Cristina Gallego

Cristina is Senior Programme Manager in the LENs team. She’s responsible for implementing and monitoring programme management best parctices across several regions, and streamlining systems, processes and governance structures to ensure the smooth implementation LENs. Before LENs, Cristina lead for over 6 years the management of the Podback programme, from its launch to expansion across allUK. Podback is a pioneering and unique cross-industry recycling scheme, funded by Nestle and JDE, that counts with more than 30 industry members, such as Costa Coffee or Ily, as partnerships with major retailers, such as Ocado, Aldi and Morrisons, and Local Authorities.

Cristina has a strong record managing and delivering +20 strategic and impactful transformation and expansion projects and programmes, within the FMCG, Fresh Produce and Agricutlural sectors, for more than a decade.

Prior joining 3keel, Cristina worked as Project Manager in the UK and US, for a range of clients, from multinationas to start-ups and SMEs, such as Samworth Brothers, Morrisons, Fyffes or Heinz. These inclused multi-million business transformation projects, focusing on implementing improvements and changes in supply chain operations and integrating new technologies into manufacturing processes.

Prior to this, Cristina workied in the agricultural sector, focusing on innvation and sustainability, moving later to technical and supply chain roles in the fresh produce industry.

Cristina holds a MSc in Project Management from Northumbria Univeristy, a BEing in Agricultural Engineering and Business Management from University of Valladolid and is PMP certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).