Our Executive Team
Meet the forward-thinkers and bold leaders who accelerate us into the future.
Leading with Passion and Purpose
Our executive team sets the tone for the way we do business, serving through relentless innovation and people-centered leadership.
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Build trust and empower my team
There is a special unlock, or magic, that unveils when trust is extended. My philosophy is to approach every day with a servant leader mindset where I can build trust and empower my team to lead. It’s a privilege to serve our talented Digital and Technology team as we continue building market-leading capabilities that deliver differentiated business outcomes for our consumers.
Favorite GMI Brand: Häagen-Dazs, favorite flavors are strawberry and pistachio
Jaime Montemayor is chief digital and technology officer for General Mills. He leads the IT, Digital, Data and Analytics and Cybersecurity and is responsible for leading General Mills digital transformation efforts, including new capabilities to advance innovation and speed to market.
Montemayor joined General Mills with over 20 years of experience in the technology space, having held leadership positions at Oracle, 7-Eleven and PepsiCo.
During his time with PepsiCo, Montemayor led multiple IT-enabled business transformations, spearheaded the development of the analytics-at-scale strategy and deployed innovative capabilities to better prepare the company for future retail and consumer trends. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and chief information officer, Digital Innovation, Data and Analytics where he was responsible for the enterprise commercial, innovation and data and analytics teams.
Montemayor’s career has been global and multicultural with a focus on delivering significant business value, developing talent and building strong teams across many geographies including North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
A graduate of ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico), Montemayor began his technology career at Oracle Corporation, before holding leadership roles at Booz Allen & Hamilton and PepsiCo. He received his Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1988 and serves on the board of trustees for Northwestern Mutual.
Education
- ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico), Bachelor of Science, 1984
- Stanford University, Master of Science in Computer Science, 1988
Boards
- Northwestern Mutual