Mars Snacking Appoints Finnegan as Global Head of Data, Analytics and AI Governance
Mars Snacking has named Sinead Finnegan as Global Head of Data, Analytics & AI Governance & Strategy, effective immediately. She will oversee strategy, operating model development, and governance frameworks to support decision-making across the business.
Finnegan joins from Kellogg Company, where she spent nearly a decade in leadership roles. Most recently, she served as Senior Global Director of Data Governance, Ethics & Responsible AI, overseeing data governance, master data management, AI strategy, data privacy, and ethics initiatives.
At Kellogg, she built data-driven organizational capabilities and advanced data literacy programs across global operations. Her earlier roles included leadership positions in procurement, supply chain, and operations at Celerity Fluid Systems, Guoxin Lucent Technologies Network Technologies Co., Ltd., and Expeditors.
Finnegan said the move reflects both organizations' focus on building trust in data and analytics. "I'm excited by this opportunity, as these two iconic organisations come together with a clear agenda to enhance capability, increase data, analytics and AI trust for effective, efficient and reliable decision making at scale," she said.
The appointment signals Mars Snacking's emphasis on establishing formal governance structures as data and AI operations scale. For executives building similar capabilities, AI for Executives & Strategy resources address governance and organizational frameworks in practice.
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