At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Consumer Goods space. If you think a President 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.
Lauren Hobart
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Collective General Manager of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Lauren Hobart joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in February 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Lauren currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and Chelsea Collective General Manager. In this role, she oversees marketing for all of the Company’s lines of business, as well as the strategy, merchandising and operations for our specialty shop, Chelsea Collective. In addition, Lauren serves as the President of The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation. Prior to joining DICK’S, Lauren spent 14 years at PepsiCo in various roles, culminating in being the CMO of Carbonated Soft Drinks in North America. In addition to other significant marketing roles within PepsiCo, Lauren also worked with JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo earlier in her career. Since January 2014, Lauren has served on Sonic Corporation’s Board of Directors.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
George Giacobbe
Senior Vice President – Supply Chain of Dick’s Sporting Goods
George Giacobbe joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in 1999 as a Department Manager at the Smithton Distribution Center. George Giacobbe was promoted to the Director of Logistics and Project Manager in 2006, and has since held the roles of Senior Director of Operations for the Plainfield Distribution Center and VP of Supply Chain. In 2014, George Giacobbe was promoted to the role of SVP of Supply Chain. Prior to joining DICK’S, George Giacobbe employed with Lord & Taylor for 15 years, where he started as an executive trainee and held increasing roles of responsibility in operations.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Daniel Ostrowski
Senior Vice President, Store Environment of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dan Ostrowski was named Senior Vice President, Store Environment in November 2013, overseeing all aspects of our Store Environment. Dan Ostrowski joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in 1999 as a Director of Stores in Field Operations. In 2005, he took on the role of Vice President of New Stores, and in 2008 his role was expanded to include Construction and Facilities and again in 2012 to oversee all facets of the Store Environment as the Vice President of Store Environment.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Steve Mironov
Vice President, Store Operations of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Steve is a customer focused, results oriented operations professional with over twenty years of store operations experience growing sales, reducing expense, and streamlining operations. He is the Vice President, Store Operations for Dick’s Sporting Goods, where he has worked for the last seven years and is responsible for workforce management, operational planning and communications, store process and systems, and operational reporting and analytics.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
John Hayes
Senior Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary of Dick’s Sporting Goods
John Hayes joined DICK’S Sporting Goods as Senior Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary in January 2015. Prior to joining DICK’S, John served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Coldwater Creek. During his tenure with Coldwater he also served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and interim Senior Vice President and CFO. Prior to Coldwater, John was a partner with various prestigious law firms, including Hogan & Hartson, LLP in Boulder, CO, and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP in Broomfield, CO.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Jason Williams
Vice President, Customer Technology of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Jason Williams is the Vice President of Customer Technology at Dick’s Sporting Goods. He is responsible leading the engineering efforts focused on delivering solutions impacting the customer’s journey. Jason has played a significant role in the ongoing digital transformation at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Michele Willoughby
Executive Vice President – eCommerce & Supply Chain of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Michele Willoughby joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in March 2004 as Vice President – Planning and Allocation. She was promoted to Senior Vice President – Supply Chain in 2009 after serving as a key leader in our integration of the former Chick’s Sporting Goods business in California. In November 2010, the Company added eCommerce to her responsibilities. In July 2013, Michele Willoughby was promoted to Executive Vice President – Inventory, Supply Chain and eCommerce.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
JP Elliott
Vice President of Talent Management of Dick’s Sporting Goods
JP Elliott is the VP of talent management at Dick’s Sporting Goods at DICK’S Sporting Goods.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Alexander Tomey
Senior Vice President – GMM Athletic Apparel, Licensed & Accessories / Footwear / Outerwear Apparel of Dick’s Sporting Goods
Alex Tomey joined DICK’S Sporting Goods in June 2011 leading our Apparel and Footwear Merchandising categories. Previously, Alex Tomey was Vice President Product Development and Design for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he was responsible for their private and exclusive brand portfolio including apparel, accessories, outerwear and shoes. During his tenure, he led the creation of Wal-Mart’s New York Apparel Office as well as managing all aspects of Kid’s Apparel. Before joining Wal-Mart, Alex Tomey held Merchandising and Product Development roles with Famous Barr and Kohl’s Department Stores.
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About Dick’s Sporting Goods: Dick’s Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
Autumn Wehr
Vice President, Business & Ambassador Development of Black Clover
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About Black Clover: Black Clover is a lifestyle apparel company, creating casual apparel, hats, and accessories.
Sebastian Mejia
Co-founder & President of Rappi
Sebastián Mejia grew up in Cali, Colombia. He built his career working in the financial and technological sectors in New York, before starting his path as an entrepreneur. In 2013, Sebastián and Simón Borrero founded Grability, a company that offers mobile store solutions. In 2015, they created a spinoff called Rappi, an application that provides a solution in the delivery of products on demand Sebastian Mejia currently serves as the CSO and Co-Founder for Rappi, which connects the local economy of large urban populations across Latin America through last mile fulfillment of everyday items. Rappi impacts millions of consumers by removing friction of daily activities in cities allowing consumers to have anything delivered in minutes while creating enduring social impact for couriers and merchants alike. Rappi is mission-driven by a passionate team backed by the world’s most prominent investors.
