Celso White

Celso brings his deep background in the global food and beverage industry, including Molson Coors, Pepsi, M&M/Mars and Campbell Soup to help organizations foster sustainability and resilience across their supply chains.

Background

Celso is one of the world’s leading Operations/Supply Chain experts – covering Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, EH&S, Quality, and R&D. Until December, 2019 he served as Global Chief Supply Chain Officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company, a Denver-based brewing company with more than 50 breweries worldwide and $11 billion in net sales. His purview included manufacturing, R&D, engineering, quality, environmental health and safety, procurement, logistics and distribution. During his tenure, the global supply chain team delivered an average of $170 million per year in annual cost savings and developed innovations that helped drive $450 million annually in incremental NSR

He has more than 35 years of global experience in the food and beverage industry. Previously, Celso was VP/GM of Pepsi Cola Americas Concentrate Operations, overseeing $4.5 billion in net concentrate revenue, a $600 million operating budget and a $70 million capital budget. His background includes work at Silgan White Cap, M&M/Mars, and Campbell Soup Company where he led the development and commercialization of new product introductions in North America.

Expertise

• Sustainable global supply chains

• Operations, procurement, logistics, R&D

• Food and beverages sector

Perspectives

Delivering During Crises: The Importance of Shock Resistant Supply Chains, Medium, March 2020

Board Appointments

Member, CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Member, Bradley University

Member, Colorado UpLift

Member, Armada Acquisition Corp I.

Member, Elevate USA 

Advisory Council Member, Porter Novelli

Degrees

DePaul University, MBA Operations Management

Bradley University, BS Electrical Engineering