Antonio F. Fernandez

Biography

Mr. Antonio F. Fernandez, also known as Tony, serves as the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Executive Vice President at Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC. Mr. Fernandez has overall corporate responsibility for the end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, manufacturing, customer service, warehousing and distribution. He oversees pinnacle's food quality and safety programs. He has been the Chief Supply Chain Officer and Executive Vice President of Pinnacle Foods Group LLC. He served as a Chief Supply Chain Officer and Executive Vice President of Pinnacle Foods Inc. since February 2011 until June 2016. He joined Pinnacle in February 2011. He served with Kraft Foods Inc. as Senior Vice President of Operations Excellence from 2010 to 2011, following the acquisition of Cadbury, plc. Mr. Fernandez served at Cadbury from 1998 to 2010 in a series of senior management positions, including chief supply chain , where he was responsible for all aspects of the confectionary its supply chain, which had a global footprint of 65 manufacturing facilities and over 60 distribution centers. His early career includes positions in manufacturing, procurement, engineering and consulting with Procter & Gamble Co., PepsiCo, Inc. and the Canaan Group, a general management-consulting firm. He has more than 30 years of operations and supply chain management experience. He has been Trustee of Liberty Property Trust since November 2014. Mr. Fernandez holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College. 

Research Interest

 Chemical Engineering