2016 Midwinter Executive Conference: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 25, 2024.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Dennis Abboud President and CEO
Rhonda Abrams President and Chief Entrepreneur of Planning Shop
Carlos Abrams-Rivera US Zone President The Kraft Heinz Company
Chris Adderton Senior Vice President Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Jessica Adelman Group Vice President, Public Affairs
Brian Ager MBA, CPCM, CPSA Vice President, ShopperImpact Solutions VideoMining Corporation
Christian Albitz Vice President, U.S. Grocery Sales
Nick Albrecht President The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co.
Kevin Albritton Senior Vice President, Marketing
Alfred Aldridge III President/CEO Head of Sales Consulting Inc.
Mark Alexander President, Americas Simple Meals and Beverages
Scott Almquist Chief Customer Officer Henkel Corporation
Steve Althaus Vice President, Sales Strategy
Jim Amerio Vice President, Sales
Michael Amiri Chief Executive Officer
Ajay Amlani Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Manager ProLogic
Carl Anderson Vice President, Global Corporate Accounts
Scott Anderson Chief Executive Officer Alliance Sales & Marketing
Richard Anicetti President Overfield Leadership Group
Jeffrey Ansell Chairman, President and CEO The Sun Products Corporation
Rodney Antolock President
Henry Armour Ph.D. President and CEO National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
Mark Arrington Vice President, Customer Development
Jim Athey Chief Commercial Officer L&R Distributors
Michael Atkins Vice President, Retail Sales
Brian Audette Chief Retail Merchandising Officer UNFI
Paul Avampato Vice President Logistics, Supply Chain Laundry and Home Care North America Henkel Corporation
James Bacos Senior Partner, Retail and Consumer Goods Global Practice Leader
Jim Badalati Senior Vice President, Customer Development
Robert Baesler President and Owner Baesler's Market
Daniel Bagan Group President
Pamela Bailey President and CEO
Chris Baker Partner
Liz Baldridge Director, Sustainability and Food Waste Initiatives Feeding America
Ned Bardic Chief Customer Officer and President of Enterprise Solutions EnsembleIQ
Joel Barham President and CEO SellEthics Marketing Group, Inc.
Brandon Barnholt Executive Chairman KeHE Distributors
Christopher Barnsdale Sales Director S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Rob Bartels President and CEO
Mark Batenic Chairman IGA, INC.
Joseph Battoe Executive Vice President Mobeam Inc.
Darren Baty Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer Hy-Vee, Inc.
Rich Bauer President and CEO Southeast Food Distribution
Joe Beck Senior Director, Strategic Food, East Customers The Hershey Company
Scott Beckwith Chief Administrative Officer
Doug Behrens President and Chief Customer Officer
Dennis Belcastro Vice President, Industry Affairs and Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Michael Bellman President, SAS Retail Services Advantage Solutions
Bob Belsky President
Jonathan Berger General Manager, The Americas The Consumer Goods Forum
Leon Bergmann Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Bertram CEO Flashfood Inc.
Bruce Besanko Executive Vice President, COO and CFO
Paul Beswick Partner Oliver Wyman Group
Rohit Bhargava Founder & Trend Curator Non-Obvious Company
John Bilbrey Chairman of the Board
Kevin Billings Senior Business Development Manager
Mike Bitzer Vice President, National Accounts Jack Links Protein Snacks
Joseph Bivona Executive Director, Academy of Food Marketing Saint Joseph's University
Cass Black Vice President, Sales South Mondelez International
Cheeryl Black Chief Executive Officer YOU Technology, LLC
Rick Blasgen President and CEO
Harry Blazer Founder and Managing Partner Montana Vistas LLC
Thom Blischok Chairman and CEO The Dialogic Group, LLC
Bruce Boettner Senior Director, Sales Kashi Company
Chris Boever Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Melvin Bomprezzi Vice President, Grocery and Nonfood Merchandising The Kroger Co.
Thomas Bornemann Principal Ernst & Young LLP
Dave Bornmann Senior Vice President, Business Development Grocery and Fresh Products Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Craig Bosworth Vice President
Robert Bottini Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Joe Bouma Vice President of Sales The Jel Sert Company
Joel Bourne Author Pen-Fish Productions Inc.
