Karen Francois

Karen Francois is a seasoned procurement professional with extensive experience in strategic sourcing and procurement management across various industries. Since April 2019, Karen has served as the VP of Procurement at Dessert Holdings, overseeing procurement strategy for all company entities. Prior roles include Senior Director of Procurement at Amplifon and a decade at Caribou Coffee, where Karen optimized productivity programming and established a center of excellence for indirect spend management. Further experience includes Director of Strategic Sourcing at HB Fuller, Group Commodity Manager at Deluxe Corporation, and multiple management roles at Katun Corporation. Karen holds a B.S. in Finance and Speech Communications from the University of Minnesota.