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David (Dave) Brearton is Executive Vice President, Operations & Business Services. In this role, he leads the information systems and procurement functions as well as Kraft’s shared services sites, while providing functional leadership for manufacturing and customer service and logistics. Dave also leads the Catalyst ERP project, currently focused in North America.
Dave joined Kraft Canada in 1984 as a Financial Analyst and has since progressed through a series of roles of increasing responsibility. In 1994, he was named Director, European Financial Planning & Analysis, based in Switzerland, and transferred to Rye Brook, New York in 1996, to become Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, Kraft Foods International (KFI). Dave was appointed Vice President Finance, Northern Europe, KFI based in Cheltenham, England in 1998. Then, in 1999, he became Vice President, Finance for the European Union Region of KFI, based in London, England, where he led that region's financial organization for over three years. Dave was promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance, KFI, in 2002, and was named Senior Vice President, Finance, Kraft International Commercial in January 2004. In December 2004, Dave was appointed Senior Vice President, Business Process Simplification and served as Corporate Controller from 2004 to 2006. In 2006 Dave became the EVP, Global Business Services and Strategy, where he led the Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy and Information Systems functions and started up Project Catalyst.
Dave is on the board of America’s Second Harvest.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Queen's University in Canada and is a Certified Management Accountant. | 