Santo Perez has extensive work experience in quality assurance and compliance. Santo is currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance & Compliance at Mount Franklin Foods since 2022. Prior to this, Santo worked at Spectrum Brands, Inc as the Division Vice President of Food Safety & Quality Assurance from April 2018 to June 2022. During this time, they developed the food safety-quality system's agenda and strategy for the Global Pet Care Division, resulting in significant cost improvements for the business.
Before joining Spectrum Brands, Santo held the position of R&D-QA Director at PepsiCo from July 2013 to March 2018. In this role, they led the global transformation initiative and established quality system's auditing principles and standards for manufacturing facilities across multiple countries.
From March 2010 to July 2013, Santo worked as the QA Director at Concord Foods, where they implemented crisis management and product recall policies and achieved certification for Global Food Safety Initiative-Safe Quality Foods 2000. Prior to that, they served as the QA Manager at Concord Foods from September 2005 to March 2010.
Santo's career began at Nutramax in 2004, where they held the role of QA Manager. Santo also gained significant experience at Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. starting in 1996. During their tenure, they served as QA Manager, QA Supervisor, and QA Technician, focusing on improving food safety and quality metrics through employee training and corrective action initiatives.
Santo Perez's education history includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science from Framingham State University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of South Florida. There is no specific information provided regarding the start or end years of these programs.
December, 2022 - present