Julio Luna
About Julio Luna
Julio Luna is the Director De Planta at General Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with extensive experience in senior management roles at Nestlé and Kerry.
Title
Julio Luna serves as the Director De Planta at General Mills, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He has been leading plant operations there since December 2018.
Education and Expertise
Julio Luna has pursued extensive education and training. He studied Management at Instituto Tecnológico De Celaya, achieving a Bachelor's degree from 1987 to 1991. He has also received training in Leadership at the Product Technology Center in Konolfingen, Switzerland, and Quality at the Quality College Nestlé Waters. Additionally, he attended the Nestle Training Center in Mexico in 2007.
Career at Nestlé
Julio Luna held multiple senior management roles at Nestlé in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. He was the Zone Americas Category Technical Application Group Head for Infant Formula and Growing-up Milks from 2017 to 2018. He previously served as Factory Senior Manager from 2014 to 2015 and as Senior Operations Manager, overseeing the setup of a new infant formula factory from 2013 to 2014. He has also been Supervisor De Producción at Nestlé from 1998 to 2006.
Role at Nestlé Waters North America
Julio Luna contributed to the growth and operational efficiency at Nestlé Waters North America in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. He was the Factory Manager from 2010 to 2013 and Quality Manager from 2009 to 2010. During his tenure, he led ISO system certification and implemented a product release system, which helped avoid costs and ensured high productivity and quality.
Early Career
Before joining Nestlé, Julio Luna worked at Kerry in Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. He held the positions of Production Supervisor from 1996 to 1998 and Laboratory Analyst and Seguridad Alimentaria from 1995 to 1996. These roles laid a strong foundation for his subsequent career in senior management and operations.