Carla is a Senior Marketing Manager and North American Commercial Manager for Cargill’s high intensity sweetener portfolio. Throughout her 20-year marketing career, she has focused on building brands and leading teams for major multinational companies across multiple brands and categories. At Cargill, she draws on that experience to help customers identify trends and foster innovation in the beverage and alcohol space. Most recently, she played a pivotal role in the company’s stevia sweetener development and its application across food and beverage segments. Saunders earned her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.