Mark Karns

Mark Karns is vice president, corporate development and M&A at Ingredion, leading the combined function to align and optimise Ingredion’s strategic growth agenda while driving the execution of M&A projects across the Company.   

Karns is an experienced leader who has driven enterprise-wide impacts through a unique blend of M&A, capital markets and consulting experiences, having held roles in corporate development, investment banking, private equity and strategy consulting. He has a proven track record in the valuation and execution of transactions across multiple consumer sectors, including food and beverage, home appliances, outdoor recreation and apparel.

Karns joins Ingredion from Whirlpool Corporation, where he served as the global head of mergers and acquisitions, focusing on the development and execution of the Company’s portfolio transformation strategies. Prior to Whirlpool, Karns served as a director in the global consumer investment banking group at Baird, where he executed more than 60 M&A and financing transactions during his nine years with the firm. He also previously worked in strategy consulting at Boston Consulting Group, and in private equity at Goense Bounds & Partners.

Karns holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree, with distinction, from the University of Virginia.