Hughes first joined the company in 2008 as national account manager serving Kellogg’s Irish retail customers. Senior roles in the company included a stint working in the UK, managing the Kellogg’s business with major British retailers Asda and Morrisons. Most recently, she held the position of sales director, European sales capability, with responsibility for overseeing the training and development of all sales teams across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

With extensive experience in the food and FMCG sectors, Hughes started her career at the Boyne Valley Group as a business manager.

“Like many children in Ireland,” she said, “I grew up with Kellogg’s and there was always a packet of Rice Krispies on the breakfast table in the morning at home when I was young

“That’s why I can honestly say it gives me a huge sense of pride to now lead our Irish organisation. Not just because of our heritage – we’ve been selling our food here since the early 1920s – but also because of the importance of the Irish business for Kellogg’s.”

Kellogg’s employees more than 200 people at a campus in north Dublin which is the location of the company’s Irish in-market operations as well as its European headquarters.