Mindee Plugues

Mindee Plugues currently serves as the Associate Marketing Director for Agile Innovation and Licensing at Mars, with a focus on agile innovation marketing and growth strategies. Previously, Mindee held the position of Senior Agile Innovation Manager at Johnson & Johnson, overseeing long-range innovations in skin health. Experience includes significant leadership roles at Edwards Lifesciences, where Mindee managed global brand strategy for critical care solutions, and engineM, providing consulting for non-profits and startups. As Vice President of Marketing at Dine Brands Global, Mindee was instrumental in the turnaround strategy for Applebee's. Notable earlier positions include Director of Global Gum & Candy Platforms at Mondelēz International and various brand management roles at Kraft Foods Group. Mindee holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Michigan State University.