George Zoghbi

George Zoghbi is a strategic advisor to Calibo. He also sits on the boards at The Kraft Heinz Company and Brambles Limited, the world’s most sustainable logistics business (listed on the ASX and headquartered in Sydney and London).

Most recently, George was the Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. commercial business at Kraft Heinz, a position he held until October 2017. He joined Kraft Foods Inc. in 2007 as the Vice President leading the Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) region. He moved to the U.S. in 2009 as President of the Cheese and Dairy business, held other senior leadership roles, and ultimately was named Chief Operating Officer of Kraft Foods Group in February 2015.

During his tenure at Kraft (and Kraft Heinz), George successfully led the business turnaround in the Australia & New Zealand region, but the North American Cheese and Dairy business on a sustainable growth trajectory, and played a key role in the merger of the Kraft and Heinz businesses–delivering the 2015 deal’s synergies and building the commercial business units of the merged entities.

Before joining Kraft in 2007, George held positions of increasing responsibilities at Fonterra, the world’s largest exporter of dairy products. George led the integration of Fonterra’s Australia consumer business with two acquired companies, resulting in Fonterra’s pre-eminent leadership in its categories with iconic brands and strong market positions. He subsequently led a major global initiative to significantly accelerate the growth of Fonterra’s Foodservice, a global quick-service restaurant business in China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. By building a strong global leadership team, launching innovation centers in Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Melbourne, Australia, and executing a focused strategy, George doubled the size of the business in less than three years.

After selling his own small business in 1993, George worked at George Weston Foods, Australia, in various positions of increasing responsibilities.

George holds a Master’s Degree in Enterprise from the University of Melbourne and a Diploma in Business (Marketing) from the Chisholm Institute in Australia. He has also completed several executive programs, including the Accelerated Development Program at the London Business School in the United Kingdom.