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2014 Midwinter Executive Conference: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of October 7, 2013.


Attendee Name Title Company
Theodore Adornato Executive Vice President, Retail Operations Spartan Stores, Inc.
Alfred Aldridge III President and CEO Head of Sales Consulting
Mark Alexander President, Campbell North America Campbell Soup Company
Scott Almquist Chief Customer Officer The Sun Products Corporation
Giannella Alvarez Executive Vice President, Pet Business Unit Del Monte Foods
Carl Anderson Vice President, Global Corporate Accounts Ecolab, Inc.
James Athey Vice President, Strategic Grocery Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Glenn Backus Senior Vice President Topco Associates LLC
Daniel Bagan Senior Vice President Penton Media, Inc
Doug Baker Vice President, Sales Federated Group, Inc.
Ned Bardic Senior Vice President and Partner Stagnito Media
Joel Barham President and CEO SellEthics Marketing Group, Inc.
Brandon Barnholt President and CEO KeHE Distributors
Mark Batenic President and CEO IGA, INC.
Rich Bauer President and CEO Southeast Food Distribution
Richard Beckwith Chairman of the Board, CEO Fareway Stores, Inc.
Doug Behrens Senior Vice President, Sales and CCO WhiteWave Foods Company
Dennis Belcastro Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Industry Collaboration Hillshire Brands Company
Roy Bell President and CEO Financial Supermarkets, Inc.
Tim Bernard Senior Vice President, Sales Del Monte Foods
Larry Biggerstaff Senior Vice President Merchandising, Marketing, Own Label Nash Finch Company
John Bilbrey President and Chief Executive Officer The Hershey Company
Frank Bishop Executive Vice President Source Interlink Companies
Joseph Bivona Vice President, Customer Development Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing
Thomas Blischok Chief Retail Strategist, Senior Executive Adviser Booz & Co.
Dick Boer President and CEO Koninklijke Ahold nv
Todd Boerema Vice President, Customer Marketing Newell Rubbermaid
Chris Boever Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Bill Bradshaw Vice President, Sales Federated Group, Inc.
Brett Bremser Vice President, Center Store Hy-Vee, Inc.
Irene Britt President Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Bruce Brown Senior Vice President Sales, West Region Kellogg Company
Jerry Brown Industry and Customer Strategic Advisor Newell Rubbermaid
Pat Brown Vice President, Customer Supply Chain WhiteWave Foods Company
Gerri Brownstein Executive Director, Sales and Custom Media Stagnito Media
Edward Brunot President and COO, MDV Nash Finch Company
Trish Brynjolfsson Group Vice President, Brand and Industry Development Catalina
Michele Buck President, North America The Hershey Company
Jennifer Burke Senior Vice President, Business Development Catalina
Vince Burke Vice President, Strategic Relationships and Business Development Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Vincent Byrd President and Chief Operating Officer The J.M. Smucker Company
Andy Callahan President Hillshire Brands Company
Michael Carter Chief Sales Officer The News Group
Joe Cavaliere Global Chief Customer Officer Newell Rubbermaid
Richard Charrier Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer WinCo Foods, LLC
Piyush Chaudhari President, Americas and Global Strategy IRI
Joan Chow Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Carole Christianson Chief Operating Officer Western Association of Food Chains
Michael Cinque President, Kroger Team Coca-Cola Refreshments
Gary Cofer Executive Vice President, Global Retail Catalina
Joseph Colalillo President ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Kristina Cole Vice President, Business Development and Sales Operations WhiteWave Foods Company
Scott Cole Vice President, Strategic Customers The Hershey Company
Dan Colvard Senior Vice President, Sales Driveline Retail Merchandising
Paul Cooke Vice President and Director, Industry Relations Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Carla Cooper Chief Executive Officer Daymon Worldwide Inc.
Robin Copping President and CEO CEO Search Partners
Brent Cotten Director, Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Joe Crafton Chief Executive Officer CROSSMARK
Kathie Day Vice President Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Karen Doggendorf Manager, Industry Relations Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Linda Doherty President New Jersey Food Council
Tanya Domier Chief Executive Officer Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC
Benno Dorer Executive Vice President and COO - Cleaning, International The Clorox Company
Rudy Dory Owner Newport Avenue Market
Joan Driggs Editorial Director Stagnito Media
Tom Duffy Vice President, Industry Services Nielsen
Keith Duncan Vice President, Customer Development Newell Rubbermaid
Tony Dunning Vice President Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Randy Edeker Chairman of the Board, CEO, President Hy-Vee, Inc.
Jamie Egasti Chief Executive Officer Catalina
Dennis Eidson President and CEO Spartan Stores, Inc.
