Ben Brenton

Ben Brenton serves as the Chief Innovation Officer at Snap-on Tools since February 2007, leading global innovation initiatives. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Innovation at PepsiCo - Frito Lay and Quaker from June 2003 to February 2007, Brand Director of Innovation - Marketing at The Kraft Heinz Company from 2001 to 2003, and various positions at Kraft Foods from October 1988 to June 2001, culminating in roles such as Manager of Innovation and Research Principal. Ben Brenton holds a PhD in Food Science & Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an MS in Microbial Genetics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a BS in Microbiology, also from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.