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Alejandro Cedeno Email & Phone Number
President, Research and Development, North America
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Kraft Heinz
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President, Research and Development, North America
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Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Alejandro Cedeno is listed as President, Research and Development, North America at Kraft Heinz, based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at effem.com, phone signal with area code 805, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Alejandro Cedeno.
Alejandro Cedeno previously worked as Senior Vice President - Research & Development - Pet Nutrition North America at Mars and Vice President - Pet Food R&D at The J.M. Smucker Company. Alejandro Cedeno holds Ms, Chemical Engineering from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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About Alejandro Cedeno
As a dedicated cat parent, I am thrilled to be leading the North America Pet Nutrition R&D team as we work together to drive the Mars Petcare purpose: A Better World For Pets. With Mars Petcare’s commitment to the future of people, pets and the planet, I am excited about the impact we will make together.My most recent prior role was Vice President - Research & Development for the Pet Food and Snacks business (formerly Big Heart Pet Brands) at The J. M. Smucker Company, leading all R&D activities for our portfolio of pet food and snack brands, as well as the Pet R&D team and facilities in Orrville, Ohio and Topeka Kansas.Previously, I was President of Global Innovation of MWV, reporting directly to the CEO. In this role, I was responsible for providing innovation strategy and Research & Development leadership to MWV as it focused on integrated packaging solutions and insights-centric innovation. Before joining MWV, I worked for 20 years in Research & Development with Procter & Gamble across the Beauty Care, Bleach and Laundry Additives, Hard Surface Cleaners, Swiffer, and Fabric Care categories. I am a native of Cuba and have also lived in Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Venezuela, and traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. One of my proudest achievements has been helping establish Dancing Classrooms Greater Richmond to bring the proven Dancing Classrooms program and its social emotional learning to thousands of students. It has been so rewarding to seeing the children thrive!
Listed skills include Consumer Products, Product Development, Product Innovation, Customer Insight, and 35 others.
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11 roles · 33 years
Alejandro Cedeno work experience
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Senior Vice President - Research & Development - Pet Nutrition North America
Current
Apr 2022 - Present
Vice President - Pet Food R&D
Mar 2015 - Mar 2022
Vice President - Research & Development
Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
President - Global Innovation
Reporting to the CEO, responsible for the MWV Packaging Platform Innovation Portfolio, Corporate and Packaging Platform R&D, Innovation Management excellence and for the Company’s R&D centers in Richmond, Grandview, Waalwijk (The Netherlands) and Hemer (Germany). Led a Global, diverse work force of 125+ professionals in R&D, Open Innovation and Innovation Management, and oversee the Global Innovation Management process for MWV, including the Corporate Innovation Portfolio, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Metrics.• Worked closely with the CEO and his Leadership Team to develop robust innovation goals, strategies, portfolios, and metrics for the Packaging Platform overall and for each Business Unit.• Expanded MWV’s R&D capability into Polymer Science and Engineering, Packaging Science and Engineering, Food Packaging, Modeling & Simulation, and Advanced Mechanical Design, enabling a materials-agnostic, integrated approach to packaging innovation.• Developed and implemented the One MWV Innovation Process Management program, including innovation portfolio management at the Strategic Business Unit and Corporate level, an Innovation Leadership career ladder and competency model, and a flexible yet robust stage-gate process.• Created an R&D Open Innovation organization to enhance the Company's innovation capabilities, attracting top talent from within and outside the company and partnering with best-in-class external experts.• Created a Market and Consumer Insights organization to enable insights-centric innovation, attracting top talent from CPG/Pharmaceutical companies and partnering with best-in-class external experts to develop an in-house Insights Academy. • Overhauled the Company's Technical Career System, enhancing our ability to attract, develop and retain top talent.
Oct 2009 - Feb 2014
Associate Director - R&D - Packaging Development
Responsible for the Package and Device Development program for North American Fabric Care (> $ 5 bn in sales), Fabric Care New Business Development, and Global Liquid Fabric Enhancers. Led a diverse work force of 35 direct reports in the NA GP&DD Franchise organization, 8 direct reports in the Global FE GP&DD Franchise organization, and 18 indirect reports in the GP&DD Capability organizations• Led the establishment and development of the next wave of packaging innovation for NA Fabric Care, creating new 3D shapes for premium line extensions in both Laundry and Fabric Enhancers.• Led the design, development and introduction of the 2X concentrate packaging line-up for all NA laundry liquid brands . Program has been recognized with internal Cost Innovation Award as well as a 2009 duPont Packaging Innovation Award.• Led the design, development and introduction of the 15 % compaction packaging line-up for Downy and Gain liquid fabric enhancers brands.
Jul 2005 - Oct 2009
Associate Director - R&D - Fabric Care Latin America
Led R&D for P&G's Latin American Fabric Care and Global Tier 2 Detergents businesses , based in Caracas, Venezuela
Jan 2002 - Jul 2005
Associate Director - R&D - Fabric & Home Care R&D - Swiffer
Global R&D responsibility for the Swiffer brand ($ 300 MM in Global sales), for all Surface Care wet wipes product design/process development ($ 50 MM in Global sales), and for North America Surface Care R&D. Lead a diverse work force of 35 professionals located in the US and Belgium
Mar 2000 - Mar 2002
Associate Director - R&D - Fabric & Home Care - Hard Surface Cleaners
Responsible for R&D product development on Mr. Proper, Flash, Comet and Viakal in Europe and Africa. Also responsible for Global Product Design and Process Development on all liquid and solid Surface Care products, and for the identification of New Business Opportunities leveraging P&G’s Surface Care Core Competencies. Led a diverse workforce of 42 professionals located in Belgium and Italy.
May 1999 - Mar 2000
Section Head - R&D - Laundry & Cleaning - Ace Bleach
Responsible for the geographical expansion of Ace hypochlorite bleach in Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America. Led a workforce of 13 professionals located in Rome and Mexico City.
1994 - 1997
~3 yrs
Brand Manager - Ace And Mr. Proper Poland And Ace Central & Eastern Europe
Managed the Polish Ace and Mr. Proper business, and oversaw the expansion of Ace in the CEE region
1994 - 1995
~1 yr
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Alejandro Cedeno education
Ms, Chemical Engineering
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
Bs, Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia Institute Of Technology
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Alejandro Cedeno works for Kraft Heinz.
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Alejandro Cedeno is listed as President, Research and Development, North America at Kraft Heinz.
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Alejandro Cedeno is based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States while working with Kraft Heinz.
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Alejandro Cedeno has worked for Kraft Heinz, Mars, The J.M. Smucker Company, Big Heart Pet Brands, and Meadwestvaco.
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Alejandro Cedeno holds Ms, Chemical Engineering from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Alejandro Cedeno is listed with skills including Consumer Products, Product Development, Product Innovation, Customer Insight, Cross Functional Team Leadership, R&D, Strategy, and Innovation Management.
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