Bio

Results driven leader and big picture thinker with over three decades of extensive, deep and diverse international Consumer Markets experience. I've spent the vast majority of my career developing markets and delivering new and creative solutions in a consultative, collaborative and hands-on manner. I build trust, champion innovation and seek to solve for inherent people, process and technology challenges. Have excelled within intense, fast-paced, premier organizations focused on the ongoing —now accelerating— transformation of the Retail-CG sectors, while maximizing the opportunities and rewards in reaching out to, understanding and serving today's ever more connected, demanding and knowledgeable consumer. My work has spanned sales, marketing, and solution development, covering category and trade promotion management, syndicated research, frequent shopper programming, product transparency and traceability, digital transformation and the store-of-the-future. Have had the great privilege in working for blue chip companies including Revlon, Unilever, IRI and Kraft. I lead and learn from the bleeding edge, working with others who are likewise seeking for breakthroughs in our chosen industry. Founding co-Chair CGT (Consumer Goods Technology) Executive Council. Member of The Consumer Goods Forum. An acknowledged thought leader, subject matter expert and social influencer, am regularly called upon to write and speak on subjects germane to the consumer markets. What else should you know? Am inspired in supporting, mentoring and helping others, considering this an important part of my professional credo. Am 100% committed to a path of continuous learning and consider myself extremely fortunate in working alongside those similarly engaged. Seeking, analyzing, proving, defending, aligning, and pushing for big, bold ideas; that’s what we do because that’s how big, bold ideas get done.