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About Endeavor, Grability, Rappi: Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jose Prado
President of PepsiCo
Jose Prado is a President at PepsiCo.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Jose Prado
President of PepsiCo
Jose Prado is a President at PepsiCo.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Charlie Ackerman
Senior Vice President Human Resources of Bosch
Charlie Ackerman is a senior vice president of Human Resources, North America, for Bosch in July 2009. In this assignment, Ackerman focuses on preparing, shaping and managing the people strategies to achieve Bosch North America’s growth plans. Ackerman is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Since joining Bosch in 1995, Ackerman has held a number of assignments in the human resources function, including leadership positions in Charleston, South Carolina, and Stuttgart, Germany. His most recent position, beginning in 2005, was as vice president of human resources, North America for Bosch’s powertrain business. Prior to joining Bosch, Ackerman held human resources and manufacturing positions with Asten Inc. and International Paper. Ackerman serves on Bosch’s global Human Resources Council and is a board member of Bosch in Canada. Ackerman earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University.
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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Eric Chaniot
Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President of Michelin
Eric Chaniot is a dynamic and seasoned innovator, who has been in the technology business for over 20 years. He began his career at Apple Inc. in the mid 90’s, and was responsible for the first wireless notebook. He then left to build on his expertise at another technology power player, Hewlett-Packard Company, where he created many products and product lines and ran businesses in networking, personal computing, software and printing. With many successful product lines, he helped generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the company. After Eric left HP, he created an Internet start-up in Europe called Internet Word of Mouth, iWoM. The premise of this start-up was to make Internet ratings and reviews more reliable, by using proprietary technology. After growing his entrepreneurial expertise and learning how to develop and run a start-up company, he moved to the United States and created Tire Intelligence, a data and software start-up. This company enabled tire manufacturers, tire distributors and tire dealers to manage their businesses more efficiently and to drastically improve their presence on the Internet.
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About Michelin: Michelin is a tire company dedicated to sustainably improve the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing.
Geoffrey Martin
President and Chief Executive Officer of CCL Industries
Geoffrey Martin joined CCL as President of CCL Label in April 2001. In May 2005 he assumed the role of President and COO of CCL Industries and President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2008. He is responsible for all CCL’s operating units including the Label, Avery and Container businesses. Martin is an international business leader with a proven track record in turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining CCL, he was the Senior Group Vice President, Worldwide Converting Graphic and Specialty Tapes with Avery Dennison.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
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.
Jim Sellors
President, Avery North America of CCL Industries
Sellors spent his formative business career at CCL in the Finance function and rejoined the Company in 2002 as Vice President and General Manager of CCL Label Canada eventually assuming the role of Group Vice President of CCL Label Healthcare and Specialty, North America and Australia in 2010. Sellors was promoted to President of Avery North America in July 2013. Prior to rejoining CCL, he was the Vice President of Marketing for the Rubbermaid Closet Products division of Newell Rubbermaid. Sellors holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Ben Rubino
President, Home & Personal Care Worldwide of CCL Industries
Rubino was appointed President, Home & Personal Care Worldwide, in November of 2011 adding responsibility for CCL Container in 2014. Rubino graduated from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and is a 25 year veteran of CCL Label progressing through various sales and business leadership assignments. Prior to CCL, Rubino worked in the Pressure Sensitive Materials segment at Avery Dennison.
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About 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.
John Pedroli
President, CCL Industries North America of CCL Industries
John Pedroli serves as President of North American Operations at CCL Industries Inc.
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About CCL Industries, Southern Glazer’s: 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.
Alex Gourlay
Executive Vice President of Walgreens
Alex Gourlay joined Walgreens as Executive Vice President, President of Customer Experience and Daily Living in October 2013. In this new role, reporting to Walgreens President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Wasson, he leads an enhanced Walgreens daily living business operation overseeing customer experience, U.S. merchandising, marketing, customer insights, daily living products and promotions. Alex was previously Chief Executive, Health & Beauty Division, Alliance Boots, a role he undertook in January 2009, when he was also appointed to the Board of Alliance Boots. He had previously been Managing Director of Boots UK and a member of the Alliance Boots Group operating committee following the acquisition of Alliance Boots plc by AB Acquisitions Limited in 2007. Prior to this, he was Healthcare Director of Boots the Chemists, having held senior management positions in store operations and human resources.