John Bowers Director, Sales Communications and Administration
Allen Bowman National Account Executive Waste Management, Inc.
Craig Boyan President H-E-B
Jabez Boyd Vice President, Corporate Development Mi9 Retail
Paul Boyer Vice Chairman Emeritus
Michael Bozzuto Chairman, President and CEO Bozzuto's Inc.
Bill Bradshaw Senior Vice President Federated Group, Inc.
Brett Bremser Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer
Jim Brennan EVP, National Retail Sales, US Region
Steve Briggs Vice President, National Retail Sales The Coca-Cola Company
Rick Brindle Vice President, Industry Development
Blaine Bringhurst President, Price Chopper/Market 32 Price Chopper Supermarkets
Ed Brooke Principal, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Practice
Brad Brookshire Chairman and CEO Brookshire Grocery Company
Jeff Brown President
Jerry Brown Industry and Customer Strategic Advisor
Pat Brown Vice President, Customer Supply Chain
Tim Brown President and COO
Christopher Bryson Founder and CEO Unata, Inc
Michele Buck Chairman, President and CEO The Hershey Company
Giuseppina Buonfantino President, North American Baby and Child Care
Jen Burke President, Established Brands
Vince Burke Partner BGJ Group
Michelle Burnett Chief Financial Officer Wenner Bread Products, Inc.
Randy Burt Managing Director AlixPartners LLP
Vincent Byrd Vice Chairman
Adam Byrne Vice President, Category Leadership
James Caldwell President and CEO Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
Paul Callahan Senior Vice President
Francis Cameron President
Gordon Campbell Advisor to the Board SPAR International
Steve Campbell Group Vice President
Steve Campbell Vice President, Sales, West Area Revionics, Inc.
Albert Carey Chief Executive Officer, North America
Nick Carlino Executive Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Merchants Distributors, LLC
Bob Carpenter President and CEO GS1 US
John Carrico President
Michael Carter Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Michelle Carter Senior Vice President Mastercard
Megan Caruso Account Executive Burris Logistics
Gerald Castignetti Executive Vice President Division Manager Grocery, Frozen, Dairy JOH
Alison Castillo Omni Delivery Lead Unilever
Joe Cavaliere Chief Commercial Officer C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Anne Chambers Chief Executive Officer Caprē Group
Blair Chastain Vice President, Emerging Markets Rehrig Pacific Company
Piyush Chaudhari President, Americas
Elizabeth Cherry Client Solutions Farm Journal Media
Paul Chibe Chief Executive Officer
Stephanie Childs Vice President, Federal Government Relations
Michael Cinque President, Kroger and Albertsons Teams The Coca-Cola Company
Joseph Ciolino President and CEO Voluntary Benefits Solutions, LLC
Douglas Clark President and CEO Corcentric, LLC
Kirk Clark Director, Merchandising Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Robert Clark Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Dena Clem Vice President, Channel Business Development
Robert Clements Senior Vice President of Sales
Barry Clogan President, Retail Solutions Mi9 Retail
Chris Coborn Chairman and CEO Coborn's, Inc.
Emily Coborn Wright Senior Vice President of Growth Initiatives Coborn's, Inc.
Eleanor Coe Account Director SmartBrief, Inc.
Richard Cohen Chairman C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Joseph Colalillo President ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Frank Coleman President and CEO Colemans Food Centre
Mark Coleman Senior Vice President, Retail Sales Catania Oils
Cal Collier Principal
Dan Colvard Senior Vice President, Sales Driveline Retail Merchandising
Thomas Compernolle Principal
Michael Conese Vice President, Perishable Merchandising Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)
Matt Conner Director, Sales Strategy and Industry Relations Campbell Soup Company
Sean Connolly Chief Executive Officer Conagra Brands
Paul Cooke Vice President and Director, Industry Relations
Carla Cooper Advisor
Robin Copping President and CEO CEO Search Partners
Thomas Corley President, Retail and Established Brands
Jason Corriveau Director, Grocery Sales
Brent Cotten Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Mark Cragg Business Development Account Executive
William Crenshaw Retired Chairman of the Board
Nancy Croitoru President and CEO
Michael Crouse President, US Food Service
Christopher Crum Senior Vice President
Jeff Culhane Senior Vice President, Sales and Merchandising, Northeast Grocery Shared Services Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Vincent Curasi Director, Business Development NeoGrid
Frank Curci President and CEO Northeast Grocery, Inc.
