The investment is expected to increase capacity of its plant in Gebze, Turkey, to support growth in the company's global confectionery business, as part of its supply chain reinvention plan.
William E. Mote, Jr. has been appointed as the company's new Chief Financial Officer, and that Annamaria Dooley has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Product Development.
Pinnacle plans to invest significantly behind Gardein in 2015 to continue to expand the brand and leverage the complementary positioning of Gardein and Birds Eye in the marketplace.
Wipro will provide support for certain business services within information technology, finance, human resources, customer service and consumer relations.
In this role, the executive will have oversight of Investor Relations, Treasury and serve as the CFO of the newly formed North American Leadership Team.
The decision is part of Mondelez International's multi-year investment in European manufacturing, under which $1.5 billion has been invested since 2010.