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About Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of Walgreens
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson is Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Walgreen Co.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Rob Ewing
Regional Vice President of Walgreens
Rob Ewing is a Regional Vice President at Walgreens.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Abhi Dhar
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Walgreens
Abhi Dhar is senior vice president and chief information officer for Walgreen Co. based in Deerfield, Illinois. He is responsible for leading the information technology function and the company’s consumer-facing digital product and innovation efforts. He serves as a member of the Walgreens Enterprise Operating Committee with accountability for technology within the division. Prior to this role Dhar led the rapidly growing and award-winning mobile product/services business and simultaneously was responsible for end-to-end delivery, software development and technology innovation for the digital division within Walgreens. Dhar joined Walgreens in 2009 as group vice president and chief technology officer. Previously, he served as chief information officer (CIO) and senior vice president at TravelCLICK from 2006 to 2009, where he built a global IT and product delivery organization by restructuring the organization, recruiting top talent and optimizing vendor relationships. From 2001 to 2006, he held various top technology leadership roles with Cendant Corporation and its Travelport division. Dhar also worked in engineering and digital/online consulting capacities with PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT&T. Dhar earned an undergraduate degree in engineering from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore University in India in 1993 and earned a master of science degree in engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1995.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Luke Rauch
Group Vice President, Customer Experience & General Manager, Owned Brands of Walgreens
Luke Rauch is the Group Vice President, Customer Experience & General Manager, Owned Brands at Walgreens.
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About Walgreens: Walgreens provides multi-channel access to consumer goods and cost-effective pharmacy, health, and wellness services.
Brendan Keane
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets of Dividend Finance
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About Dividend Finance, Kinsale Capital Group: Dividend Finance is a Technology-enabled finance platform supporting the energy transition with lending and other financial solutions.
Christopher Matue
Vice President of THG
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About THG: The Hut Group is an online retailing platform focused on fast moving consumer goods, specifically focused on health and beauty.
Guy Peri
Vice President & Chief Data Officer of Procter & Gamble Company
Guy Peri is Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Procter & Gamble. Guy leads the creation and implementation of P&G’s enterprise data/analytics strategy and architecture to enable strategic/operational insights and new business models. Guy also has responsibility for P&Gs data science team which applies advanced analytics against P&Gs largest business opportunities across marketing, sales, eBusiness and supply chain. Mr. Peri’s current responsibilities include creation and implementation of P&Gs enterprise data / analytics strategy and leading the development, operations, data management and data science teams who are enabling P&Gs strategy.Mr. Peri is actively involved in community and professional boards and believes that leadership is about serving others to achieve their full potential.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Valarie Sheppard
Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader of Procter & Gamble Company
Valarie Sheppard is the Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader at Procter & Gamble.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
William P. Gipson
President, End-to-End Packaging Transformation and Chief Diversity Officer of Procter & Gamble Company
William is responsible for evolving P&G’s packaging strategy across an increasingly complex array of products, markets, materials and consumer habits. Leading the company’s efforts to step-change how P&G designs, develops and produces packaging, William works with each of P&G’s ten business units to ensure rapid re-invention and scaled solutions are implemented. William joined P&G in 1985 as a process development engineer in the Paper Research & Development group, growing to become a top innovation and R&D leader across P&G’s largest business sectors. In addition to leading R&D as senior VP of the Beauty Sector, William was appointed Chief Diversity Officer in 2012, leading strategies to make P&G one of the most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies in the world. He listens first-hand to employees’ stories, giving him the insights to address diversity challenges and opportunities and to foster a culture where tough conversations in the workplace aren’t avoided. An engineer by training, William believes that tackling tough challenges requires facing reality. He engages others in that mindset to create superior products, packages and businesses that delight consumers while making P&G a workplace where everyone is valued, everyone is included, and everyone is performing at their peak.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Pat Parenty
President of L’Oreal
Pat Parenty joined L’Oreal as President in 2010.
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About L’Oreal: L’Oréal manufactures and sells cosmetic products for women and men worldwide.
Guive Balooch
Global Vice President of L’Oreal
Guive Balooch is the global vice president of the Connected Beauty Incubator at L’Oréal Research and Innovation, dedicated to bringing new scientifically driven ecosystems to beauty consumers worldwide. A native of California, Balooch has a scientific background, with a BA in molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in biomaterials from the University of California, San Francisco. Following a postdoc at Stanford in cell biomechanics, he joined the pharmaceutical industry working on new antibody research for bone-related diseases. He then joined L’Oréal in 2008, initially a part of building new collaborations for L’Oréal with startups and universities. With his increased interest in linking to consumers and the business, he is now running a worldwide connected beauty incubator focused on new technologies for the beauty market and scoping and implementing new consumer experiences for every beauty need. His passion lies in the link between bringing new and exciting scientific technology to empower beauty consumers and improve their routines and behaviors.
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About L’Oreal: L’Oréal manufactures and sells cosmetic products for women and men worldwide.
