Todd Stitzer

H. Todd Stitzer (born 10 March 1952) is an American-British business executive who served as the chief executive officer of Cadbury plc from 2003 to 2010.

Early life Stitzer was born in the United States, the son of a YMCA director and a nurse, and is a naturalised British citizen. He was educated at Ridgewood High School, New Jersey, Springfield College, Massachusetts. He then obtained a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.

He moved to London in 1991 as Group Development Director and then back to the United States in 1993 as vice-president of Marketing and Strategic Planning and then Chief Operating Officer for Cadbury Beverages, North America.

He joined the board of Cadbury plc in 2000 and in 2003, was appointed chief executive officer.

Personal life Stitzer has two children, a son and a daughter, and homes in Connecticut in the US and Surrey in the UK.