald, the new regional president in charge of Mars Pet Nutrition’s North American operations, which are headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Mars Pet Nutrition announced Alanna McDonald as the new chief for its North American operations headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. McDonald assumes her role as regional president on Nov. 21.
McDonald arrives at Mars Pet Nutrition after following a career path that mirrors her predecessor, Ikdeep Singh.
Singh came on board in August 2020 after spending years at L’Oreal and, before that, Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG). McDonald comes to Mars after seven years in executive roles in L’Oreal divisions. Before that, she worked 17 years at Proctor & Gamble.
In June, parent company Mars Inc. promoted Singh to global president of its pet nutrition division, which makes him McDonald’s new boss.
McDonald will oversee 3,600 employees in the North American pet nutrition division. “Since 2020, the [North American pet nutrition] business saw its largest organic growth in recent history, serving more than 90 million pet owning households across the region,” Mars Petcare said in a press release announcing McDonald’s hire.
The pet nutrition division is part of Mars Petcare, which has added more than 2,000 pet hospitals to its business as well as products such as DNA testing, GPS tracking and wearable health devices.
Mars Petcare has become a critical source of growth for Mars Inc., which posted almost $45 billion of revenue in 2021. That’s growth of more than 50% in eight years, spurred partly by the surge of people buying or adopting dogs in the earlier stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
McDonald’s LinkedIn page indicates that she’ll be relocating from New York City.
McDonald has worked in multiple cities in the U.S., Canada, China and Hong Kong. She earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from The University of Calgary.
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