Dan Bethelmy-Rada
Global Brand President of L’Oreal
Daniel Bethelmy-Rada is the Global Brand President for MATRIX and BIOLAGE L’Oreal Professional Products Division. Before, he was the General Manager, Matrix DMI for L’Oreal USA’s Professional Products Division. He was the youngest DMI General Manager for the company, appointed to that position in January 2015. Since then, he has transformed the Matrix brand through new positioning and creative direction, and has digitalized Matrix to increase its visibility and status among consumers. A graduate of the Sorbonne with a degree in International Business, Mr. Bethelmy-Rada earned his MBA from the ESSEC Business School in France in 2002. He began his career at L’Oreal in Paris in 2003 as Product Manager for LaScad, a consumer products brand sold in France. He then advanced to numerous international roles within the company’s Consumer Products Division beginning in 2005 as Director and moving on to become Assistant Vice President of Garnier International, working on the Fructis hair care brand and then skin care. In 2007, under his leadership, Garnier became the #1 antibacterial brand in Europe. In 2011, Mr. Bethelmy-Rada joined the L’Oreal Paris DMI team as Senior Vice President in charge of hair and styling where chief among his accomplishments was bringing the Elseve hair care brand to double digit growth. He was subsequently promoted to Garnier International Deputy General Manager in 2014, where he was responsible for the brand’s marketing hubs in the US, India, Brazil, Russia and Singapore, working on all categories in hair color, hair care and skin care. A year later, Mr. Bethelmy-Rada moved to the US to take on a new role as Global Brand President for Matrix. A passionate international traveller, Mr. Bethelmy-Rada was born in Venezuela and moved to Paris at age 16 to attend the Sorbonne. He has also lived in the US for a decade. A true photography buff, he enjoys taking pictures of his travels around the world and is a self-proclaimed geek in social media and anything digital. Determined, focused and ambitious, Mr. Bethelmy-Rada is a leader known for encouraging team development and embracing the diverse talents that contribute to the success of the Matrix brand.
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About L’Oreal: L’Oréal manufactures and sells cosmetic products for women and men worldwide.
Gina Boswell
President, Customer Development of Unilever
Gina is currently, President of Customer Development for Unilever USA. This includes the responsibility for setting the strategic direction of the Customer Development Organization and business delivery of over $10B in revenue across all Unilever categories. Gina led the UK & Ireland business, the 4th largest market in Unilever. Previously she led the multi-billion dollar Personal Care portfolio for Unilever North America, which is made up of hair, skin, and deodorant categories. Prior to Unilever acquiring Alberto Culver in 2011, Gina was President, Global Brands for this $3.7B market cap company where she oversaw all global brands, such as TRESemmé, NeXXus, VO5 and St. Ives. In 2004, Gina was Chief Operating Officer of Avon North America, and previously held senior positions at Ford Motor Company and Estee Lauder Companies. Gina serves on the boards of Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) and Wolverine (NYSE: WWW). She is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a member of the Chicago Network, and President of the Yale University Council.
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Fabian Garcia
President of Unilever North America of Unilever
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Amanda Sourry
President North America and Global Head of Customer Development of Unilever
Prior to this role, Amanda had been the President of Unilever’s Foods Category. She has also led Unilever’s Global Hair Business and been Executive Vice President of Unilever UK and Ireland. She has lived and worked in the UK, US, Belgium and Australia. Amanda has represented Unilever in several industry groups, including the CBI President’s Committee, the Food & Drink Federation Executive Committee and the IGD Policy Issues Council. She has been a Vice Chair of the Advertising Association in the UK and was a member of the UK Government’s Ecosytems Market Taskforce. She is a non-executive board member of PVH Corp and a Trustee of the Leverhulme Trust. Amanda has an MA from the University of Cambridge in Modern and Medieval Languages.
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Jamie Nessel
Vice President of Buying & Merchandising of Good Eggs
Schooled by the pioneers of the organics movement at Good Earth Natural Foods, Jamie moved on to join Whole Foods Market and take on roles of ever increasing oversight and responsibility. At the end of her 12 years at Whole Foods, Jamie owned purchasing and operations for Dairy, Frozen, Bulk and Grocery at 44 stores in Northern California, a $600 million business unit. She came to Good Eggs in January 2017 to build and scale a thriving purchasing program in order to yield a complete yet curated marketplace of absurdly fresh and rigorously sourced products. She now leads a team of 40 across Production, Merchandising, Engineering and Category Management and is proud to be living her values every day.
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About Good Eggs: Good Eggs is an online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent the food system, for good.
Robert Normile
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Mattel
Robert Normile has been Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since February 2011. From March 1999 to February 2011, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary from August 1994 to March 1999. From June 1992 to August 1994, he served as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to that, he was associated with the law firms of Latham & Watkins LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
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About Mattel: Mattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toys and family products.
Randall Fagundo
President | Robotic Digital Solutions of The Hillman Group
Randall Fagundo is President | Robotic Digital Solutions at The Hillman Group .
