Claus Aagaard

CEO

Washington, DC, United States35 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 30 years of experience in finance.
Led major acquisitions in the pet food sector.
CFO of a $55 billion global company.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a CPG finance executive with extensive experience in strategy and acquisitions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial OperationsEnterprise StrategyStrategyFinanceBusiness Development

Other Skills

Mergers & AcquisitionsMars Shared ServicesAcquisitionPerformance ImprovementBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyBusiness Acquisition FinancingLeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipChange Management

About

Finance veteran with over 30-years experience in the CPG industry focused on food & beverage, pet food and veterinary services CFO for Mars, Incorporated, a private family-owned global company with over $55 billion in net sales and business segments including Petcare, Snacking and Food & Nutrition. Previously served as the Vice President and CFO for the Mars, Incorporated Petcare segment and VP Finance/CFO for all Mars activities in Europe. Prior to Mars, Incorporated, led Finance in the UK for Arla Foods. Wide global experience in the CPG industry and health service industry - including turnarounds and performance improvement programs, acquisitions, financing, strategy development and resource allocation.

Experience

35 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

11 yrs

Average Tenure

24 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Yale school of management

Advisory Board Member, Program on Stakeholder Innovation & Management (Y-SIM)

Nov 2025 – Present · 5 mos · New Haven, CT · Hybrid

Grundfos

Board Member

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Bjerringbro, Middle Jutland, Denmark · Hybrid

Bread for the city

Board Member

Feb 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Hybrid

Mars

6 roles

CFO

Mar 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 1 mo

Financial operations, Enterprise Strategy and M/A, Mars Shared Services

Financial operationsEnterprise StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsMars Shared Services

Global VP Finance, Mars Petcare

Promoted

Jan 2009 – Mar 2016 · 7 yrs 2 mos

CFO for the Petcare segment of Mars, Inc a $ 15bn revenue business and #1 market leader. Responsible for strategy, finance and a member of the Pet global leadership team leading the development of Mars's petcare business including the acquisition of IAMS/Eukanuba, BluePearl and PetPartners.

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