Appointed Executive Vice President and President of Mondelēz International for Europe in July 2011, Tim Cofer leads the company’s European business, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Cofer has full P&L responsibility for over $14 Billion in sales, including 34,000 employees and over 70 manufacturing facilities across 35 countries.

Tim joined Kraft Foods in 1992 and has progressed through a number of marketing, strategy and general management roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to leading the Europe region, he was responsible for the worldwide $9 billion chocolate business as Senior Vice President, Global Chocolate Category. Prior to this, Tim served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Integration, leading the global integration of Cadbury. The integration exceeded all goals of revenue and cost synergies, talent retention and change management building a best-of-both winning culture.

Tim has also held successful tenures leading US businesses, as President Kraft Pizza Company and Oscar Mayer Foods consistently growing revenues & profits while expanding market shares based on a track record of innovation, marketing and sales excellence and inspirational people leadership.

Tim was valedictorian of his MBA class at the University of Minnesota, and earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science at St. Olaf College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He has significant global experience working across developed and developing markets and living in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA. Tim is married, has two sons and lives in Zurich.