Chris de Wolfe is the Global Director of Risk Management at Mars Incorporated, a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $40 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 140,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
At Mars, Chris is responsible for Global Operational Loss Prevention, Business Recovery Management, Risk Financing and Business Risk Assessments. Managing risk for one of the largest private manufacturing companies in the World involves extensive travel, direction of well supported Risk Management programs, and supporting a team of dedicated Risk Management professionals.
Prior to joining Mars in 1999, Chris was an insurance Broker in London where he had worked for Sedgwick, Johnson & Higgins, Marsh, and Aon.