Milikin joins KDP with more than 30 years of experience in supply chain operations. He was most recently Chief Procurement, Sustainability and Circular Ventures Officer at Anheuser-Busch InBev. In that position, his responsibilities included global procurement spend for one of the world's largest brewers, as well as leadership of 70 manufacturing facilities and a robust sustainability agenda.
Prior to Anheuser-Busch InBev, he was Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Mead Westvaco and Vice President of Procurement and Logistics Operations for Sealy. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Florida.
Commenting on the announcement, Gamgort shared, "Tony's breadth and depth of experience in building teams and capabilities for future expansion make him an ideal leader to fill this role at this time. He will add incredible value as we move into our next phase of growth at KDP, and we look forward to having him join our Executive Leadership Team. Fernando has been instrumental in integrating and expanding our supply chain capabilities over the past three years and, on behalf of the KDP Leadership Team, I wish him all the best."