Mary Lynne Shafer

Mary lynne shafer

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  • About me

    Strategic, Entreprenurial-minded CMO & CGO Executive | Global Expertise in Strategy, G2M, Sales, Product Development, and P&L Responsibility | Driving Peak Innovation & Growth in Food, Logistics, & Energy

  • Education

    • Depaul university - charles h. kellstadt graduate school of business

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      Mba strategy, execution and valuation

      Activities and Societies: American Marketing Association, Network of Executive Women

    • University of arizona

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      Bsba marketing

      Activities and Societies: Alumni Association Focused on Statistics, Marketing Research and Marketing academically with various marketing roles for university key student and alumni events

    • Depaul university

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  • Experience

    • Cargill

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

      Facilitated strategy planning, implementation, M&A development and integration for 40+ global food ingredient and system businesses. Developed and presented sweetener technology strategic roadmap including creation of new business unit. Initiated first high intensity sweetener asset lite strategy launching Truvia (global brand stevia sweetener). Developed business opportunity for co-manufacturing of finished snack ingredient systems. Guided strategy and execution plan for cocoa and chocolate business designed to increase profitability. Show less

      • Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor/Consultant, Global Food Ingredients & Systems

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
      • Business & Market Development, North America Food Ingredients/Risk Management

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
    • Ingredion

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
      Senior manager, business development, beverage
    • Ingredion incorporated

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

      Owned the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy and playbook to transform customers’ experiences, deepen executive relationships and reach targeted results Led the commercial due diligence and full business integration for TIC Gums and Penford’s hydrocolloid business Responsible for growing Ingredion’s largest innovation platform.

      • Director, Customer Experience / Digital Transformation Global

        Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
      • PMO Lead, TIC Gums Integration & Systems Business

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      • Global Director, Texture Growth Platform

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2017
    • Bnsf logistics

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
      Vice president of innovation, strategy, chief marketing and customer officer

      Guided and led enterprise marketing, customer experience, national account sales, project sales and strategic relationship management teams to implement and elevate company’s brand identity, competitive positioning, and value creation to deliver fully distinguished and data-enabled customer experience. Developed and launched new global products and supply chain services expanding project management process, tools and capabilities while driving the strategic planning process and execution.

    • The conference board

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2024
      Innovation leadership executive council
    • Market spark solutions

      Jan 2025 - now
      President, chief marketing and sales consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The corporate athlete program

      Johnson & johnson human performance institute®
      Aug 2016
    • Lean champion certified

      Ingredion incorporated
      Jan 2019
    • Being a good mentor

      Linkedin
      Jul 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Forrester cx certified champion

      Forrester
      Sept 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Leadership Mentor

      Issued by The Chicago Network
      The Chicago NetworkAssociated with Mary Lynne Shafer
    • Guild Board

      Issued by Lyric Opera of Chicago
      Lyric Opera of ChicagoAssociated with Mary Lynne Shafer
    • Organizer

      Issued by Feed My Starving Children
      Feed My Starving ChildrenAssociated with Mary Lynne Shafer
    • Strategy and Marketing Board member

      Issued by Salt Creek Ballet on Oct 2015
      Salt Creek BalletAssociated with Mary Lynne Shafer