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This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Chris Johnson
Executive Vice President, Nestlé Business Excellence of Nestlé
Chris Johnson is a Executive Vice President, Nestlé Business Excellence at Nestle.
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About Nestlé, Swiss American Chamber of Commerce: Nestlé manufactures and sells food and beverage for several countries.
Patrice Bula
Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., of Nestlé
Patrice Bula serves as a Member of Executive Board at Nestlé S.A., and has been its Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Units – Marketing, sales, Nespresso since May 1, 2011. Bula holds MSc in Economic Sciences from Lausanne University HEC (Switzerland) and Program for Executive Development – IMD Lausanne.
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About Nestlé: Nestlé manufactures and sells food and beverage for several countries.
Mark Broduer
Vice President Global Head, Digital Marketing Innovation of Nestlé
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About Nestlé: Nestlé manufactures and sells food and beverage for several countries.
Scott J Cooper
Global Vice President, Innovation of Molson Coors
Throughout his 25 years in sales, marketing and general management, Scott has become an expert at breathing fresh life into tired brands, launching category-changing innovations, establishing new partnerships and leading teams & organizations to deliver sustained business performance. He has held senior roles at Unilever, Sobeys, Molson Coors and served on several not for profit boards including Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Most recently in his role as Global VP, Innovation at Molson Coors Scott led the team that launched Molson Coors Canada’s JV with Hexo to launch cannabis beverages. Scott graduated Ivey with an Honors Business Administration degree. When not busy at the office, you’ll find Scott on the slopes or transporting his three young children to their many activities.
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About Molson Coors: Molson Coors is a beer company and distributor that brews the world’s favorite beer brands.
Ricardo Arias-Nath
SVP / Business Strategy and Transformation. Chief of Staff. of PepsiCo
Ricardo is the SVP Business Strategy and Transformation and Chief of Staff for PepsiCo Latin America. Prior to his current role, he held positions in General Management, Strategy, Marketing, Business Development and M&A for the Company. Prior to PepsiCo he served as CEO and Co-Founder of Tokenzone – a pioneer in NFTs, virtual property and loyalty programs. He has held general management and consulting roles at The Procter & Gamble Company, Zyman Group and Prophet Brand Strategy.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Grace Puma Whiteford
Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo
Grace Puma is the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo.In its global portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo has 22 different brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. With net revenues of over $63 billion, PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. In 2015, Grace was appointed Chief Supply Officer with expanded responsibilities where she leads a Global Supply Team comprise of: Global Logistics, Global Procurement, and PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours. In her current role as CSO, she has strategic leadership accountabilities for 11 concentrate manufacturing operations, $30B of purchase spend and ~3600 worldwide employees. Her scope of responsibility includes driving: enterprise supply chain strategy; productivity; commodity risk management; plant health /safety; product quality and supply service to the PepsiCo’s businesses. Since Grace joined PepsiCo in 2010, she transitioned procurement from a decentralized, market-based function to a centralized global procurement entity. Grace created new organizational model to ensure globally connected, locally wired work processes with 1,100+ employees and a $30B spend scope on raw commodities, direct/indirect materials, and agency & media. Grace is a seasoned executive experienced at transforming decentralized organizations into globally connected, locally wired business functions that drive performance. She is well regarded as a strategist and change agent who finds best-possible business solutions to business challenges. Grace is recognized as a top female and Hispanic leader role model across complex and decentralized global business environments. She is highly valued for her ability to find innovative solutions, build strong business relationships and develop talent. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Grace worked for United Airlines where she served as senior vice president, chief procurement officer and led the transformation to a global strategic sourcing function with an enterprise-wide scope. Grace and her team delivered significant savings across the value chain, while effectively handling risk management during the jet fuel crises in 2008. Before joining United, Grace led key areas of global procurement at Kraft Foods, including raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, transportation, logistics, and services. She also worked in strategic procurement at Motorola and Gillette. Grace holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Illinois Benedictine University. She previously served as a board member for Steppenwolf Theatre, the Institute for Supply Managers and board member for the Marietta Corporation. In 2013, Grace was recognized as the #4 CPO out of 5,000 global CPOs across all industries by ExecRank. In 2016, she was recognized as the “Executive of the Year” by Latina Style magazine.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Shakti Jauhar
Vice President, Global HR Operations and Shared Services of PepsiCo
Shakti Jauhar is a global leader and data-driven executive recognized for his operational expertise in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Known as a transformational leader, he has a track record of setting clear strategies, driven by rigorous analytics and insights. Shakti leverages technology innovation across geographies to optimize processes, which deliver technical competencies, reduce costs and simultaneously increase efficiencies.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
John Phillips
SVP Customer Supply Chain & Go-To-Market of PepsiCo
John is Senior Vice President, Customer Supply Chain and Go-to-Market for PepsiCo, Inc. He has been with PepsiCo for over 30 years and has worked in a number of different sales and field operations roles since joining the company as a route salesperson with Frito-Lay. Prior to his current role, John was Vice President of Customer Delivery Systems for Frito-Lay North America where he led the development and implementation of new DSD delivery systems and the development of the next generation of frontline handheld computers for the DSD sales force. In his current role, John is responsible for working with PepsiCo’s largest customers on supply chain and collaboration initiatives to drive both effectiveness and efficiency across the shared supply chains. His team also leads PepsiCo’s internal network strategy design. John is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Smart Label, Industry Affairs, and Logistics Committees. He is active in The Consumer Goods Forum as a member of the E2E Value Chain Committee and the Supply Chain & Digital share groups. John is a member of the Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Executive Board, He is also a member of the GS1 Data Excellence Board and the Western Michigan University Food & CPG Marketing Advisory Board. Before joining PepsiCo, John spent ten years in retail store operations with Jewel Food Stores in Chicago and was also a Territory Sales Representative for Procter & Gamble. John attended Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Food Distribution and also holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Mark Risis
