John Marsden

Chief Operations & Supply Chain Officer

John was appointed to the position of SVP Global Operations effective April 1, 2019 and is based in the Cyberjaya office in Malaysia. Originally from Ireland, John has more than 20+ years of broad international supply chain experience, working in Europe and Asia in the FMCG sector. He started his career with Unilever as a management trainee based in the UK. John worked across Unilever's Foods and Home & Personal Care categories, building extensive experience in manufacturing, planning and distribution. He has held a number of senior operational and strategic leadership roles covering country, regional and global responsibilities. John has also worked in grocery retail, complementing his time as a branded FMCG manufacturer. He holds an MA in Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from Queen's University Belfast and is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer (IMechE).