Jonathon J. Nudi

Group President, North America Retail at General Mills

Jon Nudi leads our North America Retail organization, including Meals and Baking, Cereal, Snacks, Annie's and Yogurt operating units in the U.S., in addition to our Canadian operations.

He assumed his current role in January 2017 after serving as president of our U.S. Retail organization since September 2016.

Prior to that, Nudi was senior vice president; president, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, overseeing operations in 25 countries and five plants in the region, managing a portfolio of global brands including Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Green Giant, Nature Valley, and Betty Crocker.

Nudi served as president of the General Mills Snacks division from 2010 to 2014. In that role, he was responsible for the profitable growth of some of America’s favorite snack brands including Nature Valley granola bars, Betty Crocker fruit-flavored snacks, and Chex Mix.

Previous to that, Nudi served as vice president of marketing responsible for Green Giant vegetables and frozen entrees.

Prior to his role with Green Giant, he was responsible for Betty Crocker side dishes and strategic growth channels in the Meals division.

Nudi began his career in 1993 in the Sales division. He progressed through a series of sales roles, including field sales director in the western U.S. Nudi was promoted to sales director in 2001, became a marketing director in 2005, and was promoted to a vice president of the company in 2007.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

Timeline

  • Group President, North America Retail

    Current role

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