Jens Hammer
Senior Manager Cocoa Life, Latin America, Mondelēz
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Jens Hammer is a professional with over 20 years of international and cross-functional experience in the food sector and associated value chains. Jens is currently the Head of Cocoa Life in Latin America at Mondelēz International where he leads the strategic implementation of the company’s Cocoa Life program in Brazil and Ecuador. With a proven track record from concept development through multi-stakeholder engagement, financing, deployment and knowledge management, he has played a significant role in growing the relevance and position of the program as an asset to Latin American Business Units.
Prior to his current role, Jens acquired cross-functional experience at Mondelēz in the areas of quality assurance, supply chains, and R&D, as well as continued practical experience in annual and perennial crop farming systems.
Jens holds an agronomy (Dipl.Ing.) degree from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio, US. He is a facilitator with the ability to influence and convene across geographies and cultures, with proficiency in English, German, Portuguese and Spanish. He is also a farmer, and a father to Miriam.
