Ms Castel has over 33 year of experience in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Retail Hospitality industries in the US and Europe, including senior regional roles at Unilever and Yum! Brands. Prior to her retirement from the company in 2020, Malena spent nine years in roles at AmRest Holdings SE (six of which as a member of the AmRest Exec Committee). Her appointments included President for AmRest Spain and, most recently Chief Proprietary Brands Officer with responsibilities extending across markets in Spain, China, France, Portugal and Germany. Malena served on the board of Yum! Brands subsidiaries that operated Pizza Hut and KFC stores in Spain and has experience as an owner/operator of KFC branded restaurants in Europe as a co founder and managing director of a restaurant operating company that grew from 14 to more than 130 restaurants prior to being acquired by AmRest.
