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Marc Carena

Investor

Advisor | Shareholder at Angels Den

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Marc Carena is Global President of Mars Petcare and a board member of AIM – European Brands Association. He has held senior positions across foodservice, FMCG, financial services, and B2C and B2B retail/e-commerce at organizations including McDonald's, Nestlé, Mars, AngelsDen, SPAR/Real, and Metro Cash & Carry. Carena has lived in nine countries and worked in more than thirty across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Experience

  1. AIM - European Brands AssociationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. MarsGlobal President, Mars Petcarecurrent2026 — present
  3. MarsRegional President Mars Wrigley Europe, Central Eurasia + International Travel Retail2022 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
  4. FoodDrinkEuropeVice President2024 — 2026Brussels
  5. FoodDrinkEuropeBoard Member Food Drink Europe2023 — 2024Brussels
  6. FoodDrinkEuropeDirector European Committee for Large Food & Drinks Companies2022 — 2023Brussels
  7. Angels Den FundingMember of the Board of Directors2016 — 2024London, United Kingdom
  8. McDonald'sManaging Director2018 — 2022Moscow, Russian Federation
  9. McDonald'sCorporate Vice President International Lead Markets2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
  10. METRO/MAKRO Cash and CarryChief Executive Officer2013 — 2017Zagreb, Croatia
  11. METRO/MAKRO Cash and CarryVice President METRO Group, Customer Management Director and Member of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013Bucharest, Romania
  12. METSPA d.o.o.President of the Supervisory Board2013 — 2017Zagreb, Croatia
  13. Metro Group AdvertisingManaging Director2011 — 2013Bucharest, Romania
  14. Swiss Armed ForcesAssistant Chief of Staff (S6) with the rank of Major in General Staff, Air Defense Brigade 332008 — 2011Lucerne Area, Switzerland
  15. Nestlé ProfessionalRegional Business Manager South Europe and Member of the European Management Committee2008 — 2011Vevey, Switzerland
  16. NestléGeneral Business Manager Nestlé Algeria and Member of the Board of Directors of Nestlé Maghreb2006 — 2008Algiers, Algeria
  17. NestléSenior Brand Franchise Manager2005 — 2006Gurgaon, India
  18. NestléNational Key Account Manager2004 — 2005Bangalore, India
  19. NestléProject Manager, Sales and Marketing Productivity Team2003 — 2004Vevey, Switzerland
  20. NestléDeputy Project Manager, Sales and Marketing Productivity Team2002 — 2003Vevey, Switzerland

Education

  1. Birkbeck, University of LondonMaster of Arts - MA, Classical Archaeology2023 — 2025
  2. INSEAD/ London Business School / Ashridge InternationalMETRO Excellence Executive Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership2013 — 2014
  3. INSEADMETRO Embark Executive Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership2011 — 2012
  4. London Business SchoolNESTLE Executive Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership2007
  5. University of BernMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Law (lic.rer.pol)1996 — 2001
  6. Harvard UniversitySummer Term (Exchange Student), International Marketing2000
  7. Maastricht UniversityErasmus (Student Exchange Program), European Law1997 — 1998
  8. Kirchenfeld Gymnasium BernMatura, Business Administration and Law1990 — 1995

Skills & more

Retail59FMCG76Trade Marketing27Sales Management30Merchandising15Sales Operations24Marketing Management37Management99Distributed Team Management6Income Statement6Key Account Development8Management Consulting10
+12 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipBrand DevelopmentFoodForecastingBrand ManagementKey Account ManagementCustomer InsightBusiness PlanningStrategyNegotiationTeam ManagementLeadership

Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Italian · Spanish

From Marc's professional profile.

Colleagues at Angels Den

Adrian Ariciu
Advisor | Shareholder at Angels Den
Angus Rankine
Non-Executive Director at Angels Den
Emmanuel Awobimpe
Partner at Angels Den
Jason Moser
Non-Executive Director at Angels Den
Mani Kherad
Investor Relations Consultant at Angels Den
Stefan Bozovic
Chief Technology Officer at Angels Den
Tanya Kopps
Non-Executive Director at Angels Den
Vishal Bhatia
Executive Director at Angels Den

Frequently asked questions

Where does Marc Carena work?
Marc Carena is Advisor | Shareholder at Angels Den.

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Also attended Birkbeck, University of London28

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Also attended University of Bern10

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Also attended Harvard University1,464

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Also attended Maastricht University65

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mars33

Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesShayna HarrisAdvisor at Rocana VenturesInes HassanJunior Investment Analyst at DisrupTech VenturesLiam McCombeOffice Manager at SpeedinvestNeil WillcocksFood Science, Technology and Innovation Specialist at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALAlok SomaniCFO at Orbit Startups

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Also worked at METRO/MAKRO Cash and Carry9

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Also worked at Swiss Armed Forces15

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Also worked at Nestlé69

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