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About The Hillman Group: The Hillman Group is a provider of complete hardware solutions, delivered with industry best customer service to over 26,000 customers.
Michael Bashaw
President, Midwest Region of Whole Foods Market
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About Whole Foods Market: Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain owned by Amazon that exclusively sells natural and organic products.
Brian Bancroft
Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Church & Dwight, Co
Brian has leadership over all Direct (Food Ingredients – Wheat, Rice, Cocoa, Sugar, Corn, Oils, Flavors, Seasonings etc.. and Packaging) and Indirect (Marketing, Consulting, HR, Finance, Logistics, Capital, MRO etc….) Procurement across Kellogg’s Asia Pacific & Africa Business. His expertise includes creating highly effective teams, developing strong relationships with stakeholders, mitigating risk, improving overall performance and ensuring ongoing improvement.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Louis Tursi
Executive Vice President, North American Sales of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Tursi has been our Executive Vice President, North America Sales since May 2007. From July 2004 through May 2007, he was our Vice President, Domestic Consumer Sales. Prior to joining us, Mr. Tursi served as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service of Spalding Sports Worldwide and its successor, Top- Flite Golf Co. from 1999 through 2004. From 1998 through May 1999, he served as Vice President of Sales for Vlasic Foods International.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Mark Conish
Executive Vice President, Global Operations of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Conish has been our Executive Vice President, Global Operations since May 2007. From December 2004 through May 2007, he was our Vice President, Global Operations, and from July 1999 through December 2004, he was our Vice President, Operations. From 1994 through July 1999, he was our Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution. Mr. Conish has been employed by us in various positions since 1975.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Laura Harkness
Vice President Research & Development of Church & Dwight, Co
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Patrick de Maynadier
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. de Maynadier has been our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since December 2011. He served in a number of capacities for Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. and its predecessor, Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., from January 2002 through December 2010, including Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from October 2007 through July 2010 and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2002 through October 2007. Previously, Mr.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Paul Siracusa
Executive Vice President, Global R&D of Church & Dwight, Co
Dr. Siracusa has been our Executive Vice President, Global Research & Development since May 2007, and was our Vice President, Global Research & Development from March 2005 through May 2007. Dr. Siracusa served as Senior Vice President, Research & Development for Playtex Products, Inc. from March 2000 through March 2005. From 1997 through 2000, he was Senior Vice President Research & Development for Reckitt & Coleman plc (“Reckitt & Coleman”), a consumer products company, and also served as Divisional Vice President of Research & Development, North America of Reckitt & Coleman from 1995 through 1997. Dr. Siracusa is also the Chairman of the board of directors of the Consumer Specialty Products Association for the calendar year 2014, a trade association which represents the interests of the consumer specialty products industry.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Steven Cugine
EVP, President International Consumer Products & Global New Product Innovation of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Cugine has been our Executive Vice President, Global New Products Innovation and President, International Consumer Products since July 2013. From May 2007 through June 2013, he served as our Executive Vice President, Global New Products Innovation. From September 2005 through May 2007, he was our Vice President, Global New Products Innovation, and from July 2004 until September 2005, he was our Vice President, President of Household Products Division. From December 1999 through July 2004, he was our Vice President, Human Resources. He also served as our Acting President of Household Products Division from August 2002 through July 2004 and as Acting President of the Specialty Products Division from October 2000 through December 2002. From 1988 through December 1999, Mr. Cugine served in several capacities with FMC Corporation, including as Director of Human Resources for the Alkali, Peroxide and Oxidant Chemical Divisions.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Douglas Young
Executive Vice President of Lennox International
Douglas L. Young became a Director in October 2014. Mr. Young is Executive Vice President of Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE: LII), a global leader in the climate control industry. Mr. Young joined Lennox in 1999 and since 2006 has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Lennox’s Residential Heating and Cooling Segment. Mr. Young had previously served as Vice President & General Manager of North American Residential Products since 2003 and as Vice President & General Manager of Lennox North American Residential Sales, Marketing, & Distribution from 1999-2003. Prior to his career with LII, Mr. Young was employed in the Appliances division of GE, where he held various management positions before serving as General Manager of Marketing for GE Appliance division’s retail group from 1997-1999 & as General Manager of Strategic Initiatives in 1999. He holds a BSBA from Creighton University and an MS in Management from Purdue University.
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About Lennox International: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
David Moon
President/COO of Lennox International
David Moon joined Lennox International as President/COO.