Dean Erlandson Senior Vice President, Mass Customers Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Drew Facer President and CEO Idahoan Foods
Michael Faherty Vice President, GM Foods Unilever
Donald Fitzgerald Group Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
Dennis Ford Vice President, Client Solutions ES3, LLC
Michael Fordney Managing Director BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Randall Friedman Vice President, Market Leader Supermarket News
Lois Fruhwirth Associate Director, Product Supply The Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.
Kevin Gallagher Vice President Best-Met Publishing
Jerry Garland President and CEO Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Boyd George Chairman and CEO Alex Lee, Inc.
Brian George President Alex Lee, Inc.
James Gillis Board Director Park City Group
Dennis Gipson Chief Executive Officer Hussmann Corporation
Ned Gladstein President Sunrise ShopRite, Inc.
Sharon Glass Senior Vice President, Health, Beauty and Wellness Catalina
Steven Goddard President and CEO WinCo Foods, LLC
Jim Goers Senior Vice President, Account Management and National Brands Topco Associates LLC
Steven Goodyear Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales Nestlé Nutrition
Lisa Gosselin Senior Vice President, Retail Catalina
Rich Greenberg Vice President, Sales Strategy and Planning The Sun Products Corporation
Marlin Greenfield Senior Vice President and COO Festival Foods
Scott Grimmett Executive Vice President and COO Price Chopper Supermarkets
Paul Grimwood Chairman and CEO Nestlé USA, Inc.
Jamie Gronowski Executive Vice President Acosta, Inc.
Thomas Haggai Chairman IGA, INC.
James Halloran President Baltic Trail Engineering, LLC
John Hamacher Director of Marketing Riddley Retail Fixtures, Inc
Brenda Hambleton Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer ES3, LLC
Tim Hassett Senior Vice President and General Manager, Away From Home and Campbell North America, Chief Customer Officer Campbell Soup Company
John Havens Jr. Vice President, Grocery Sales Nestlé USA, Inc.
Kathy Hayden Vice President Sales Grocery East WhiteWave Foods Company
Adam Hayes Manager, Industry Affairs The Procter & Gamble Company
Patrick Hensley Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Industry Relations Hy-Vee, Inc.
David Hepfinger President and CEO
Michael Higgins Senior Vice President Marketing, Strategic Planning, & Business Development Hussmann Corporation
Robert Hill President and COO Acosta, Inc.
Thomas Hipwell Vice President/General Manager Nestlé Waters North America
Ronald Hodge Board Director Park City Group
Jeff Hofmann Global Vice President, Customer Collaboration Newell Rubbermaid
Jim Holton Senior Vice President Sales, East Region Kellogg Company
Donna Howard Vice President and Managing Director, Product Supply Excellence Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Lawrence Inserra Jr. President Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
Lindsey Inserra Vice President of Inserra Supermarkets Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
Richard Jacobsen President and CEO Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing
Karen James Co-Publisher/Executive Editor Grocery Business
Dean Janeway Jr. Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Scott Johnson Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Financial Supermarkets, Inc.
William Johnson President and CEO Hill PHOENIX
Ronald Johnston President and Publisher Shelby Publishing Co., Inc.
Dave Jones Vice President, Industry Initiatives Kellogg Company
Derek Jones Executive Vice President, Wholesale Operations Spartan Stores, Inc.
Jim Jones Vice President, Trade Relations and Sales Training Del Monte Foods
Randall Todd Jones Sr. President Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Thomas Joyce Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Laura Karet Chief Executive Officer Giant Eagle, Inc.
Dan Kelly Vice President, Sales Musco Family Olive Co.
John Kennington Vice President of Sales Ferrero USA, Inc.
Erik Keptner Executive Vice President, Marketing Ahold USA
Brian King Director Food Retail Environment and Retail Operations Colgate-Palmolive Company
Gary King Regional Vice President, Mass Channel Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Susan Klug Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Unified Grocers, Inc.
George Knobloch Chief Operating Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Doug Knudsen President, ConAgra Foods Sales ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Karl Kruse Vice President, Procurement Hy-Vee, Inc.
Kees Kruythoff Chief Operating Officer N.A. Unilever
Edward Kuehnle Consultant, Catalina Marketing Services Catalina
Erica Kuhlmann Market Executive and Managing Director BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Melvin Landis Chief Retail Sales Officer Coca-Cola Refreshments
Christopher Lane Senior Vice President, Non-Perishables Wakefern Food Corporation
John Langford Vice President, Customer Development The Sun Products Corporation
Steffen Lauster Vice President Booz & Co.
Nancy Lebold Vice President, Procurement WinCo Foods, LLC
Bill Lecznar Chief Executive Officer Synergy Systems Inc.
