Desmond Fernando

Desmond Fernando is an accomplished procurement professional with extensive experience in leadership roles across various sectors. Currently serving as the Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Lamb Weston, Desmond has previously held key positions including Vice President of Procurement for Foods and Commodities at Ferrara Candy Company, and Director of Global Procurement at PepsiCo. Additional roles at PepsiCo included Global Procurement Lead for North American Nutrition Ingredients and Senior Manager for Fruit Commodities in the AMEA region. Desmond also contributed to Mars/Wrigley in the capacity of Global Gum Ingredients Sourcing, and served as Industry Manager for Global Procurement at PepsiCo.