Colum O'Connor

Experience

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  Unilever Food Solutions

  Mar 1985 - Jun 2023

  Colum is CD business partner to Unilever Foodsolutions sales teams in Europe and Middle East.His role is to ensure Country sales teams achieve their goals through strategy alignment, capability development and excellent execution ensuring target delivery.Colum also has responsibilities for CD Productivity and Global Chef Team Transformation. Colum was Business Partner to Unilever Foodsolutions' sales teams in Latin America, Southern, Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Turkey and Israel.His role was to ensure Country sales teams achieve their goals through strategy alignment & development, excellent execution & activity implementation ensuring target delivery; parallel with capability building and organisational development. Responsible for the turnover, profitability of Unilever Foodsolutions in Ireland. Led team of Foodservice Sales and Marketing professionals. Member of Unilever Ireland Ltd Board. Marketing team leader; responsible for full marketing mix, strategy and activation

  • Managing Director

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Global Customer Development Director, Europe. Middle East - Unilever Foodsolutions

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2023

  • Global Customer Development Director - Unilever Foodsolutions

    Jul 2009 - Aug 2015

  • Managing Director - Unilever Foodsolutions Ireland

    May 2000 - Jul 2009

  • Marketing Manager Caterplan Ireland

    Jan 1996 - May 2000

  • Product Manager/Senior Product Manager

    Oct 1992 - Dec 1995

  • Sales Representative Caterplan

    Jan 1989 - Sept 1992

  • Sales Representative Retail - Goodalls

    Mar 1985 - Dec 1988
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  Formerly Unilever

  Jul 2023 - now

  Former Managing Director and Global CD Director