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About Lennox International: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
Prakash Bedapudi
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Lennox International
Prakash Bedapudi became Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in July 2008. He had previously served as vice president, global engineering and program management for Trane Inc. Commercial Systems from 2006 through 2008, and as vice president, engineering and technology for Trane’s Residential Systems division from 2003 through 2006. Prior to his career at Trane, Mr. Bedapudi served in senior engineering leadership positions for GE Transportation Systems, a division of General Electric Company, and for Cummins Engine Company. He holds a BS in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering from Karnataka University, India and an MS in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
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About Lennox International, The University of Texas At Dallas: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
Joseph Reitmeier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Lennox International
Joseph W. Reitmeier was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in July 2012. Mr. Reitmeier had served as Vice President of Finance for the LII Commercial business segment since 2007 and as Director of Internal Audit from 2005 to 2007. Before joining the company, he held financial leadership roles at Cummins Inc. and PolyOne Corporation. Mr. Reitmeier holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Akron and a master’s of business administration from Case Western Reserve University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Lennox International: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
John Torres
Executive Vice President Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Lennox International
John Torres was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in December 2008. He had previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Freescale Semiconductor, a semiconductor manufacturer that was originally part of Motorola. He joined Motorola’s legal department as Senior Counsel in 1996 and was appointed Vice President, General Counsel of the company’s semiconductor business in 2001. Prior to joining Motorola, Mr. Torres served 13 years in private practice in Phoenix, specializing in commercial law. He holds a B.A. from Notre Dame and a J.D. from the University of Chicago
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About Lennox International: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
Wade Miquelon
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jo-Ann Stores
Wade Miquelon is executive vice president, chief financial officer and president of international for Walgreen Co., based in Deerfield, Ill. Miquelon leads Walgreens finance functions and development of the company’s strategic partnership with Alliance Boots and other potential international partnerships. He also is responsible for the company’s value creation services and international division. Miquelon’s extensive international experience, and the central role he played in bringing Walgreens and Alliance Boots together, gives him both the experience and expertise to lead the effort to create the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. Miquelon joined Walgreens in June 2008 from Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods, Inc., the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, where he was an executive vice president and CFO since 2006. Prior to that, Miquelon spent 16 years with The Procter & Gamble Company, the world’s largest consumer goods product company, where he was assigned to the company’s headquarters in Cincinnati and offices in Bangkok, Singapore and finally Geneva, Switzerland, where he was general manager and head of finance for Western Europe operations. Miquelon’s other affiliations include serving on the board of directors for both the Chicago Shedd Aquarium and The Wood Family Foundation. He also serves on the dean’s advisory board for University of Arkansas’s Sam Walton School of Business. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1987 and a masters of business administration degree from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1989.
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About Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Sharyn Hejcl
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Inventory Management of Jo-Ann Stores
Sharyn Hejcl is a Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Inventory Management at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Janet Duliga
Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Jo-Ann Stores
Janet Duliga is a Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Tom Dryer
Vice President & Controller of Jo-Ann Stores
Tom Dryer is a Vice President & Controller at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Christopher DiTullio
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Omni-Channel of Jo-Ann Stores
Christopher DiTullio is a Senior Vice President, Marketing and Omni-Channel at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Matt Susz
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Jo-Ann Stores
Matt Susz is a Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Richard Vollmer
Vice President, Creative Services of Jo-Ann Stores
Richard Vollmer is a Vice President, Creative Services at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores, Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
Roger Hawkins
Regional Vice President, Southeast Region of Jo-Ann Stores
Roger Hawkins is a Regional Vice President, Southeast Region at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
David Goldston
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Jo-Ann Stores
David Goldston is a Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores.
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About Jo-Ann Stores: Jo-Ann Stores is a fabric and craft store chain specializing in supplies for sewing, crafting, and home decor designs.
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.
Bobby Chacko
Regional President and GM Mars Drinks North America 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.
Berta de Pablos- Barbier
President Mars Wrigley Confectionery US of Mars
Berta de Pablos-Barbier is the President of Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, responsible for leading strategy, sales and operations in the US for the world’s largest manufacturer of chocolate, confections, gum and mints. In Berta’s current role, she oversees a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of iconic global brands that include M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, SKITTLES®, STARBURST®, ORBIT® and ALTOIDS®. Previously, Berta served as Vice President of Marketing for Mars Chocolate North America, overseeing brand management and integrated marketing strategy. Berta holds an engineering degree from Universidad Politecnica de Valencia in Spain and an MBA from Institut Francais de la Mode in France.
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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.
Felipe Szpiegel
The High End President of Anheuser-Busch InBev
Felipe Szpigel is the Craft Unit President at Anheuser-Busch.
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev, Anheuser-Busch InBev, F!ve Drinks: 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.
Josue Munoz
Vice President Global Customer Service, Logistics & Supply Chain Systems of Colgate Palmolive
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About Colgate Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company that produces, distributes, and provides household, healthcare, and personal products.