James Curran Executive Vice President, Sales KeHE Distributors
Michael Cvrlje Senior Vice President, Sales and Logistics Meredith Corp.
Charles D'Amour Executive Chairman of the Board Big Y Foods, Inc.
Michael D'Amour President and CEO Big Y Foods, Inc.
Rob Daly Vice President Mobeam Inc.
Anne Dament Executive Vice President for Retail, Marketing and Private Brands
Thomas Daniel Group Vice President Ecolab, Inc.
Marla Daudelin Vice President and GM, Supermarket Channel PepsiCo, Inc.
Krishnakumar Davey President, Strategic Analytics
Eric Davis Director of Retail Product Sourcing
Kevin Davis Special Advisor to the Board
Pat Davis Senior Advisor
Ritchie Davis Executive Vice President, Corporate Development SellEthics Marketing Group, Inc.
Derek De La Mater Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Conagra Brands
Tara Deering-Hansen Group Vice President, Communications
Al Dejewski Vice President, Customer Marketing
Pan Demetrakakes Executive Editor Retail Leader
John Derderian President and COO
Timothy Devanney President
William DeWitt Senior Vice President, North American Sales Officer
Mark Dickinson Managing Partner Emerge Strategic Solutions
Jim DiFilippo Executive Vice President, Consumer and Retail Practice DHR International, Inc.
Jim Dinkins President, Coca-Cola North America
Jeremy Doak Director, Reward and Wellness Solutions Edenred North America, Inc.
Karen Doggendorf Manager, Industry Relations Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mark Doiron BGJ Group
Tanya Domier Chief Executive Officer Advantage Solutions
Dave Donnan Partner Emeritus Kearney
Michael Donnelly Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer The Kroger Co.
Bill Dooley Vice President, Group Associate Publisher Shelby Publishing Co., Inc.
Benno Dorer Chief Executive Officer
Jim Dorey President
Rudy Dory Chairman Newport Avenue Market/Rudy’s Markets Inc.
Jim Doucette Principal Ernst & Young LLP
J. Alexander Douglas Jr. Chief Executive Officer and President UNFI
Kevin Doyle President, Sales and Distributor Operations Molson Coors Beverage Company
Joan Driggs Vice President of Content and Thought Leadership Circana
Michele Dudley Vice President, Business Development
James Dudlicek Director, Communications and External Affairs National Grocers Association
Frank Duffy Regional Vice President Sales, Eastern Region McCormick & Company, Inc.
Tom Duffy Senior Advisor, Non-Food Community Development FMI
Barry Dunaway President, Pet Food and Pet Snacks The J.M. Smucker Company
Keith Duncan Vice President, Customer Development
Russ Dunham Executive Vice President, Global Client Strategy
Susan Dunn Chief Revenue Officer NielsenIQ
Tony Dunning Executive Vice President, Customer Development
Dave Durden Vice President, Customer Brands White House Foods
Justin Dye Founder and CEO Dye Capital & Company
Kevin Eaton Senior Director, National Sales S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Matthew Eckard President, North America Sales Mondelez International
Randy Edeker Executive Chairman of the Board, Executive Director of Hy-Vee, Inc Hy-Vee, Inc.
Jason Edevold Vice President, Sales Post Consumer Brands
Jamie Egasti Vice Chairman
Tom Ehmen Area Director, Customer Development Mondelez International
Dennis Eidson Chairman of the Board
Alexis Eldridge Executive Vice President, Sale and Marketing
Jay Ellis Chief Commercial Officer
Ryan Ellis Vice President, Retail Marketing and Business Development Idahoan Foods
Ross Ely President and CEO ProLogic
Wesley Eubanks President and CEO The Pictsweet Company
Randy Evins Senior Principal Industry Advisor SAP America, Inc.
Drew Facer Founder and Principal Tuilytics
Michael Faherty General Manager of Baking, Cooking and Spreading
George Faigen Partner
Kerry Farrell Senior Vice President, Sales Eversight, Inc.
