Manos Spanos - Brand Innovators

Manos Spanos

President, L-Nutra Consumer Health

Manos is an incisive, high energy, and results driven C-Suite Executive with an impressive 21 year track record in three major global companies, J&J, PepsiCo and Danone, consistently driving profitable revenue growth and maximizing enterprise value across a number of US and International businesses.

Passionate, purpose-led brand builder, recognized for developing game-changing marketing campaigns and awarded for igniting innovation in the field of Marketing. A dynamic change agent with a strong communication and team building skills that loves to develop a people-oriented, high-performance culture

In his new role as President for the consumer division of L-Nutra, a Nutrition Technology powerhouse,  Manos will lead the development and scale of the consumer business behind Brands like Prolon & FastBar that utilize breakthrough science aimed at optimizing healthspan, curing disease and extending life, Naturally… through food.

In his previous role As Senior Vice President/CMO Brand Marketing – Yogurt BU at Danone NA, Manos was leading the Marketing Efforts for the largest Business Unit of Danone Globally, with Brands present in most American households including, Dannon, Danimals, Light & Fit, Oikos, Two Good and more…  

Prior to Danone, Manos had spent ten years with PepsiCo, with his last role being that of Marketing VP, Flavors and Energy Drinks, where he was tasked with developing the brands’ global communications and consumer activation platforms, leading the development of visual identity systems, deploying best-in-class social and digital strategies.

Born in Athens in 1976, Manos is an alumnus of Hartwick College of New York, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Miami, where he currently serves as Member of the Marketing Board for the UM School of Business. Manos resides in Plano, Tx with his wife, Daniela and two children Billy and Margaret.