Paula Fitzgerald

Paula Fitzgerald has extensive work experience in finance and leadership roles. Paula currently holds the position of CFO at Cumberland Packing Corp., overseeing their global sweetener, food ingredient, and real estate conglomerate. Prior to this, Paula served as the CEO International and EVP Corporate Development at Sabra Dipping Company, where they were responsible for managing their international dips and spreads business and leading global M&A and business development strategies. Paula also has experience at PepsiCo, where they held various senior director positions in sales finance, brand and innovation finance, financial planning and analysis, marketing finance, and strategy and business development. Before joining PepsiCo, they worked as a Finance Director at Pfizer Inc and as an International Finance Manager at Texaco. Paula started their career as an Economist at Amoco Corp. Overall, Paula Fitzgerald has demonstrated expertise in financial leadership, strategic planning, and international business operations throughout their career.

Paula Fitzgerald earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, where they studied from 1987 to 1991. Following this, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance at the University of Houston-Downtown from 1991 to 1994. In 2002, they attended The Wharton School for a short-term Strategic Alliances Executive Education program, although the specific field of study was not mentioned.