Shane Faucett Chief Customer Officer Bimbo Bakeries USA
Marc Faucher Chief Operating Officer and CFO Unata, Inc
Michael Fazio Vice President, Brand Development
Brett Featherston Executive Vice President, Sales
Jay Felts President accelerate 360 LLC.
Tom Ferguson Senior Vice President, Grocery, Club, Drug and Sales Strategy
Ron Ferri President of Tops Tops Markets, LLC
Karen Fichuk President, North America
Aaron Fidler Senior Vice President, Client Services
Joseph Fielder Senior Director, Corporate Law & Compliance H-E-B
Randall Fields Chief Executive Officer Park City Group, Inc.
Tim Figge Chief Executive Officer Hussmann Corporation
Christopher Finck Senior Vice President
Jessica Fister Johnson Vice President The Coca-Cola Company
Colleen Flaherty Executive Vice President of Sales
Angela Flatland Account Executive SwiftIQ
Jerry Fleeman Jr. Chief Executive Officer Ahold Delhaize USA
Hank Flint Vice Chairman, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Brendan Foley President, Global Consumer/Americas McCormick & Company, Inc.
Michael Fordney Managing Director
Michael Forgione Chief Operating Officer
Michael Forhez Global Managing Director, Consumer Markets Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience
Steve Fox Senior Vice President, Food Merchandising
Mike Frank Vice President, Global Commercial
Gregory Freehauf Vice President, Finance and CFO
Steve Frenda Executive Advisor EnsembleIQ
Jeffrey Friedman Executive Vice President, Grocery
James Frusciante President, US Retail Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Darin Frye Manager, Trade and Sales Development American Greetings Corporation
Curtis Funk Senior Vice President, Merchandising Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Dan Funk President and CEO Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Thomas Furphy Chief Executive Officer Consumer Equity Partners
Sheila Gamble Vice President, Frozen Foods Sales
Jesse Garcia Senior Vice President, Sales and CCO
Steve Gardiner Senior Vice President, Sales Beauty Care
Jerry Garland Advisor
Tom Garry Vice President, Sales RW3 Technologies, Inc.
Rick Geary Executive Vice President W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Rob Gehring Vice President, Chief Sales Officer
Brian George President, Chairman and CEO Alex Lee, Inc.
Kevin George Chief Marketing Officer and President, Acosta Marketing Group
Shayne Gibbs Sales Team Lead, Kroger Molson Coors Beverage Company
Tom Gillespie Vice President, Customer Development E.&J. Gallo Winery
Matt Ginter Second Vice President, Broker Sales
Brian Giroux Vice President General Manager- Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Sharon Glass Senior Vice President, Established Brands
Dan Glei Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Jim Goers Senior Vice President, Account Management and National Brands
Jerel Golub Co-Chairman of the Board Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Neil Golub Executive Chairman of the Board Price Chopper Supermarkets
Ricardo Goncalves Chief Executive Officer
Hollie Gonzales Senior Vice President of Sales North America SGS & Co
Steven Goodyear Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Southeastern Mills
Taylor Gordy Vice President, Customer Development Colgate-Palmolive Company
Eric Gorli Vice President, Revenue and Growth Management Keurig Dr Pepper
Michael Gorshe Managing Director Accenture
Jeremy Gosch Vice Chairman and CEO Hy-Vee, Inc.
Gordon Goss Senior Vice President and GM, US and Mexico Consumer Business Kruger Products USA
Mario Gosselin Chief Executive Officer Kruger Products USA
Tim Gossett Vice President, Retail Chains Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
Jay Gottleib President, Adult and Feminine Care, North America
Werner Graf Vice President , Sales NTT Data, Inc.
Kathy Gramling Principal Ernst & Young LLP
Thomas Greco Chief Executive Officer, Frito-Lay North America
Rich Greenberg Chief Revenue Management Officer
Scott Grimmett President and CEO Price Chopper Supermarkets
Paul Grimwood Non-Executive Chairman
Michael Grindstaff Vice President, Sales, Grocery
Anne Gronek-Gibbs Director
Jeff Gross Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Federated Group, Inc.