Phil Lempert President and Editor The Lempert Report
Brian Lernihan Vice President, Industry and Customer Development Unilever
John Lewis President, Americas Nielsen
Eric Lindberg Co-Chief Executive Officer Grocery Outlet Inc.
Darcey Macken President, US Sales Kellogg Company
Robb MacKie President and CEO American Bakers Association
Terri Maloney Vice President, Editorial Director Food World
Robert Mariano Chairman and CEO Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
Jay Marshall Senior Vice President, Marketing and Merchandising Hy-Vee, Inc.
Steven Matthesen Executive Vice President, Professional Services Nielsen
Paul Matthews Executive Vice President Chief Supply Chain Officer Topco Associates LLC
William Mayo Senior Vice President, Perishables Wakefern Food Corporation
James McCann Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA
Dan McConegly Vice President and General Manager, Customer Developer Kimberly-Clark Corporation
David McConnell President and CEO GMDC
Larry McCurry Chairman of the Board Making Change
Terry McDaniel President and CEO Inventure Foods, Inc.
John McGinty Vice President, Customer Development Group Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Thomas McGough President, Consumer Foods Group ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Mark McGowan Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Sales Ahold USA
Sean McMenamin Owner ShopRite McMenamin
Bob McTeir President Merchants Distributors, LLC
Joy Mead Associate Director, Marketing The Procter & Gamble Company
James Melton Regional Vice President Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Jeff Metzger Publisher Food World
J. Christopher Michael Chief Executive Officer Associated Wholesalers, Inc.
Robin Michel Chief Executive Officer Natural Market Food Group
Kathy Miller Director, Grocery Promotional Buying WinCo Foods, LLC
Martin Miller President and CEO Melitta USA, Inc.
Matt Miller General Manager, Consumer Business Unit Del Monte Foods
Manly Molpus Principal The Molpus Advisory Group, LLC
Denise Morrison President and CEO Campbell Soup Company
Perry Moss President Rubicon Global
George Motel Executive Vice President, Retail Development Bozzuto's Inc.
Felix Musco Chief Executive Officer Musco Family Olive Co.
Kraig Naasz President and CEO American Frozen Food Institute
Shannon Nadasdy Senior Vice President - Retail Development and Client Support Financial Supermarkets, Inc.
William Nasshan Senior Vice President, Center Store BI-LO Winn-Dixie
Jeff Newton Senior Vice President, FHI Retail Services Freight Handlers, Inc.
Austin Noll Jr. President Austin Noll & Associates LLC
Woody Norris President, Client Development Acosta, Inc.
Jane Novak-Cook Vice President, North America Grocery The Procter & Gamble Company
Michael Nugent General Manager, Chief Executive NuVal LLC
Haluk Nural Senior Vice President Manufacturer Client Leadership dunnhumbyUSA
Kyle O'Brien Executive Vice President, Sales Chobani, Inc.
Keith Olscamp Vice President, Industry Relations and Trade Marketing Campbell Soup Company
David Orgel Editor-in-Chief Supermarket News
Jack Parker President, Grocery Channel Acosta, Inc.
David Parry President The News Group
Jorge Pena Vice President, GM Food Channels The Hershey Company
Gary Petersen Vice President, Retail and Non Grocery Sales Red Gold, Inc.
Andy Peykoff II President and CEO Niagara Bottling, LLC
Larry Pierce Vice President, Center Store Merchandising Spartan Stores, Inc.
Michael Polk President and CEO Newell Rubbermaid
Michael Porche President, Source Interlink Distribution Source Interlink Companies
Dewayne Rabon Vice President, HBC, GM and Family Care BI-LO Winn-Dixie
Mark Rahiya Chief Regional Sales Officer Coca-Cola Refreshments
MacGregor Read Co-Chief Executive Officer Grocery Outlet Inc.
Jeff Reagan Senior Vice President, Marketing and Logistics Wakefern Food Corporation
Kimberly Reed Senior Vice President, Central Region Sales Kellogg Company
Steve Rempel President and Chief Executive Officer Balance Innovations, LLC
Bob Richardson Director, Industry and Customer Development The Clorox Company
James Rinaldi Vice President, Sales & Marketing LiDestri Foods, Inc.
Gary Rodkin Chief Executive Officer ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Steve Rodriquez Vice President, Sales Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc.
George Roeth EVP & COO - Household & Lifestyle The Clorox Company
Gary Roland Vice President, Grocery Sales Nestlé Nutrition
Dominick Romano Vice President and COO Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.
William Rossi Senior Director, Geographic Food Customers The Hershey Company
Jim Rund Executive Vice President, Brand Development Catalina
Bharat Rupani Division Vice President Daymon Worldwide Inc.
