A member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Mr. Rodriguez attributes his success to his ability to simplify complex situations and his passion for coaching his teams.
CHICAGO, IL, July 22, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ricardo A. Rodriguez has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Rodriguez is a distinguished professional with over two decades of experience in the food industry. Having earned distinction as the revenue growth management director for frozen foods at Kellanova, a multinational food manufacturing company, he was responsible for developing and implementing effective growth strategies across all of Kellanova's frozen food brands. His duties included setting prices, collaborating with other functions to execute promotional strategies, developing new pricing capabilities, and ensuring an adequate price pack and trade architecture.
Prior to his most recent position, Mr. Rodriguez served in a similar capacity at the Away From Home division at the Kellogg Company. During this tenure, he took on the newly established role of RGM for food service, where he created processes and tools from scratch and built a team to support these efforts. Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic and a lack of structure, he successfully developed new processes to manage pricing and ensure that revenue growth aligned with expectations. Over two to three years, he implemented six rounds of pricing adjustments, resulting in a record 35 percent cumulative price increase and over $150 million in gross profit. This achievement earned global recognition through Kellogg's recognition program.
Having previously availed himself as the senior manager of trade and sales strategy for specialty channels at the Kellogg Company, Mr. Rodriguez held several earlier roles at Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of Hillshire Brands, for over a decade. Beginning as a senior financial analyst, he advanced through numerous positions of management, including in business line finances and analysis, culminating in his tenure as director of revenue management. During his initial forays into the field, Mr. Rodriguez gained valuable experience as a consultant at Quantum Processing Services Co. and as a financial coordinator and analyst at ICA Ingenieros Civiles Asociados in Mexico City, beginning in 1997.
Mr. Rodriguez holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial and systems engineering from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, which he earned in 1997. Following this accomplishment, he attained a Master of Business Administration in international finance and marketing from DePaul University in 2002. He has also earned a black belt certification in Kellogg's revenue growth management in 2021.
A member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Mr. Rodriguez attributes his success to his ability to simplify complex situations and his passion for coaching his teams. He believes that breaking down challenging problems enables effective decision-making and simplifies complexity. His commitment to supporting others through coaching and mentoring has fostered highly productive teams whose outstanding results speak to his effective leadership.
Outside of his professional life, Mr. Rodriguez enjoys photography, traveling, hiking and camping. Looking toward the future, he hopes to transition to entrepreneurship or shift from corporate work to a more consultative advisory role. Becoming a consultant would provide him with the flexibility to spend more time with his children while utilizing the extensive knowledge and experience he has gained over the past two decades.
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