Charisse Hughes has been SVP and Chief Growth Officer at Kellanova – previously Kellogg Company – since May 2023. She is a member of the executive committee.

Ms. Hughes joined Kellogg in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer and then served as Chief Brand & Advanced Analytics Officer.

She is responsible for driving the growth agenda for the company through leadership of Global Brands, Innovation and R&D, Commercial Advanced Analytics, Marketing Excellence, and Licensing & Cultural Initiatives.

Ms. Hughes’ vision is to create a future-ready Kellanova with a winning portfolio of leading, iconic global brands, characters, and innovations that inspire consumers to sit at our table. She is committed to creating personalized engagement and inclusive experiences enabled by deep data-driven understanding and advanced analytics/machine learning.

Previously, Ms. Hughes was the Chief Marketing Officer for Pandora Americas. Her experiencealso includes marketing and brand leadership roles with The Estee Lauder Companies, Avon Products, Inc. and Sara Lee Corporation.

Ms. Hughes serves on the Board of Directors for Crocs, Inc., is a Board Advisor for Pixability and Prelude Growth Partners, and is Vice Chair of the Board for MMA Global, the only marketing trade association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, martech and media companies working collaboratively to architect the future of marketing.

She is a passionate advocate for ED&I and is an active member of Women of Kellanova+ and the African American Resource Groups.

Ms. Hughes received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Howard University.