Jerry Rymont Publisher, Vice President Supermarket News
Julia Sabin Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs The J.M. Smucker Company
John Saidnawey President and COO JOH
Mike Salzberg President and COO Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC
Mark Schiller Executive Vice President, Birds Eye Frozen Division Pinnacle Foods Inc.
David Schmidt President and CEO International Food Information Council
Mark Schreiber Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Steve Schumacher Vice President, Customer Development, Supermarkets, West Unilever
Thomas Schwilke President and General Manager, Perishables Safeway Inc.
Tim Seaton Vice President, Retail Sales Chobani, Inc.
Will Seel Director of Sales Freight Handlers, Inc.
Joseph Sheridan President and COO Wakefern Food Corporation
Ern Sherman Vice President, Retail Industry Affairs Coca-Cola Refreshments
Jeff Siegel Vice President, Customer Interface Group Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Steve Sigrist Vice President, Supply Chain Newell Rubbermaid
Ryan Silberman Director, Global Business Development Refrigiwear, Inc.
Joe Sivewright President Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Randall Skoda President and Chief Executive Officer Topco Associates LLC
Mark Skogen President and CEO Festival Foods
Herbert Smith Vice President Customer Development Retail E.&J. Gallo Winery
Kevin Smith Co-Publisher and Content Director Grocery Business
Tom Smith President, Nestle Sales Nestlé USA, Inc.
Richard Smucker Chief Executive Officer The J.M. Smucker Company
Paul Smucker Wagstaff President, U. S. Retail Consumer Foods The J.M. Smucker Company
Gary Spinazze Vice President, Vendor Relations Nash Finch Company
Harry Stagnito President Stagnito Media
David Staples Executive Vice President and CFO Spartan Stores, Inc.
Peter Steinbrick Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc.
James Sterbenz Vice President - U.S. Retail Sales Campbell Soup Company
Kirk Stoa Senior Vice President and CFO Festival Foods
Michael Sullivan Chief Executive Officer Source Interlink Companies
Richard Tarrant Chief Executive Officer MyWebGrocer
Frank Tataseo Clorox Executive Vice President, Professional Products, Mergers & Acquisitions, and IT The Clorox Company
Ron Taylor Executive Vice President, Operations, Northern Region Hy-Vee, Inc.
Diane Teer President, Food Packaging SBU MWV
Marty Tendler Vice President, Procurement and Logistics Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Terry Thomas Vice President, Customer Development, Supermarkets, East Unilever
Peter Thompson Director, Customer and Industry Development Colgate-Palmolive Company
Todd Tillemans President, Customer Development Unilever
Constance Tipton President and CEO International Dairy Foods Association
John Torru Senior Vice President, Sales Del Monte Foods
Jay Toups Vice President, National Accounts Coca-Cola Refreshments
Aidan Tracey President Acosta, Inc.
Michael Treboni Senior Vice President, Retail Services Nielsen
Jim Trout Executive Vice President The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co.
Tony True Vice President, Sales National Accounts WhiteWave Foods Company
Donna Tweeten Assistant Vice President Communications Hy-Vee, Inc.
Susan Vinson Associate dunnhumbyUSA
Alfie Vivian Brand Building, Vice President Marketing Unilever
C. Ryan Wall President and COO Freight Handlers, Inc.
Chuck Wall Chief Executive Officer Freight Handlers, Inc.
Glen Walter President and Chief Operating Officer Coca-Cola Refreshments
Glen Walter Vice President Retail Sales Idahoan Foods
Christopher Warne Publisher SmartBrief, Inc.
CJ Watson Vice President, Category Management Anheuser-Busch
Tom Watson Executive Vice President, Operations, Eastern Region Hy-Vee, Inc.
Winston Weber Chairman and CEO Winston Weber & Associates, Inc.
Jonathan Weis Vice Chairman and Secretary Weis Markets, Inc.
Bob Welch Senior Vice President dunnhumbyUSA
Jon Wendel Executive Vice President, Operations, Western Region Hy-Vee, Inc.
Geoff White Senior Vice President, Produce, Floral, Dairy, Refrigerated and Frozen Safeway Inc.
James Whitman Senior Vice President, Member Programs and Services National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Monte Wiese Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Hy-Vee, Inc.
Cheryl Williams Vice President E-Commerce; Digital and Loyalty Initiatives Wakefern Food Corporation
Christopher Williams Vice President, National Retail Sales Anheuser-Busch
Andrew Wintemberg Executive Vice President, Sales and Logistics Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing
Peter Wolf Vice President, Sales - Strategic Accounts ParTech, Inc.
Larri Wolfson President ShopRite of Lincoln Park, Inc.
Steve Yarbrough Vice President, US Retail Sales, Customer Development Mead Johnson Nutrition
Denis Zegar President and CEO Making Change

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