Perfetti Van Melle
Sylvia Buxton is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the marketing and operations of leading consumer brands. Currently serving as President and CEO of the Americas Business Unit at Perfetti Van Melle since January 2016, Sylvia has successfully driven category growth across the region through strategic brand management and operational excellence. Prior to this role, Sylvia held various senior marketing positions at The Hershey Company from 1991 to 2015, including Senior Marketing Director for Americas Chocolate, where revenue surpassed $600 million, and Senior Global Brand Director for Brookside, tasked with building a $1 billion global brand. Sylvia's early career includes product management roles at Reckitt & Colman, focusing on air fresheners. Sylvia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Perfetti Van Melle
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Perfetti Van Melle is a privately owned company, producing and distributing candies and chewing gums in more than 150 countries worldwide. Employing over 17.000 people and operating 37 companies throughout the world, Perfetti Van Melle has a true global reach: it is present in the Asia Pacific Region, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. The industrial adventure of Perfetti Van Melle began many years ago, but it was in March 2001 that the current Group was set up through the merger of Perfetti Spa and Van Melle N.V. In July 2006 the Group acquired the Spanish company Chupa Chups S.A., famous all over the world for its lollypops.