Nestlé

Chief Procurement Officer

Patricia Stroup , Chief Procurement Officer for Nestlé , has a long history in the dairy industry . Starting out as co-owner and manager of dairy farms in North Carolina and Pennsylvania , Stroup has headed-up both North American and global dairy procurement for Nestlé , and held leadership roles at Hilmar Cheese Company and Virginia Milk Producers .

As CPO of Nestlé , Stroup ’ s focus is on improving processes . She ’ s therefore been instrumental in the forging of relations between Nestlé and dairy

farmers , with whom she has always shared an empathic relationship .

She holds a Bachelor ' s degree in Communications with a cognate in Dairy Science from Virginia Tech , an MBA focused on Food and Agricultural Economics from Purdue University , and a leadership certificate from the London Business School . Stroup has held the role of Chief Procurement Officer ( CPO ) twice at Nestlé , first in 2015 when she initially joined the company , and again in 2020 . procurementmag . com 159