Richie Gray is Vice President and Global Head of Mondel?z SnackFutures, the Venture Investment Hub of Mondel?z International. Originally from Scotland, now based in Zurich, Switzerland, Richie's career in the CPG industry spans more than 30 years and has taken him all over the world in sales, marketing, strategy and general management roles. In recent years he has led the Gum and Candy and then Bakery and Meals Categories for Mondel?z in North and Central Europe and has a strong track record of driving growth, business turnarounds, building brands, M&A and developing high performing teams. Richie's mission for Mondel?z SnackFutures is to build a high growth portfolio of snacking game changers that help achieve Mondel?z 's vision to lead the future of snacking. Richie and his team identify, invest in and collaborate with highly disruptive scale-up and early-stage businesses around the world that align to the company's core categories of chocolate, biscuits and baked snacks. Richie is married to Philippa and has 3 'kids' in their early twenties. He is a lover of adventure and endurance sports, competing in Ironman events and enjoying skiing in the Swiss and French Alps, and is a passionate Scottish rugby supporter.