Chris Mondzelewski

Title

General manager of pet specialty

Company

Mars Petcare North America

Headliner session: Responding to trends shaping the pet food market – Chris Mondzelewski, general manager of pet specialty for Mars Petcare North America, provides insights on the consumer trends most critical to pet food and how Mars responds to those trends with its programs, initiatives and product development.

Mondzelewski leads strategic growth and development across Mars Petcare’s specialty brands such as Nutro, Ultra, Evo, California Natural and Greenies. He also provides thought leadership for innovations in natural pet care. Prior to his current role, Mondzelewski was vice president of marketing for Mars Petcare US starting in 2011. In that role, he led marketing, innovation, communication and development of the core brands for the US, and the Cesar brand globally for Mars Petcare as the brand strategic lead. Previously, Mondzelewski served as senior business director at Kraft Foods for businesses in North America and China, and as an officer in the US Marine Corps. He received a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a master of business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.