Zespri International
Ana Chalakova has extensive work experience in marketing and brand management. ana is currently working as the Marketing Lead DACH at Zespri International since August 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Colgate-Palmolive as the Category Lead Personal & Home Care Central Europe West from April 2019 to July 2022. Before that, Ana worked at C&A as the Unit Lead Brand Marketing Ladies Division from December 2016 to February 2019, and as a Senior Strategic Transformation Manager from April 2016 to November 2016. ana also has experience working at Bacardi as the Marketing Manager Rum North Europe from January 2015 to January 2016. Ana's earlier experience includes working at Beiersdorf as a Brand Manager from July 2007 to January 2015, where they had various roles including UK Brand Manager Face Care and Regional Brand Manager Asia. ana also worked at Schwarzkopf & Clynol as a Project Support in International Marketing from September 2006 to March 2007, and at Tchibo as a Master Thesis in Brands International from March 2006 to July 2006.
Ana Chalakova obtained a Diplom in Business Administration (BWL) with a major in Controlling & Accounting from the University of Hamburg in the years 2000-2003. ana later pursued an MBA in International management & marketing from the University of Hamburg between 2003 and 2005.
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Zespri International
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Welcome to Zespri, one of the world’s most successful horticultural marketing companies and NZ’s largest horticultural exporter, exporting more than 167 million trays of kiwifruit to more than 50 countries around the world, managing 30 percent of the global volume. We’re part of a global team of growers, post-harvest suppliers, employees, distributors and retailers dedicated to consistently providing quality, fresh kiwifruit. With sales revenues of $3.1 billion, the Zespri™ Brand is recognised as the world leader in premium-quality kiwifruit. Based in New Zealand, we are 100 percent owned by current or past kiwifruit growers, and employ approximately 550 people globally. On behalf of our 3,200 growers in New Zealand and 1,200 growers based elsewhere, we manage kiwifruit innovation, supply and distribution management and marketing of Zespri™ Green, Zespri™ Organic Green, Zespri™ Sweet Green, Zespri™ SunGold, Zespri™ Organic SunGold, Zespri™ Gold Kiwifruit and Zespri™ Red. Zespri invests heavily in the future of New Zealand kiwifruit. Our plant breeding programme is the world’s largest and most advanced, with 75,000 potential new varieties. We are also at the cutting edge of research on kiwifruit health and nutrition, on-orchard productivity and sustainability, to name a few. This passion, innovation and investment ensures Zespri’s position as the world’s premier kiwifruit brand.