Alejandro Meana

Global Digital Manufacturing Lead at Beam Suntory

Business transformation and change management agent, Alejandro leads the digital roadmap definition and industry 4.0 initiatives at Beam Suntory manufacturing operations. In his current role, he supports the different Operating Units in their digital journey, evaluating the process technology maturity and, defining tangible action plans. Among his responsibilities, he is delivering a vision to a common MES platform, sitting upon a solid shopfloor automation foundation, connecting with machines and sensors.

Before joining Beam Suntory, for almost 10 years he worked as consultant at Accenture, delivering value to FMCG companies across the globe (America, Europe, Asia) in the food and beverage as well as beauty and cosmetics sectors. In his consulting experience Alejandro was involved in full life-cycle projects, leading multi-cultural teams from idea origination and blueprinting definition to solution delivery.

Alejandro holds a master in Industrial Engineering started in Spain and finished in Germany, as well as a master in International Trade and Commerce in a business school.