Dany Eldik

Plant Manager at General Mills

Speaker

General Mills, creator of iconic brands such as Cheerios and Pillsbury, is committed to creating food with a purpose and to its core four values to employees: Win Together, Continuously Innovate, Champion Belonging, and Do the Right Thing, All the Time. Dany Eldik leads the Belvidere, IL site, as the Plant Manager, which is a 120-year-old site that is home to 700 amazing team members. The site proudly produces some of General Mills most iconic brands Nature Valley, FiberOne, Fruit by the Foot, Larabar and various Cereal Brands. Dany has been with General Mills for 18 years and has worked across four manufacturing sites where he has had the honor of serving over 2,000 team members. He helps to drive an understanding of employee needs and leads initiatives to improve the employee experience by utilizing employee engagement metrics and market research methodologies – often found in consumer research – in order to more deeply understand employee needs. Dany is driven by creating a culture of inclusivity and belonging and fostering strong people leaders and an employer brand within General Mills.