Stefan Lazaridis

Stefan Lazaridis serves as the Vice President Finance and CFO for the North America Flavor Solutions Division and Latin America at McCormick & Company since November 2021. Prior to this role, Stefan held various senior finance positions at HEINEKEN, most recently as Sr. Finance Director and Business Unit CFO for Americas Export, overseeing financial governance across 40 markets. Stefan's experience includes leadership roles at Stanley Black & Decker as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis for Latin America, Reckitt Benckiser as Finance Director for North America, Australia, and New Zealand, and regional roles at Johnson & Johnson. Stefan began a career in finance following an initial technical role at Sprint. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Finance from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Kansas.