Mondelēz New Zealand has revealed that Managing Director Cara Liebrock has been promoted to CEO of Perfect Snacks, based in San Diego California. Perfect Snacks is one of Mondelēz International’s recent Bars acquisitions.
Cara and her family will relocate to San Diego, California a little later in the year, but Cara herself is currently spending some time there now to get a feel for the business.
Cara has had nearly 20 years’ experience with Mondelēz International across a variety of Category, Sales and Operations roles. She moved over from the Canadian business unit in 2019 to assume leadership of the New Zealand business, further broadening her general management capabilities.
Bevan Adin has been appointed to replace Cara as Managing Director New Zealand. He will start in the role from 1 March 2023. Bevan has had over 20 years’ experience in the FMCG sector in General Management, Sales and Finance roles. He has worked at Beam Suntory, Coca-Cola Amatil and Goodman Fielder and in Australia, the UK and New Zealand.