VP Strategy & Global Data Ecosystem of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Deborah Rosado Shaw
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo
Deborah Rosado Shaw is senior vice president, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Deborah, who assumed this role in July 2014, provides leadership in guiding PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Engagement (D&E) strategy to bring together diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives to achieve the company’s strategic business imperatives, advance its Performance with Purpose goals and drive innovation. Building on PepsiCo’s deep legacy in D&E, she helps PepsiCo ensure that D&E is ingrained in PepsiCo, and expands pathways for developing global, multicultural thinkers, doers and innovators. Deborah was a member of PepsiCo’s Ethnic Advisory Board for 12 years, whereby she played a critical role in establishing a strategic platform that helped PepsiCo elevate its prominence as one of the most diverse companies working with minority business owners
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ciara Dilley
Vice President Transform Brands & Portfolio Innovation,FLNA of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Christine Daugherty
VP Global Sustainable Agriculture & Responsible Sourcing of PepsiCo
Christine Daugherty, VP Sustainable Agriculture; drives PepsiCo’s short-term approach and long-term strategic direction for their sustainable agriculture agenda, including delivery against relevant PepsiCo Performance with Purpose 2025 goals. She is focused on external relationships, managing research and internally aligning execution across various departments including R&D, Global Procurement, and Operations. Prior to PepsiCo, Christine worked at Tyson Foods, where she held various roles, most recently Vice President of Sustainable Food Production. Her responsibilities included natural resource conservation programs, responsible sourcing and farm animal well-being, as well as leading the company’s sustainability programs across multiple platforms. Christine holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, a Post-doctoral in Plant Gene Regulation from the University of Florida, a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Louisiana State University, as well as an MS degree in Plant Pathology from Iowa State University.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Esperanza Teasdale
Vice President/General Manager of PepsiCo
Esperanza Teasdale leads shopper marketing for national customers and sets “opt-in” strategy and plans to multiply key customer growth. She has an extensive history at PepsiCo, beginning as brand manager in 2003. She has demonstrated excellence in a range of roles, most recently as senior director of shopper marketing for small format where her team won three vendor awards at 7-Eleven. She is a graduate of Rutgers University’s College of Engineering and the University of Connecticut.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Adam Harter
Senior Vice President – Media, Sports & Entertainment of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Tim Carey
Vice President of PepsiCo
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Kathy Waller
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company
Waller has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company since 2014. Waller joined Coca-Cola in 1987 as a senior accountant and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility during her career, including Vice President, Finance and Controller. She is a director of Monster Beverage Corporation and Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.
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About The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide.
Ivan Pollard
VP Global Connections of The Coca-Cola Company
SVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer at General Mills.
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About General Mills, The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide.
Mason Smoot
Senior Vice President, Strategic Alignment and Chief of Staff, of McDonald’s
As strategic alignment lead and Chief of Staff for the Office of the CEO, Mason works closely with McDonald’s most senior leaders to drive the brand’s most significant strategies across 36,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. He also recently expanded his responsibilities as he built out our first global Transformation Office. Under his leadership, this relatively new function at McDonald’s has been designed to create visibility and transparency into the most critical initiatives for McDonald’s future growth. Previously, Mason led strategy and measurement, talent management, and benefits and compensation as Vice President, Human Resources for McDonald’s USA. A 23-year McDonald’s veteran, Mason led McDonald’s New York Metro Region for six years as General Manager. He was responsible for leading more than 620 restaurants, owned and operated by more than 140 franchisees in one of the world’s most dynamic global markets. Mason’s many years of experience in various roles have given him a strong first-hand perspective of the McDonald’s business and the market’s influence on customers’ perception of the McDonald’s brand. Mason began his career with McDonald’s in 1994. His experience has spanned disciplines including human resources, franchising, operations and field service. In 2001, he was promoted to Vice President for the Pittsburgh Region, where he was responsible for the operations of more than 400 restaurants from Rochester, NY to Southern West Virginia. In 2006, Mason became the Vice President, Operations of the New York Metro Region, where he was subsequently promoted in 2007 to General Manager.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Kevin Ozan
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of McDonald’s
Kevin Ozan works to position McDonald’s for long-term, enduring success. He sets financial direction and develops strategies designed to drive sustained, profitable growth for the company and enhance value for shareholders. He oversees the appropriate allocation of resources throughout the company and, at the same time, effectively manages risk through strong controls and fiscal discipline. In his role, Ozan runs McDonald’s accounting, internal audit, treasury, tax, global business services and investor relations functions. He has broad experience through a variety of financial roles across the global business, including senior-level positions in the company’s finance, investor relations and accounting departments, with assignments in both the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining McDonald’s in 1997, he worked for 11 years in Ernst & Young’s audit and mergers and acquisitions practices. Ozan serves on the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Heidi Capozzi
