Gülen Bengi

Gülen Bengi is Lead Chief Marketing Officer, Mars & Chief Growth Officer, Mars Snacking. Bengi, who previously served as Executive Vice President for Hair Care at Unilever, is an accomplished marketing and P&L leader who has led transformations in several CPG businesses and in multiple geographies.

As a CPG industry veteran, Bengi started her career at Unilever, followed by key roles at Danone and Kimberly-Clark before rejoining Unilever in 2020. She has strong emerging and developed market experience, and has lived and led businesses in the UK, US, Central America, and the Caribbean as well as her native country Türkiye. Bengi has held strategic global, regional and local roles in sales, marketing and general management with a strong track record for envisioning and delivering results and driving growth. She is passionate about growing talent, building high performance teams and developing inclusive cultures.