Mercedes Romero

Mercedes Romero was appointed Chief Procurement Officer in August 2020. Prior to joining Primo, Ms. Romero served as Vice President Sourcing and Supply Management from 2019 to 2020 for Ryder System Inc., overseeing global spend and supply planning teams. From 2017 to 2019, Ms. Romero served as Chief Procurement Officer/VP Procurement Americas with the Campari Group. From 1995 to 2017, Ms. Romero held various senior roles leading procurement and supply chain transformations for TEVA Pharma, Diageo, Starbucks, Clorox and Procter & Gamble. Ms. Romero currently serves on the board of the Conference Leadership Committee and the Talent Executive Committee at the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Ms. Romero also serves as an advisory board member at the Global Women Procurement Professionals (GWPP).