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

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