EVP and Global Chief People Officer of McDonald’s
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Bob Rupczynski
SVP, Marketing Technology of McDonald’s
Bob Rupczynski is global vice president of media and customer relationship management at McDonald’s. He has deep experience developing industry-leading capabilities which enable data-driven, real-time precision marketing. Prior to McDonald’s Bob was at Kraft-Heinz and Mondelez.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Richard Floersch
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of McDonald’s
Rich Floersch, McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, is responsible for overseeing McDonald’s human resources function for its 400,000 company employees in more than 100 countries. As a member of the Senior Management team, he is responsible for the company’s talent management, leadership development, rewards, and employment branding programs. Floersch joined McDonald’s from Kraft Foods International in 2003, where he had served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources since 1998. In this role, Floersch was responsible for all HR aspects of this Fortune 100 organization, which employs 50,000 personnel in 66 countries. Prior to this post, he was Vice President of Corporate Compensation at Philip Morris. Before the Philip Morris assignment, Floersch was based in the Chicago area, working for Kraft Foods North America as Vice President of Compensation. Floersch is Vice Chairman for the HR Policy Association, a public policy advocacy organization representing the chief human resource officers from more than 350 leading employers across the U.S., and is on the Executive Committee of the Personnel Roundtable. In 2008, he became the fifth recipient of the Hunt-Scanlon Advisors’ HR Leadership Award and was also named by Human Resource Executive to its Honor Roll. In 2009, Floersch was inducted into the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR). Floersch earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration from the State of University of New York at Buffalo.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Eric Frantz
Vice President Operations, Home & Personal Care North America of CCL Industries
Eric Frantz is a Vice President Operations, Home & Personal Care North America at CCL Industries.
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About Aerobal, CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Mark McClendon
Vice President and General Counsel of CCL Industries
Mark McClendon joined CCL as General Counsel USA in 2013 from Avery Dennison Corporation, where he was Group Counsel and NA Corporate Ethics Officer, with worldwide compliance, environmental and litigation responsibilities, since 2007. Prior to that, McClendon was with BASF and its affiliates from 1998 to 2007. McClendon earned a J.D. from Marquette University and is a member of the Wisconsin and Ohio State Bar Associations. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Corporation Counsel Association for North East Ohio since 2006, including as President from 2011 to 2012, and on the Board of Governors for the Ohio State Bar Association – Litigation Section since 2007. McClendon was promoted to his current position in 2014 and is now responsible for all legal matters globally for the Company.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Bill Goldsmith
Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA of CCL Industries
Bill Goldsmith is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA at CCL Industries.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Andy Iseli
Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube of CCL Industries
Andy Iseli is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube at CCL Industries.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Allison Phillips
Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media of CCL Industries
Allison Phillips is a Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media at CCL Industries.
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About Avery Dennison, CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Al Green
Vice President of Technology Development of CCL Industries
Al Green is a Vice President of Technology Development at CCL Industries.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Grace Zuncic
Chief – Staff & Strategy, SVP & CPO of Chobani
Grace Zuncic is the Chief of Staff and Strategy at Chobani.
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About Chobani: Chobani produces and markets Greek yogurt.
Erik Kahler
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of TreeHouse Foods
Erik T. Kahler, age 50, is our Senior Vice President Corporate Development. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Mr. Kahler served as Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Securities, LLC, a full service global investment bank for public and private companies, from May 2004 to October 2006. From November 1997 to July 2003, Mr. Kahler held senior investment banking leadership roles at Citigroup, Inc., as Director- Mergers and Acquisitions Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and at Wasserstein Perella & Company, Inc., where he was Vice President- Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Wasserstein Perella, Mr. Kahler worked for Ernst & Young and CIBC in various financial advisory roles. Mr. Kahler holds a B.A. from Colorado College and an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About TreeHouse Foods: TreeHouse Foods rises above to provide quality food products primarily for the private label and foodservice industries.
Lori Roberts
Senior Vice President, Human Resources of TreeHouse Foods
Lori G. Roberts, age 55, joined TreeHouse in 2015 and is Senior Vice President of Human Resources responsible for compensation, benefits, recruiting, corporate communications, labor and employee relations supporting over 16,000 employees in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Ms. Roberts was with TMK IPSCO where she was the Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer. She brings deep experience in Human Resources strategy having held positions with companies including Wallace Computer, The Claymore Group and Cummins Inc. where she supported their manufacturing operations for 13 years. Ms. Roberts earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University.
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About TreeHouse Foods: TreeHouse Foods rises above to provide quality food products primarily for the private label and foodservice industries.
Arthur Chow
Vice President of S2G Ventures
Arthur Chow is a Vice President at S2G Ventures. He is focused on the evaluation and execution of potential investments as well as serving the needs of portfolio companies.
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About S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a multi-stage venture fund focusing on investments in food and agriculture industries.
Sam Nam
VP Growth & Marketing of Imperfect Foods
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About 50x Digital, Imperfect Foods: Imperfect Foods delivers groceries with a mission to eliminate food waste and build a better food system for everyone.
Brian Hudon
VP Supply Chain of Ripple Foods
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About Ripple Foods: Ripple Foods specializes in making non-dairy milk with just as much protein as milk and half the sugar.