Richard Gunn Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing
Susan Gwinnett-Smith Sales Integration Leadership Team Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Marc Hafner Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Haggai Chairman
John Haggerty Founder and Strategist
Steven Hahm Marketing Director Handpick
Brian Haley Vice President, Sales and Purchasing Burris Logistics
David Hall President Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Meg Ham President Food Lion, LLC
Dan Hammer Senior Vice President and General Manager, Frozen Division
Todd Harbolt Vice President Daymon
Joanne Harris Vice President, North America Sales
Jeff Harsh Vice President and GM, Large Format The Hershey Company
Glenn Hartman Senior Vice President, Channel Business Development
Steven Hasen Assistant Vice President, Business Development
Greg Hasper Vice President, Wholesale
John Havens Jr. Industry Relations Consultant, Nestle USA, Inc. Nestle USA, Inc.
Kathy Hayden Vice President, Customer Business Solutions
Adam Hayes Manager, Industry Affairs The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Michael Hayes Chief Customer Officer Newell Brands
Eric Healy President Mi9 Retail
Steven Heggelke Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Procurement Bozzuto's Inc.
Tim Heil Senior Vice President, Sales, US Foods
Thomas Heinen Co-President Heinen's Grocery Stores
Brad Helmer Executive Vice President, Business & Brand Development KeHE Distributors
Terese Herbig Senior Vice President, Global Accounts SGS & Co
Wendy Herrick Vice President, Supply Chain Unilever
Tonya Herring Senior Vice President, Ominchannel Development Giant Food
Jim Hertel Managing Partner Willard Bishop, LLC, an Inmar Analytics Company
Mike Hesselbach Executive Vice President and CMO Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Michael Higgins President Aperion Hussmann Corporation
Robert Higgins Executive Director, Academy of Food Marketing
Rob Hill Executive Vice President, Retail Services
Robert Hill President and CEO Acosta
Thomas Hipwell Vice President and General Manager
Jennie Hodgen PhD Senior Account Manager Merck Animal Health
Todd Hoff Vice President, Marketing CHEP
Tess Hohman Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives General Mills, Inc.
Jim Holbrook Chief Executive Officer
Tyler Holden Senior Associate Lippincott
Drew Holmes Executive Vice President, Merchandising Hy-Vee, Inc.
Dean Holmquist Vice President, Store Operations Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)
Terry Holshouser Vice President, Customer Business Development Nestle Coffee Partners
Kevin Holt Chief Executive Officer Ahold Delhaize USA
Jim Holton Senior Vice President, Sales, Snacks Kellanova
David Hoodis Retail President
Derek Hopkins President, Cold Beverages Keurig Dr Pepper
Dennis Host Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Coborn's, Inc.
Donna Howard Vice President and Managing Director, Customer Facing Supply Chain
Michael Hsu Chief Operating Officer Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Marc Hubbard Director, Sales Stackline
Mike Illum Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
Lawrence Inserra Jr. Chairman and CEO Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
Shiv Iyer Managing Director Accenture
Heather Jackman Muriello Senior Manager Trade Development
Kevin Jackson Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and N.A. Away From Home
Richard Jacobsen President and CEO
Karen James Co-Publisher and Editor-In-Chief Grocery Business
Dean Janeway Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Michael Johns Managing Director BMO Capital Markets
Henry Johnson President KJ Investment Company
Jim Johnson Senior Vice President
Scott Johnson Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Financial Supermarkets, Inc.
Ronald Johnston President and Publisher Shelby Publishing Co., Inc.
Darrell Jones President Pattison Food Group
Dave Jones Retired
Todd Jones Executive Chairman Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Thomas Joyce Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs
Rich Juliano Board Member
Jason Kaiser Vice President, Sales Georgia-Pacific
Chuck Karnes Director of Sales -- Large Format Jack Links Protein Snacks
John Karolefski Editor in Chief CPGmatters
Deborah Kaufman Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness
Jerry Kehe Board of Directors Emeritus KeHE Distributors
Kenneth Keller President and Chief Executive Officer B&G Foods, Inc.
Brian Kelley Chief Executive Officer
Dan Kelly Chief Customer Officer Musco Family Olive Co.
