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Eugene Cha – Navarro
Managing Director and CEO, Oceania
CJ Foods

Eugene Cha - Navarro is the managing director and head of Oceania at CJ CheilJedang, a food & biotech arm of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group operating in diverse industries including food manufacturing, foodservice, bioscience, entertainment & media, retail, and logistics. Under her leadership, she secured the company's first local manufacturing site in the Southern Hemisphere for its iconic dumpling ranges. She has also expanded local production across more food categories and successfully introduced Korean food and culture to major retailers throughout the region.

Before joining CJ, she built a distinguished marketing career with Nestlé, working with prominent brands such as KitKat and Maggi. She held various global and local leadership positions, including Global Strategy Director for the foodservice business in HQ and Marketing Director for KitKat in Japan and Korea.

She holds a Ph.D. from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, and an MBA from IMD (International Institute for Management Development) business school in Lausanne, Switzerland.