Gregory Fass
VP of Marketing of Liquid Death
Gregory Fass is Head of Marketing and Public Relations at MeUndies. Greg is in charge of all press outreach, social media, customer relations, and advises marketing efforts. Prior to joining MeUndies, Greg worked for a startup Moxie Communications Group where he handled press and outreach for Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, MoPub, EverySignal, Ziplist, and Eventup. A proud Buff graduating from University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. degree in Economics, Greg loves snowboarding but is having a hard time finding good snow in Los Angeles.
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About Liquid Death: Liquid Death is a non-alcoholic beverage brand that is focused on health and sustainability.
Kelly Garcia
EVP – Chief Technology Officer of Domino’s Pizza
Kelly Garcia has been Vice President – E-Commerce Development for Domino’s Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery and ordering technology innovation, since July 2012. Kelly leads Domino’s Digital Commerce Department, which is responsible for development of the brand’s e-commerce and mobile commerce software and for filling Domino’s emerging technology innovation pipeline. Under Kelly’s leadership, Domino’s has introduced a number of digital ordering platforms, including the voice app, Dom, which is the only voice app that allows customers to conduct a full retail transaction.
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About Domino’s Pizza: Domino’s is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery.
Dennis Maloney
SVP & Chief Digital Officer of Domino’s Pizza
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About Domino’s Pizza: Domino’s is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery.
John Pauley
Executive Vice President of Retail Sales, Packaged Meats Division of Smithfield
John Pauley assumed his current role in 2015 after serving as executive vice president of retail sales for former independent operating company John Morrell Food Group. He joined the Smithfield organization in 2000 as President of Curlyʼs Foods, Saratoga Spice, and Iowa Quality Meats. Mr. Pauley has over 30 years of food industry experience.
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About John Morrell & Company, Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Stewart Leeth
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Craig Harlow
Vice President, Internal Audit of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Timothy Dykstra
Vice President & Corporate Treasurer of Smithfield
Timothy Dykstra joined Smithfield Foods in 2010 as vice president and corporate treasurer. From 2000 through 2008, he served as vice president and treasurer of DaimlerChrysler NA. Prior to that, he held various finance positions at Chrysler LLC and was vice president and controller of Chrysler Financial Corporation.
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Henry Morris
Senior Corporate Vice President, Operations and Engineering of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Michael Cole
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Joseph Weber
Senior VP Fresh Pork of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Parul Stevens
Vice President, Risk Management of Smithfield
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About Smithfield: Smithfield Foods is determined to be an ethical food industry leader that excels every day at bringing delicious and nutritious meat
Gerri Martin Flickinger
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Starbucks Corporation
As senior vice president and chief information officer, Gerri Martin-Flickinger oversees Adobe’s global Information Technology team, providing strategic direction and management for the company’s IT infrastructure worldwide, including its hosted services. In partnership with the business, Martin-Flickinger also has responsibility for developing innovative enterprise solutions built with Adobe products and technologies that solve business issues and reduce IT costs. Martin-Flickinger has more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale global IT organizations for companies experiencing explosive growth through acquisition, global expansion and/or implementing new business models. Her expertise includes leading organizations through transformational change, connecting IT to the needs of the business and aligning IT costs. Before joining Adobe, Martin-Flickinger was CIO of VeriSign, where she oversaw corporate information technology services for the company’s 60 offices worldwide. Prior to VeriSign, she served as CIO for Network Associates, Inc. and McAfee Associates, Inc. Before joining McAfee, Martin-Flickinger held several senior systems roles at Chevron Corporation, including serving as process consultant to Chevron’s executive staff. Martin-Flickinger holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Washington State University.
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About Starbucks Corporation: Starbucks is an international chain of restaurants that retails handcrafted coffee, tea, and fresh food items.
Praveen Moturu
Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect of Mars
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
David Crean
Vice President Corporate R&D & Chief Science Officer of Mars
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
Ricardo Marques
Vice President Marketing, Michelob ULTRA of Anheuser-Busch InBev
Ricardo Marques is the Vice President Marketing, Michelob ULTRA at Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev: Anheuser-Busch InBev is a brewer and provider of consumer products that has a strong, balanced portfolio.
Monica Rustgi
Vice President Marketing, Budweiser U.S. of Anheuser-Busch InBev
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev: Anheuser-Busch InBev is a brewer and provider of consumer products that has a strong, balanced portfolio.
Jonathan Marshall
Vice President of VMG Partners
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About VMG Partners: VMG Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in buyouts and growth capital investments.
Robert Dugas
Vice President of Supply Chain of Chick-fil-A
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Tammy Pearson
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Corporate Legal of Chick-fil-A
Tammy Pearson is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Corporate Legal @ Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Erwin Reid
SVP of International Restaurant Development of Chick-fil-A
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Rodney Bullard
Vice President of Community Affairs of Chick-fil-A
Rodney Bullard is Vice President of Community Affairs @ Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
William Faulk
Vice President of Innovation and Design of Chick-fil-A
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Carrie Kurlander
Vice President of Corporate Public Relations of Chick-fil-A
Carrie Kurlander is Vice President of Corporate Public Relations @ Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Brent Ragsdale
Vice President of Chief Accounting Officer of Chick-fil-A
Brent Ragsdale is Vice President of Chief Accounting Officer @ Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Jonathan Bridges
SVP – Chief Marketing Officer of Chick-fil-A
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Clifford Robinson
Vice President of Field Operations of Chick-fil-A
Clifford Robinson is Vice President of Field Operations at Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Dee Turner
Vice President, Corporate Talent of Chick-fil-A
Dee Turner is Vice President, Corporate Talent at Chick-fil-A.
