Mark Taylor is President and Chief Executive Officer of Lactalis Canada Inc., one of Canada’s largest branded consumer packaged goods manufacturers and the country’s leading dairy processor. Since becoming President and CEO in 2018, he has led significant growth and transformation, including acquisition of Kraft Heinz’s natural cheese business in Canada along with subsequent acquisitions of Ultima Foods Inc. and Kraft Heinz’s grated cheese business in Canada. Under his leadership, Lactalis Canada has become the third-largest country operation within Lactalis Group globally and has been consistently recognized by Forbes as one of Canada’s Best Employers.

Mark has held senior roles across agriculture, manufacturing, branded consumer businesses, IT and in the M&A sector. Before relocating to Canada, he served as Group Managing Director of Lactalis U.K. and Ireland and held leadership roles with Grand Metropolitan (Diageo), Northern Foods and Dairy Crest. He has also contributed to public policy, sustainable agriculture, innovation, and rural development initiatives in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and LATAM.

Mark is active in Canada’s food and grocery sector and plays a key role in industry advocacy. He was named Most Influential CEO – Toronto Food & Beverage Manufacturing by CEO Monthly Magazine in 2023 and inducted into Canada’s Grocery Business Hall of Fame in 2024. He currently serves on the boards of the Dairy Processors Association of Canada, Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, Kids Help Phone, and The Grocery Foundation, where he chairs the Donations Committee.

He holds an MBA and resides in Toronto with his wife and two sons.esides in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and two sons.