Tanja Heekeren

Tanja Heekeren has over 20 years of work experience in sales and strategy roles. Tanja started their career in 1998 as a Management Development Trainee at Kraft Foods, Germany, before progressing to the role of Regional Key Account Manager. In 2002, they became a Central Account Manager for the Convenience Channel at the same company. Tanja joined Mars in 2003, where they served as a Junior National Account Manager, National Key Account Manager, Senior Customer Marketing Manager, and Sales Operations Manager. Tanja then became the Strategy Business Leader at Mars from 2011 to 2015. Tanja's most recent position was as the Director of Sales at Prolupin GmbH, where they were responsible for B2C and B2B sales, key account management, and field management for their brand MADE WITH LUVE.

Tanja Heekeren attended the University of Duisburg-Essen from 1992 to 1998, where they pursued a Master's degree. During their time there, they focused their studies on Communication Science, Business administration, and German Literature.