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About Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant company that offers chicken sandwich and healthy foods for its customers.
Gustavo Abelenda
EVP and CEO LATAM of Mondelez International
Gustavo Abelenda is , EVP and CEO LATA for Mondelēz International. Abelenda joined the company in 1984 in Argentina as a Cost Analyst and gained extensive international experience in senior Finance, M&A, Strategy, Manufacturing, R&D, Sales, Marketing and general management roles. In 1997, he was appointed General Manager of the Brazilian Beverages and Sugar confectionery business. One year later, he became Food Vice President for the Mercosur area. Between 2000 and 2003, Abelenda was Vice President and Managing Director Brazil, where he played a key role in the integration of Nabisco and Kraft Foods. Abelenda earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Morón University in Argentina.
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About Mondelez International: Mondelez International is a branded food and beverage company that specializes in snack foods such as biscuits, chocolate, gum, and candies.
Rob Hargrove
EVP Research, Development, Quality and Innovation of Mondelez International
Rob Hargrove is Executive Vice President of Research, Development & Quality for Mondelēz International, Inc. He is responsible for all product and packaging development, research, nutrition, quality, food safety and scientific affairs activities worldwide. Rob previously served as Senior Vice President, Research, Development & Quality for Mondelez Europe, where he oversaw technical leadership for innovation, materials productivity, quality systems and reporting, scientific and regulatory affairs, and nutrition initiatives across the region. Before joining Mondelēz International in 2013, Rob held several senior roles at PepsiCo since 1994. There, he led Frito-Lay’s Research & Development activities in emerging Asian markets and Australia from 2000 to 2002, their North America health and wellness snacks portfolio from 2002 to 2006 and PepsiCo Europe’s Research & Development portfolio from 2006 to 2013, with a heavy emphasis on the developing Eastern European region, including Russia. Rob began his career with Procter & Gamble in the UK as a product developer in the laundry detergent category. Rob is a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London.
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About Mondelez International: Mondelez International is a branded food and beverage company that specializes in snack foods such as biscuits, chocolate, gum, and candies.
Jeff Jarrett
VP, US Head of eCommerce of Mondelez International
Jeff Jarrett is VP, Global Head of eCommerce at Mondelez where he is responsible for setting the vision, global strategy and growth of the eCommerce business. Prior to Mondelez, he spent 7 years at Kimberly-Clark as Global Head of Digital and eCommerce where he built a $1B online business. He is known as a global leader and innovator having led digital and commerce transformation at leading companies worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience working in the FMCG and agency business, Jeff has held leadership roles at Mondelez, Kimberly-Clark, Sapient-Nitro, Leo Burnett and Euro. He has an MBA from Pepperdine University in California and a BS in Marketing from the University of Tennessee. He lives in Chicago with his wife, 4 boys and a dog.
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About Mondelez International: Mondelez International is a branded food and beverage company that specializes in snack foods such as biscuits, chocolate, gum, and candies.
Gerd Pleuhs
Executive Vice President Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel of Mondelez International
Gerd Pleuhs is Executive Vice President & General Counsel. Gerd oversees the company’s legal, corporate secretarial, compliance, and security functions. Gerd joined the Law Department of Jacobs Kaffee Deutschland GmbH in 1985, prior to its acquisition in 1990 by Altria Group, Inc. (formerly Philip Morris Companies Inc.). Gerd held a number of senior positions within the German Law Department, including Chief Counsel for the combined operations of Kraft and Jacobs Suchard, covering legal and regulatory affairs. In 2000, he was appointed Vice President & Chief Counsel for Kraft’s Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region, headquartered in Vienna. In 2003, Gerd was appointed Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Kraft Foods International, Inc. based in Rye Brook, N.Y. In 2004, Gerd moved to Northfield, IL to assume the position of Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, International for Kraft Foods Global, Inc. He was promoted to Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Business Units in November 2007. On April 1st, 2012 Gerd became Kraft Foods’ EVP & General Counsel, reporting to the CEO. He continues in that role for Mondelēz International, Inc. following the October 1, 2012 Spin-off of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Since leaving the “home territory” in Bremen, Germany, for more than a decade, Gerd has been involved in and dealt with a wide variety of legal issues and matters. His work has involved many jurisdictions and areas of law and compliance, including much of Kraft’s international M&A activity. Gerd negotiated Kraft’s acquisition of businesses in Morocco, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland, Turkey, and Egypt. He was the lead negotiator in Kraft’s 2007 $7.6Bn acquisition of Danone’s LU biscuit business. He was also a member of the core team responsible for Kraft’s $19Bn Cadbury acquisition in 2010. With the announcement of the separation of Kraft Foods Inc. into two separate publicly-traded companies, Mondelēz international, Inc. and Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Gerd led the many legal work streams that enabled the spin-off of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Gerd is the President of the co-determined Supervisory Board of Mondelēz International in Germany. He was a member of the Kraft Developing Markets and the North American leadership teams before he joined the Mondelēz International Leadership team. Under Gerd’s leadership, the BU team has twice received Inside Counsel magazine’s “Most Innovative Legal Department” award. Gerd has a law degree from the University in Kiel, and is a member of the Bar in Bremen, Germany.
