
Steve Yucknut
Experienced executive recognized for driving innovation, strategic thinking, building strong teams and delivering high quality results. Presently working... | Chicago, Chicago, United States
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Steve Yucknut’s Expertise Experienced executive recognized for driving innovation, strategic thinking, building strong teams and delivering high quality results. Presently working as President, Americas at Glanbia Performance Nutrition responsible for Commercial (Marketing & Sales), End-to-End Supply Chain (Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, R&D), Innovation, Business Development, Strategy, Finance and HR. Significant focus is on sustainable, profitable growth. ON brand recently achieved 1 Billion global, annualized sales, growing from 120 Million in 2008. Prior GPN experience: Chief Operating Officer (7 years). Took on additional responsibility as Chief Transformation Officer for 3 years, delivering 200 bases points of sustainable, profit improvement while enabling increased marketing investment to fund growth. Dynamic career at Kraft Foods, prior to joining Glanbia. Hired in as intern and advanced to Vice President Supply Chain/Operations for the largest division at that time (Grocery). Worked in 7 different geographic locations across 5 Business Units and 3 functions during the span of my career. Proven strategic thinker that has lead major acquisitions, comprehensive make vs. buy analysis and implementations of substantial work systems (Operational Excellence/Lean Six Sigma, S&OP/IBP, TQM/Future State Quality). Responsible for establishing a true "End-to-End" working environment across all functions across the supply chain from farm to fork. Built the first global sustainability program at Kraft, from the bottoms up, reporting to the CEO. Proven track record of results across all major KPI's. Averaged 2.9% net productivity over the past 5 years. Averaged 2.3 inventory days improvement over the past 5 years. Lead a 10 production facility network to an average Safety Incident Rate of 0.7. Experienced Based Skills Include: Operational Excellence: - LEAN - Six Sigma (DMAIC) - Integrated Work Systems / TPM - Kaizen / SMED - 5S - Daily Management Systems - Servant Leadership Leadership: - Senior Leaders at Kraft - Top Gun (Implemented by University of Chicago Booth School
Steve Yucknut’s Current Industry Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Steve
Yucknut’s Prior Industry
General Foods
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Kraft Foods
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Glanbia Performance Nutrition
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Work Experience

Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Chief Executive Officer
Mon Jan 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
President North America at Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Tue Nov 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Jan 01 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Chief Operating Officer
Mon Jun 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Sep 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Vice President - Integrated Supply Chain / Operations
Thu Jul 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Apr 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Global Vice President Sustainability
Wed Feb 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Jul 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Senior Director - Operations (Beverages)
Fri Feb 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Feb 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Senior Director OTP (Operations, Technology, Procurement)
Tue Feb 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Feb 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Director Operations Business Team (Ready To Drink Beverages)
Thu Feb 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Feb 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Section Manager R&D Desserts
Tue Feb 01 1994 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Thu Feb 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Kraft Foods
Group Leader R&D Packaging
Sat Feb 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Feb 01 1994 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
General Foods
Manufacturing Intern
Fri May 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Dec 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
General Foods
Engineer / Scientist
Sun Feb 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Feb 01 1992 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
General Foods
Manufacturing Intern
Thu May 01 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Mon Dec 01 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)