Esther is a passionate people leader who balances purpose with results. She currently leads the UK Bars and Bitesize Portfolio at Mars Wrigley (£1bn Revenue) and is responsible for Brands including Maltesers, M&Ms, Snickers & Twix. Her team’s most notable achievements include the award winning Maltesers Maternal Mental health campaign which led 270,000 people to the support they needed, as well as supporting young film directors through M&Ms Film Festival. She delivers consistent business growth (double digit growth) and thrives on making the complex simple.
Before she joined the Mars Snacking team she spent 6 years living and working in Asia, in Bangkok then Tokyo, where she led both Cross Functional and Cross Market teams for Mondelez International, responsible for Brand Strategy, Communications and Innovation on Gum & Mints, which she needed to offset the many spicy curries she ate whilst sampling the street food delights!
Esther started her career on the coveted Cadbury UK Graduate Scheme where she gained experience across Sales, Category & Brand Management before moving across to Green & Black’s to lead the Block Chocolate Portfolio. The pinnacle of her career at Cadbury was leading the London 2012 Unwrap Gold campaign, a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in the zeitgeist, she can still hear the crowd cheering.
Outside work you’ll find Esther enjoying time with her young family, dragging them around a cultural experience or food market in Central London and travelling whenever they get a chance.