Michael Amalfitano
President and CEO – Embraer Executive Jets of Embraer US
Michael Amalfitano is the President and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, leading the company’s global business with annual revenues of $1.7 billion and a fleet of more than 1,100 aircraft with over 800 customers worldwide. A long-standing industry veteran, Michael brings 35+ years of experience in executive leadership, global originations, aircraft valuation, asset management and lease/finance structural analysis for the business aviation industry. Prior to joining Embraer, Michael served as Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director of Business Aviation at Stonebriar Commercial Finance. He was also Managing Director and Executive Head of Global Corporate Aircraft Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for more than 22 years, following a decade-long tenure in sales management at GE Capital. In addition to serving on the Leadership Council, the Associate Member Advisory Council and the Joint Task Force Committee of the National Business Aviation Association, Michael is an active member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, Helicopter Association International, European Business Aviation Association and National Aircraft Finance Association. He also holds the distinction as former two-term President of the National Aircraft Finance Association and is former Chairman of the Associate Members Advisory Council for the National Aircraft Resale Association. Michael graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Financial Management from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He has written numerous articles for aviation industry publications and is an active speaker and panelist at business aviation seminars and finance conferences throughout the industry.
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About Embraer US: Embraer US is an aviation company that manufactures aircraft.
Antonio Campello
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), EmbraerX of Embraer US
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About Embraer US: Embraer US is an aviation company that manufactures aircraft.
Joseph Bartolacci
President & CEO of Matthews International Corporation
Joseph Bartolacci is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Matthews International Corporation. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2006. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2005. Joseph was elected to the Board of Directors in 2005. Prior thereto, he held various positions within Matthews, including President, Casket Division; Executive Vice President of Matthews; President, Matthews Europe; President, Caggiati, S.p.A. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matthews) and General Counsel of Matthews. As the only Matthews employee on the Board of Directors, Joseph provides management’s perspective in Board decisions about the business and strategic direction of the Company. He has first hand operating experience in many of the Company’s diverse global businesses, and brings a well-developed understanding of the industries in which the Company operates, and the opportunities within those industries to drive shareholder value. Joseph received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Vincent College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh. Joseph serves on the Company’s Pension Board, the Board of the Jas. H. Matthews & Co. Educational and Charitable Trust, and on the boards of various subsidiaries of Matthews. Joseph is a member of the Board of Directors of Saint Vincent College and serves as a member of the Citizen’s Bank Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Board.
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About Matthews International Corporation: Matthews International Corporation has built its continued success by offering products and services of unmatched quality.
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.
Lisa Barnett
Co-founder & President of Little Spoon
Lisa Barnett is the co-founder & President of Little Spoon. Little Spoon makes quality nutrition accessible to babies and kids everywhere by creating the freshest, healthiest meals personalized to each child’s evolving developmental needs. Prior to Little Spoon, Lisa spent 7 years as an investor in and operator at some of the world’s top consumer brands. Her venture experience included time spent as a Partner at Sherpa Foundry and, before that, an investor at VC firms Maveron & Dorm Room Fund. Her investment focus was on B2C technology startups, namely, e-commerce, marketplace, and brands – leading her to be recognized as a Forbes 30 under 30 VC in 2017. Before becoming an investor, she led multi-channel growth strategy for Estee Lauder Companies. There, her focus was taking their traditionally offline, department-store brands and building out a direct-to-consumer and digital marketing strategy for customer acquisition and engagement. Lisa started out at the Boston Consulting Group, working with Fortune 500 retail and healthcare technology clients on brand, customer experience and market entry strategy. Lisa holds a Bachelors of Arts with Honors in Communication and Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with the top scholar-athlete accolades as a member of the Varsity Cross Country and Track teams.
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About Kairos, Little Spoon: Little Spoon designs products for a child’s most formative years, starting with a baby’s first bites.
Kim Underhill
Group President of Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kim Underhill is President, Kimberly-Clark Professional, based in Roswell, Ga., where she leads one of the Company’s fastest-growing business units, focused on creating exceptional workplaces for business customers. K-C Professional sells a wide range of commercial products and services globally, including commercial tissue and wipers, skin care, safety, and do-it-yourself supplies. Ms. Underhill recently served as president of Kimberly-Clark’s consumer business in Western and Central Europe, based in Reigate, UK. She joined Kimberly-Clark in 1988 and since then has managed a wide range of increasing responsibilities within Research & Engineering, Supply Chain and Marketing across the North American consumer business, which includes leading brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Scott and Kotex. Ms. Underhill is a native of Evansville, Ind. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and her master’s degree in engineering management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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About Kimberly-Clark Corporation: American personal care corporation.
