North American Finance Executive Summit - Spring Edition

George Lagoudakis is the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and serves as Finance
Lead for KDP’s ~$11 billion liquid refreshment business, which includes the carbonated soft drinks, still
beverages and energy drink portfolios. He joined KDP in 2018 as Senior Vice President of Finance and later
served as the company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from July to November 2022. In his current and prior
roles at KDP, George has been deeply involved in enterprise?wide transformation initiatives, including portfolio
optimization, margin expansion, productivity programs, capital allocation discipline, and the integration of
financial strategy with commercial and supply chain execution.
George has more than 30 years of experience in the global consumer packaged goods industry. Prior to joining
KDP, George held senior finance and CFO leadership positions across Europe with Kellogg and Mondelez
International, leading complex, multi?country organizations through periods of category transformation, cost
restructuring, and operating model evolution. He served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
for Kellogg Europe’s Breakfast Foods category, based in Dublin, Ireland. During his tenure at Mondelez, he held
multiple leadership positions, including Supply Chain Finance lead for Mondelez’s European Union region
based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Commercial Finance Director based in London, UK. George began his career
at Kraft Foods International, building a strong foundation in financial leadership through progressive roles across
Europe.
George holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from
Athens University of Business and Economics and has completed the Corporate Finance program at London
Business School.

Aaron Alt is Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Health , a Fortune 15 global healthcare distributor and services provider headquartered in Columbus. He oversees financial strategy, capital deployment, treasury, investor relations, accounting, FP&A, and M&A activities supporting the company’s enterprise strategy. A three-time NYSE public-company CFO, Alt brings more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, retail, foodservice distribution, beauty, apparel, and consumer packaged goods. Prior to Cardinal Health, he served as CFO of Sysco Corporation and previously held CFO and operations leadership roles at Sally Beauty Holdings and Target Corporation , where he led major transformation, restructuring, and growth initiatives. Alt began his career as a corporate lawyer in London. He holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Northwestern University.

Craig Spargimino is a senior finance, operations, and strategy executive recognized for driving enterprise transformation and delivering more than $1B in value creation across the healthcare ecosystem. As Executive Director & CFO at CVS Health, he oversees finance for Facilities, Enterprise Marketing, Medical Affairs, Strategy, Technology (Customer Experience), the Office of the Chairman, and CVS Ventures—ensuring disciplined investment, operational rigor, and sustained enterprise performance.

A key architect of the multi-year FP&A Modernization Strategy, Craig leads initiatives that automate management reporting, utilize AI, strengthen performance management, and advance new value-creation models. Previously, he launched the Global Value Realization Office, aligning more than 30 businesses and 575 colleagues to execute high-impact programs in cost transformation, operational efficiency, and business model innovation.

Craig has also held roles shaping strategic and operational infrastructure for emerging healthcare businesses, where he drove program execution, technology, capital planning, and the company’s first value-based contract in dialysis. Before joining CVS Health, he held leadership positions at Syntel/State Street, Genpact, Sun Knowledge, and co-founded HealthEq, focusing on Medicare Part D plan acquisition and transformation.

He holds an MBA from MIT and a BSBA from the University of Delaware and is based in Boston.

Craig believes that the role of a Finance leader within the organization is to truly be the co-pilot to the President and the organization, taking an active role delivering on business results and elevating the organization to best-in-class.

Colleagues and the people you work with that you are lucky enough to call “friends” – are the differentiator between good and great leaders. He believes it’s critical that as you look at your business results, you are reminded to spend more of your time understanding and delivering on the needs of your customers, and your colleagues. Keep it simple – support those around you, be inquisitive, relentlessly execute, and improve the lives of your customers.