Executive Leaders

Mr. Foley joined McCormick after H.J. Heinz where he spent 15 years in Marketing and General Management roles including President for the North America Zone. Prior to H.J. Heinz, Mr. Foley worked in Marketing for General Mills, Inc.

Mr. Foley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Miami University of Ohio.

Mr. Foley serves on multiple industry and not-for-profit groups, including Business Roundtable, the Consumer Brands Association, and the Greater Baltimore Committee. Mr. Foley served on the Board of Directors for the YMCA in Sewickley Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Maryland Food Bank where he completed his role as Board Chair in 2021.

Most recently, Mr. Gabriel served as Senior Vice President, Global Finance and Capital Markets, where he was responsible for Investor Relations, Enterprise Financial Planning and Analysis, Global treasury, Global supply chain finance and Global Business Services.

Mr. Gabriel joined McCormick in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Americas, where he was responsible for delivering Net Sales, Profit, and Cash growth as well as process improvement to drive disciplined execution across the unit. Since then, Mr. Gabriel has held roles of increasing responsibility across finance, as well as including Chief Transformation Officer for the Company.

Prior to joining McCormick, Mr. Gabriel served as Global Vice President, Corporate Finance and Head of Investor Relations and Treasurer for Avon Products. During his time at Avon Products, he also served as CFO Latin America and Global Marketing and CFO Brazil. Before joining Avon, Mr. Gabriel served in a variety of finance roles at Unilever and Eli Lilly across several continent.

Mr. Gabriel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Mackenzie University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Sao Paulo. He serves on the Board of Directors and is a Member of the Audit Committee for the National Life Group.

Mr. Smith joined McCormick in 1991 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility during his tenure including Senior Vice President Corporate Finance, Senior Vice President Capital Markets & Chief Financial Officer for North America, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance for EMEA, Vice President Treasury and Investor Relations, Vice President Finance and Administration for U.S. Consumer Products, Vice President Finance for the U.S. Industrial Group, Director of Corporate Accounting, Corporate Financial Planning Manager and Plant Controller for McCormick’s Hunt Valley, Md.-based manufacturing facility.

Prior to joining McCormick, Mr. Smith began his career in public accounting at Coopers and Lybrand.

Mr. Smith graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA degree in Accountancy. He is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.

He is a member of the Boards of Directors of MillerKnoll, Inc. and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. He also serves on the boards of several not-for-profits, including Catholic Charities of Baltimore and the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.

Ms. Piper joined McCormick in 2008 as a Human Relations Manager and subsequently held the roles of Director, Human Relations, and Vice President, Human Relations for our Consumer Division. Between 2014 and 2017, Sarah gained external experience with H&R Block and Honeywell, returning to McCormick in 2017 as Vice President, Total Rewards. In 2020, she assumed the role of Vice President, Human Relations for the Americas. Prior to her appointment to CHRO, she served as Sr. Vice President, Global Human Relations Business Partners where she was responsible for leading the global HR Business Partner organization to deliver human capital strategies across the enterprise.

Ms. Piper held a variety of Human Resources roles at Pfizer Inc. and KPMG in the United States and Canada prior to joining McCormick.

Ms. Piper holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University, and a Master of Professional Studies in Human Resource Management from Cornell University. Ms. Piper is a Certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP). She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Central Maryland.

Ms. Piper is also a member of McCormick’s Global Human Relations Senior Leadership Council as well as an Emeritus member of McCormick’s Global Multiple Management Board.

Ms. Sanchez joined McCormick in 2018 as Vice President of Marketing-EMEA and progressed to her current role as President in January 2022.

Prior to joining McCormick, she worked at the Colgate-Palmolive Company for 15 years where she held marketing, category and commercially driven roles of increasing responsibility across the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. Before her tenure at Colgate-Palmolive, Ms. Sanchez worked as a financial analyst for Intel Corporation and business analyst for Deloitte Consulting.

Ms. Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from Tuck Business School, Dartmouth College, where she also serves on the EMEA council that advises the Dean’s office.

Mr. Foust joined McCormick in 2004 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within Sales, IT, and Marketing across the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining McCormick, he worked for Burka studios as an Account Producer.

Mr. Foust holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University of Maryland. He currently serves on the Board of the Ed Reed Foundation.

Ms. Jenkins joined McCormick in 1993 and most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Ms. Jenkins has held other roles of increasing responsibility in Corporate Finance as well as the Consumer and Flavor Solutions businesses, including Vice President and CFO, North America.

Prior to joining McCormick, Ms. Jenkins served in several public accounting roles with Arthur Anderson LLP.

Ms. Jenkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Loyola University of Maryland and is a Certified Public Accountant. She currently serves on the Board for the Ronald McDonald House in Maryland.

Mr. Schwartz joined McCormick in 2008 as Associate Counsel, later became Associate General Counsel in 2011 until he assumed his present responsibilities in December 2014.

Prior to joining McCormick, Mr. Schwartz was in private practice at law firms in Washington, DC and Moscow, Russia.

Mr. Schwartz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, and a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University.