Marie Lentz

Marie Lentz has an extensive work experience spanning several companies. Marie started working at Donaldson in 2001 as a Senior Account Executive and worked there until 2008. Following that, Marie joined Daymon Worldwide as a Business Manager for the SUPERVALU Account from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, they moved to General Mills where they held various roles including Category Manager, Trade Manager, National Category Manager, Planning Manager, Customer Account Manager, Product Sales Manager, and Category Development Manager. Marie's next career move was to Crown Iron Works in 2019 where they served as the Global Sales Strategy and Development Lead for Specialty & Hemp Products until 2023. From there, they joined CPM as the Chairwoman of the CPM Women's Initiative Network from 2022 to 2023. Currently, Marie is the Global Vice President for the Food Segment at CPM since 2023.

Marie Lentz completed their high school education at Benilde St. Margaret in 1996. Marie then pursued a bachelor's degree in Business Management at the College of Saint Benedict from 1996 to 2000. Later, they obtained an MBA in International Marketing from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota from 2005 to 2008.