Mars Inc. on Tuesday announced Dave Dusangh as regional president for North America and Hans Bakker as regional general manager for its Food & Nutrition business in Europe.
Both will begin their new roles immediately and report into global President of Mars Food & Nutrition Shaid Shah.
Before becoming Mars Food & Nutrition regional president for North America, Dusangh was the regional general manager for Mars Food & Nutrition Europe, where he drove transformation and growth in the region.
Dusangh started at Mars in 2011 with Mars Pet Nutrition Canada and moved on to lead Mars Food & Nutrition Canada in 2016. In 2018, he also became GM of TASTY BITE North America and joined the board of Tasty Bite Eatables in India, a position he continues to hold. Dusangh has expertise in customer relationships and team leadership.
In his new role leading Mars Food & Nutrition North America, he will oversee brands including BEN’S ORIGINAL, SEEDS OF CHANGE, and TASTY BITE.
Bakker has taken on the role of Regional General Manager for Mars Food & Nutrition Europe with a brand portfolio that includes leading brands BEN’S ORIGINAL, DOLMIO and SUZI WAN.
Bakker has worked for Mars for over 20 years. Since 2021, he has been vice president of global transformation for Mars Food & Nutrition where he has led transformational programs to drive growth and productivity across the 30 countries in which the company operates. Prior to his global role, Bakker worked across sales and marketing roles before becoming general manager of Mars Food & Nutrition Germany.