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About Mondelez International: Mondelez International is a branded food and beverage company that specializes in snack foods such as biscuits, chocolate, gum, and candies.
Jenny Cochran
Co-founder and EVP of eMeals.com
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About eMeals.com: eMeals is the leading digital meal planning platform with integrated grocery pickup and delivery services.
Peter Lubar
EVP Business Development of MycoTechnology
Pete is a dynamic leader and team builder with 20+ years of experience in Sales and Operations leadership. He has built and scaled teams at companies such as Scale Computing where he recently served as VP of North America. Pete has an MBA in Marketing from Southern Methodist University
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About MycoTechnology, MycoTechnology: MycoTechnology utilizes fungi-based food-processing platforms to transform the flavor and value of agricultural products.
James P. Langan
Founder & VP Innovation of MycoTechnology
Jim holds a degree in Chemistry from Hamilton College. Rigorously trained in scientific theory, his knowledge has been critical in the company’s research and development department.
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About MycoTechnology: MycoTechnology utilizes fungi-based food-processing platforms to transform the flavor and value of agricultural products.
Daren Leith
SVP of Design & Product of Ember Technologies
Daren is a design thinker, do-er, innovator and creative leader with over 20 years, international, design industry experience. With industrial design being his passion, he has spanned a broad spectrum of roles including, designer, senior designer, design principle, senior design manager, senior creative product manager and, more recently, VP of product development and design. He has also led and managed a broad and diverse range of consumer electronics design projects across multidisciplinary teams, cultures and market segments, holds multiple patents, awards and, has spent several years in the future innovation and exploration space. Between 2005 and 2011 Daren successfully built, managed and directed design teams in both LA and Beijing, wining an iF and IDSA Finalist award and producing many compelling and high selling products for the USA, China and APAC markets. He is an accomplished, independently talented, industrial designer with a highly successful track record of new product development, design management, future thinking and creative leadership. He brings a wealth of diverse and relevant design experience, and a very transferable and adaptable skill set.
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About Ember Technologies: Ember Technologies is a design-led temperature control brand that produces a patented temperature adjustable dishware and drinkware.
Michael Bufano
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Panera Bread
Mike Bufano has served as Chief Financial Officer since April 2015. In this role, he is responsible for Panera’s finance, accounting and investor relations departments. Bufano previously served as Senior Vice President of Planning and was responsible for financial planning and forecasting, as well as business analysis. Previously, he served as Vice President of Planning from July 2010 to August 2014. Prior to joining Panera, Bufano spent nine years at PepsiCo in various strategy, financial planning and business analysis roles for the company’s soft drink and bottle water business. In addition, Bufano helped build the sales strategy and analysis function supporting the teams selling to PepsiCo’s largest retail partners. He also served as the head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Americas Beverages, including North and Latin America. Prior to PepsiCo, Bufano worked for Accenture, consulting for clients in the telecommunications, banking, and pharmaceutical industries. Bufano earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The University of Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business.
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About Panera Bread: Thirty years ago, we started with one goal: to bake fresh bread from fresh dough every day in every bakery-cafe.
Brian Sohmers
Vice President of Products of Apeel Sciences
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About Apeel Sciences: Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste.
Michael Groeninger
Vice President, Corporate Finance of Apeel Sciences
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About Apeel Sciences: Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste.
Jordan Hudson
VP of Strategy of Apeel Sciences
VP of Strategy at Apeel Sciences
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About Apeel Sciences: Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste.
Erich Klawuhn
Senior Vice President of Product of Apeel Sciences
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About Apeel Sciences, View: Apeel Sciences develops plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce that improves quality and reduces food waste.
Robert Gordon
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Albertsons LLC
Bob Gordon has been our company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2015. Previously, he served as the Chief Governance Officer and General Counsel of Safeway Inc. He served in this role since June 2000, been the company’s Secretary since September 2005, and has been Senior Vice President since May 17, 1999. He has been Executive Officer of Safeway Inc. since 2000. Prior to this, he served as Deputy General Counsel of Safeway Inc. from May 17, 1999 to June 2000. He formerly served as Partner of Pillsbury Winthrop from January 1, 1984 to May 14, 1999.
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About Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Justin Ewing
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Real Estate of Albertsons LLC
Following numerous Finance and IT advisory roles with Cerberus Capital Management LLC’s Operations Group, and after working on the Albertson’s LLC transaction and transition, Justin joined the company in June 2006. Prior to his work with Cerberus, Justin was with the Trowbridge Group, a strategic sourcing firm based in New York specializing in contract negotiation and outsourcing activities. Justin spent over 13 years of his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), lastly as an Investment Director with their technology venturing arm. Prior to this, as Senior Manager within PwC’s Management Consulting practice, Justin led numerous Shared Service Center (SSC), ERP and other system implementations, working in over 10 countries with some of the world’s largest corporations. A British national, Justin is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and holds a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds.
