Mars Appoints Myriah Gambrell-Glenn as General Counsel for Mars Snacking

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Aug 26, 2025, 10:11 ET

The 15-year Mars veteran steps into a top snacking role at the global CPG leader

CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, a global leader in confectionery, snacking, food and pet care products and services, announced the appointment of Myriah Gambrell-Glenn as General Counsel for its Snacking business, effective December 1, 2025. Based in Chicago, she will lead the global legal function for Mars Snacking, home to billion-dollar brands including M&M'S and SNICKERS, reporting to its President, Andrew Clarke with a dotted line to Stefanie Straub, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Mars Incorporated.

Mars appoints Myriah Gambrell-Glenn as General Counsel for Mars Snacking.

In her new position Gambrell-Glenn will oversee legal strategy, compliance, and risk management across a business with more than 34,000 Associates, a presence in over 150 countries, and more than 1,000 snacks sold every second.

Since joining Mars in 2010, Gambrell-Glenn has held senior legal roles across multiple business segments and geographies. Most recently, she served as General Counsel for Mars Pet Nutrition, where she played a pivotal role in the successful integrations of Champion Petfoods and Pretty Litter, both multibillion-dollar businesses acquired in 2023 and 2021 respectively.

"Myriah's pedigree speaks for itself. She has built an outstanding track record at Mars, combining deep legal expertise with strategic insight. Just as importantly, she is a dedicated people leader who has a keen ability to spot potential and turn it into performance," said Andrew Clarke, Mars Snacking Global President. "This combination will be invaluable as we continue to navigate today's complex legal and regulatory environment while expanding our global snacking footprint."

In her new role, Gambrell-Glenn will serve as a member of both the Mars Snacking Leadership Team and the Mars Legal Leadership Team.

"I'm stepping into this role at a generational moment for our snacking business," said Gambrell-Glenn. "It's clear to me our legal team is uniquely positioned to be a strategic partner by enabling and accelerating our snacking growth agenda— creating the conditions for innovation to flourish at speed and scale while driving strong governance. I'm looking forward to partnering with such a talented team as we take on this opportunity together."

The appointment of Myriah Gambrell-Glenn as General Counsel for Mars Snacking underscores the company's commitment to strong governance and legal leadership, supporting the continued expansion of its global snacking footprint amid an increasingly complex legal landscape facing businesses everywhere.

ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED

Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As an approximately $55bn family-owned business, our diverse and expanding portfolio of leading pet care products and veterinary services support pets all around the world and our quality snacking and food products delight millions of people every day. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN^®, PEDIGREE^®, WHISKAS^®, CESAR^®, DOVE^®, EXTRA^®, M&M'S^®, SNICKERS^® and BEN'S ORIGINAL^™. Our international networks of pet hospitals, including BANFIELD^™, BLUEPEARL^™, VCA^™ and ANICURA^™ span preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care, and our global veterinary diagnostics business ANTECH^® offers breakthrough capabilities in pet diagnostics. The Mars Five Principles — Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom — inspire our 150,000 Associates to act every day to help create a better world for people, pets and the planet.