Salvador Gala

Salvador Gala is Senior Vice President of Procurement for Perdue Farms, where he leads a multibillion dollar portfolio involving direct and indirect spending, including sustainability, supplier development, and data analytics and insights. Prior to Perdue Farms, Salvador held senior procurement leadership roles at McCormick and Mars, Inc., where he led procurement and supply chain responsibilities across the Americas and globally, including serving as Interim Chief Procurement Officer for the Americas. Earlier in his career, Salvador served as Manufacturing Director for Goodyear in Venezuela before relocating to the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar and an MBA from The Pennsylvania State University.