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About Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Anuj Dhanda
EVP & CIO of Albertsons LLC
Anuj Dhanda graduated from the University of Delhi with a degree in Commerce and received his MBA and Ph.D. in Finance from Rutgers University. He began his career as a consultant with KPMG in Bahrain in 1984, and then worked at JP Morgan Chase before joining PNC Financial Services Group where he rose to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He joined Giant Eagle as CIO in 2013. Dhanda brings extensive background in merger integration, digital marketing and commerce, systems modernization, and data security.
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About Albertsons Companies, Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Susan Morris
EVP & Chief Operating Officer of Albertsons LLC
Susan began her career in Albertsons Denver Division while still in high school and worked her way up in the ranks proving her ability to lead, to execute and to bring teams together in one assignment after another in her 30+ years in the retail grocery business. Since March of 2015, Susan has led the Denver Division team after having successfully led our Boise-based Intermountain Division for the two prior years. Her career has spanned roles from Store Director to Corporate Grocery Sales Director, Vice President of Bakery and Operations and, upon the sale of Albertson’s Inc.’s assets to SUPERVALU, Vice President of Customer Satisfaction. In 2010, she was Senior Vice President of Sales and Merchandising when she left SUPERVALU to join Albertsons LLC’s Southwest Division as Grocery Sales Manager, and was appointed Vice President of Marketing & Merchandising in 2012. Susan was named EVP, East Operations in April 2016.
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About Albertsons Companies, Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Bob Dimond
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Albertsons LLC
Bob Dimond has over 25 years of financial and senior executive management experience in the retail food and distribution industry. Prior to joining Albertson’s in February 2014 as Chief Financial Officer, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Nash Finch. He has also held the position of CFO for Wild Oats, the western region of Kroger Company, and Fred Meyer. Earlier in his career he was Vice President, Administration and Controller for Smith’s Food and Drug Centers. He earned his BS degree in accounting from the University of Utah and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Colleen Wortham
VP, Digital Product & Operations of Albertsons LLC
Colleen joined Safeway in 2004. She has taken roles in Corporate Reengineering supporting the Stores, and in FP&A teams supporting Marketing and Main Meals Business Unit. In 2007 she joined into an Innovation team that pioneered the strategy for 1:1 Digital Marketing. Colleen now leads the Digital Operations team at Albertsons Companies and holds responsibility for all digital execution supporting 2,300+ Stores. Her team manages digital targeted marketing operations which includes digital content setup, personalization as well as web, email and mobile communications. Her team supports Loyalty Programs, eCommerce, Division needs as well as Enterprise initiatives. Previous to Safeway, Colleen dedicated 6 years to IT consulting in Northern Virginia, serving both military and government clients. Colleen holds a BS in Economics/Electrical Engineering and also an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles.
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About Albertsons LLC: Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale.
Scott C. Morrison
SVP & CFO of Ball Aerospace
Mr. Scott C. Morrison is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Ball Corporation, since January 1, 2010. He has served as Vice President and Treasurer from 2002 to 2009; and Treasurer, 2000 to 2002.
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About Ball Aerospace: Ball Corporation is a provider of metal packaging of aerospace and other technologies and services
Bindu Garapaty
VP Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Talent Development of Impossible Foods
Bindu Garapaty is the VP Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Talent Development of Impossible Foods.
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About Impossible Foods, Stanford Graduate School of Business: Impossible Foods focuses on developing plant-based substitutes for meat, dairy, and fish products.
Liz Specht
Vice President of Science & Technology of The Good Food Institute
Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Johns Hopkins University, a doctorate in biological sciences from the University of California, San Diego, and postdoctoral research experience from the University of Colorado Boulder. Liz is a Fellow with the University of Colorado at Boulder Sustainability Innovation Lab. She has a decade of academic research experience in synthetic biology, recombinant protein expression, and development of genetic engineering tools. Liz works to identify and address areas of need for plant-based and clean meat innovation and encourages funding agencies to prioritize research that moves this field forward.
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About The Good Food Institute: The Good Food Institute focuses on developing sustainable and secure protein supply and supports innovators, investors, and companies.
Giovanni Battistini
SVP of Innovation of Ferrero
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About Ferrero: Ferrero is a confectionary manufacturer known for Tic-Tacs, Nutella, Kinder, and their Pralines.
Jeff Zadoks
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Post Holdings
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About Post Holdings: Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer goods company currently operating in the center-of-the-store, active nutrition and private label food
Diedre Gray
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Administration, Corporate Secretary of Post Holdings
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About Post Holdings: Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer goods company currently operating in the center-of-the-store, active nutrition and private label food
Jeff Dwyer
VP Product Engineering of ezCater
Jeff Dwyer is a software engineer who lives at the intersection of marketing and product. Previously at PatientsLikeMe and HubSpot, Jeff is now at ezCater helping connect people who need catering with absolutely delicious tacos. His focus is on experimentation, growth, AB testing and analytics. He lives in Somerville, MA.
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About ezCater: EzCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers.
Michelle Smart
VP Partner Operations of ezCater
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About ezCater: EzCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers.
Jon Caccamo
VP of Business Development of Takeout7
Jon leads and manages their dealer relationships and POS integrations. He also works closely with the development team to help prioritize the product roadmap. He was a leading FuturePOS systems dealer for over 20 years, and possesses in-depth knowledge in the restaurant-tech space including loyalty, analytics and reporting, surveillance and security. He has implemented over 100 POS solutions for a variety of restaurant segments. Jon has a unique understanding of restaurants’ most critical needs and is driven in delivering the TakeOut7 solution.