Celina Mikolajczak
Vice President, Battery Technology, Panasonic Energy of North America of Panasonic
Celina Mikolajczak is the vice president of battery technology for Panasonic Energy of North America. In this role, Celina leads a team of more than 200 passionate engineers, analysts and other technical staff who work to continuously improve lithium-ion cell manufacturing and to bring the latest cell technologies to mass production for Tesla Motors, Inc. at the Gigafactory facility in Sparks, Nevada. Prior to joining Panasonic in 2019, she served as director of engineering focused on battery development for rideshare vehicles at Uber Technologies. There, she worked to develop battery packs for bicycles, scooters and aircraft. Before that, Celina worked at Tesla Motors as the senior manager for cell quality and materials engineering, helping to develop the battery cells and packs for Tesla’s Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Roadster Refresh. From 1999 to 2012 Celina developed a technical consulting practice at Exponent focusing on lithium-ion cell and battery safety and quality. She helped develop many safety and quality concepts that were initially applicable to consumer electronics battery packs but are now standard considerations for electric vehicle battery packs. Celina continues to be an active participant in development of fire codes and standards related to EVs, ESS, and battery production facilities. With more than 20 years of experience, Celina is a recognized leader in the lithium-ion industry. Her technological expertise, engineering background and leadership skills have been instrumental in ushering in milestones in battery technology production and efficiency. Celina is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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About Panasonic, Panasonic, Uber: Panasonic Corporation is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 634 companies.
Hugh Harlan
President and Founder of Harlan Bakeries
Harlan Bakeries, LLC, founded in 1991 by brothers Hugh & Doug Harlan, is an international wholesale supplier & distributor of products for in-store bakeries, private label baked goods and manufacturer of Harlan Bigger Better Bagels®, Harlan Giant Gourmet Bagels®, Harvest’s Best™ and Nature’s Grain® brands. Harlan supplies customers with bagels, pies (meringue, crème, fruit and specialty), cakes, cookies, muffins, and breads. In addition, Harlan is a contract manufacturer for some of the most well-known and trusted names in the baking and food service industries. Harlan operates seven production facilities comprising more than 1 million square feet of production, warehousing and distribution space, including its production facility and corporate office in Avon, IN Other production facilities are located in Indianapolis, IN; Effingham, IL; Denver, Colo.; Hope, AR; Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Website http://www.harlanbakeries.com Industry Food Production Type Privately Held Headquarters 7597 E US Highway 36 Avon, Indiana 46123 United States Company Size 1001-5000 employees Founded 1991
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About Harlan Bakeries: Produce quality bakery products cost effectively in an environment that is safe, clean and friendly for their employees
Zach Phillips
Co-Founder & President of Nom Nom
Zach is Nom Nom’s co-founder and President, overseeing operations, growth and customer experience. Prior to Nom Nom, Zach served as the GM of Games at Upsight, a leading mobile-first analytics and advertising platform during the height of the mobile gaming rush. Zach received his BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles.
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About Nom Nom: We make real food to support healthier, longer lives for folks with paws. Because what’s good for people is good for pets too.
Mark Talarico
Global Vice President – Endurance Sports / International of OGIO International
Mark Talarico is the Global Vice President – Endurance Sports / International at OGIO International.
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About OGIO International: OGIO International, Inc. designs and manufactures bags, backpacks, and travel luggage.
Heidi Thompson
President and Co-Owner of Scentsy
Heidi is president and co-owner at Scensty.
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About Scentsy: Scentsy is a consumer goods and fragrance company platform.
Andy Mills
President of Medline Industries
Andy started with Medline as a sales representative in Dallas, Texas. He then worked in Medline’s O.R. product division and went on to manage the company’s marketing department before assuming his current position in 1997. Prior to working for Medline, Andy worked in brand management for Procter and Gamble. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University and earned his MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About Medline Industries: Medline Industries, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois,
Jeneva Bell
Founder & President of Ruggable
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About Ruggable: Ruggable leverages its patented technology to design and manufacture machine-washable rugs.
Noelle Delory
Vice President of Marketing of Lulus
Noelle is the VP of Marketing at Lulus (www.lulus.com), a fast-growing online women’s fashion retailer, where she oversees marketing, creative and PR. She has over 15 years of experience in advertising, online and offline content development and production, strategy, PR, and digital marketing and outreach. Prior to Lulus, Noelle held roles at MAC Cosmetics, Havas Media, Rockstar Games, and Miramax Films in New York, Paris, and Barcelona.
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About Lulus: Lulu’s fashion lounge is an online store for women’s dresses,shoes, accessories, and clothing.
Steven Peters
President of 2020 Companies
Steve joined 2020 in 2006 with a strong background in product and channel marketing, and immediately began working to bolster the company’s success with many high profile clients across numerous channels. He has extensive experience leading and consulting for some of the world’s largest brands.
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About 2020 Companies: 2020 Companies is one of the premier outsourced sales and marketing agencies in the United States.
Ross Wissner
Executive Vice President of 2020 Companies
Since joining 2020 in 2008, Ross has lent his unique knowledge of brand strategy, retail field marketing, merchandising, and operations to help generate rapid gains in market share. He draws upon years of sales, operations, and distribution experience with an emphasis in CPG and Beverage Alcohol.
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About 2020 Companies, 2020 Companies: 2020 Companies is one of the premier outsourced sales and marketing agencies in the United States.