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About ACG Realty, Takeout7, Takeout7, Takeout7: Takeout7 is a cloud based technology platform with turnkey solutions for independent restaurants.
Jim Holdrieth
Vice President and General Manager of SensoryEffects Ingredient Solutions of Balchem
Jim Holdrieth is a Vice President and General Manager of SensoryEffects Ingredient Solutions at Balchem.
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About Balchem: Balchem provides state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide.
Eric Smith
Vice President Of Business Development of Balchem
Eric Smith is a Vice President Sales and Ventures at Balchem.
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About Balchem: Balchem provides state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide.
Bob Miniger
Vice President Human Resources of Balchem
Bob Miniger is a Vice President Human Resources at Balchem.
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About Balchem: Balchem provides state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide.
David Ludwig
Vice President &General Manager of Balchem
David Ludwig is a Vice President/General Manager ARC Specialty Products at Balchem.
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About Balchem: Balchem provides state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide.
Chad Sarno
Co-Founder & VP Culinary of Good Catch
Chad Sarno is a co-founder and VP of culinary at Good Catch and the Co-Founder and Chief Culinary Officer of Gathered Foods.
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About Gathered Foods, Good Catch, Wicked Foods: Good Catch specializes in developing plant-based seafood alternatives.
Joshua David Cotton
VP, Engineering of Ollie
Joshua David Cotton is the Vice President of Engineering at Ollie.
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About Ollie: Ollie is a pet wellness brand that delivers freshly cooked, human-grade food tailored to each dog’s nutritional needs.
Kate McGee
VP of Marketing of delivery.com
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About delivery.com: delivery.com offers an online platform that enables its users to connect and buy from restaurants, groceries, liquor stores, and more.
Spencer Wong
VP of Products of delivery.com
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About delivery.com: delivery.com offers an online platform that enables its users to connect and buy from restaurants, groceries, liquor stores, and more.
Justin Kershaw
Corporate Vice President and CIO of Cargill
Justin joined Cargill in 2012. He has held several roles within Cargill; Food Ingredient Systems (FIS) platform Information Technology leader and Business Partner, Technology Service Operations, VP of Global IT services including Cargill’s Applications and SAP program in 2014. In 2015 he was appointed Corporate Vice President and CIO. Justin leads the Global IT function, which is responsible for all aspects of information technology, common processes, data, information and technology across Cargill business units and functions. He is an executive leader on the Process, Data and Technology committee, Business Ethics and Compliance committee, and Office of Data and Digitization across Cargill. Prior to joining Cargill, Justin worked at Eaton since 2006 as VP of IT for the Fluid Power Group and most recently as the SVP / CIO of Eaton’s Industrial Sector since 2009. Prior to Eaton, Justin worked for W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc. (the makers of Gore-Tex) for 10 years in various roles including CIO. Prior to Gore, he worked for F. Schumacher as Director of IT and spent 9 years at General Electric’s Military and Data System’s Division. He serves on the Board of Atkore International.(ATKR: NYSE) Justin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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About Cargill: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
Ruth Kimmelshue
Corporate Senior Vice President, Business Operations and Supply Chain of Cargill
Ruth Kimmelshue leads Cargill’s Business Operations & Supply Chain, an organization in Cargill including strategic sourcing and procurement; plant operations; transportation and logistics; environment, health and safety; food safety, quality and regulatory; and research and development. This team is responsible for delivering efficient and effective supply chain capabilities and functional expertise to the corporation and its businesses. She began her career in 1986 at Continental Grain. She held roles in grain and oilseed merchandising and trading, facility and general management, economic analysis, and marketing and sales in the U.S. and Europe. Cargill acquired Continental Grain in 1999. Kimmelshue earned a B.A. in international relations and an M.A. in agricultural economics from Stanford University.
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About Cargill: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
Keith Narr
Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Cargill
Keith is responsible for leading Enterprise Architecture, the Cloud team, the Enterprise Data Platform team, the Immersive Learning Center (ILC) and the Apollo team. He is also filling an interim role as the Data and Business Intelligence (D&BI) Lead. Prior to joining Cargill in May of 2016, Keith spent 20 years at the North American retailer Target. During that 20 year tenure Keith held positions as a Software Developer, Database Administrator, Server Administrator, Information Security Consultant, Directory Services Manager, Lead Data Architect and Principal Architect for Data and Cloud.
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About Cargill: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
Debra Bauler
VP of IT, CIO Cargill Protein, Salt and Animal Nutrition & Health of Cargill
Debra is the IT Leader for Cargill’s Protein and Salt (CPS) Enterprise. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of information technology for Cargill’s Salt, Poultry and Protein businesses. She is also a member of Global CIO Senior Executive Team and reporting to Cargill’s Corporate CIO. Prior to this role, Debra has held a number of roles leading IT teams across our Cargill Business Units, including Commodity Trading Business and Food Processing Businesses. Her leadership responsibilities have spanned global transformations, business intelligence teams, application teams and infrastructure teams. Debra brings a mixture of business accumen, technology expertise and innovation to her leadership approach. Debra was born and raised in rural Minnesota. She currently lives in Chanhassen, MN with her husband and two children (ages 12 and 14) who help keep her very active when not at work.
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About Cargill: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