David Kennedy Vice President, U.S. Grocery Mars Wrigley Confectionery
John Kennington Senior Vice President, Sales
Bruce Kerr Senior Vice President and Chairman
Rebecca Kerr Vice President, Sales
Rick Keyes President and CEO Meijer, Inc.
William Kies President Kies Consulting, LLC
Tom Kilcourse Sr. Vice President, North American Sales American Greetings Corporation
Angela Kimes Senior Vice President Sales
Rich King Vice President, Retail Sales Post Consumer Brands
Joseph Kirby President Imperial Distributors, Inc.
Michael Kirchwehm Vice President, Business Development and Special Markets Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Judi Kletz Managing Director, Industry Affairs
Susan Klug Executive Vice President and CMO
George Knobloch Chief Operating Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
John Kocher President Kwikee, an sgsco company
Jack Kofdarali President and CEO J&T Management
Nancy Krawczyk Vice President, Corporate Partnerships and Engagement
Raj Krishnan Managing Director Accenture
Karl Kruse Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer Hy-Vee, Inc.
Kees Kruythoff-Tielenius President, Home Care
Edward Kuehnle Industry Advisor InMarket
Joel Kuplack Senior Vice President, Human Resources Festival Foods
Bill Kynast Senior Vice President, Sales Chobani, Inc.
Shaffin Lalani Vice President, Customer Experience, Sales Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Grant LaMontagne President, Customer Development
Christopher Lane Executive Vice President
Danny Lane Senior Vice President, Regional Manager Southern Associated Wholesale Grocers - Oklahoma City Division
Doug Langan Manager of Customer Business Development, North America Regional Teams The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Scott LaPorta President
Peter Larkin President and CEO Larkin Consulting
Matt Laszlo Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer The Clorox Company
Kevin Latraverse Director-Corporate Accounts Textron Aviation
Kurt Laufer President, Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Timothy LeBel President of Sales, Mars Wrigley US Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Jerry LeClair Executive Vice President, Chief Merchant & Retail Operations Officer Brookshire Grocery Company
Daniel Lee Manager- Business Development Textron Aviation
Joseph Lee Global Senior Vice President, Commerce and Marketing Mi9 Retail
Stewart Leeth Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
Hans Lefebvre Vice President, Our Brands
Sofie Lehrman Global Advisory BMC I NA Marketing Leader Consumer Products and Retail
Michael Leone Chief Commercial Officer
Michael Libenson President SavingStar Inc.
Jeff Lilla Vice President, Snacks and Grocery The Hershey Company
Matthew Lindsey Director, Retail Supply Chain
Jen Linke Vice President, Brand Management
Joe Lipovich Advisor Ozura
Jason Lobel Co-Founder and CEO SwiftIQ
Mark Lodge President
Jeff Loman President CPG Digital Shelf
Keira Lombardo Chief Administrative Officer Smithfield Foods Inc.
Phil Lombardo Chief Operating Officer
Keith Loranger Senior Vice President
Jack Lord Senior Vice President, Sales
Tim Lowe President Lowes Foods, LLC
John Lucot Senior Strategic Advisor Mercatus
Matt Ludwig Executive Vice President, Chief Social/Digital Commerce Officer Hy-Vee, Inc.
Trish Lukasik Chief Commercial Officer
Lauri Luker Senior Vice President
Russell Lund III Chairman and CEO Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Larry Lupo Vice President, Sales Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Brian Lynch Vice President, Industry Relations International Foodservice Distributors Association
Sally Lyons Wyatt Executive Vice President and Practice Leader Circana
Jack Mackey Vice President, Sales and Chief Evangelist
Robb MacKie President and CEO
Holly Maher Vice President, Retail Rehrig Pacific Company
Beau Mainous Chief Customer Officer
Brian Maki Senior Vice President, US Direct Sales
Terri Maloney Vice President and Editorial Director Food World/Food Trade News
Ronald Margulis U.S. Correspondent Canadian Grocer
Rick Marino Managing Director the Stores Consulting Group
Kimberlee Marsh Vice President, Sales
Jay Marshall Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Co-COO, President, Hy-Vee Subsidiaries and Commissary
Dan Martin Senior Vice President and Customer Operations
Todd Martin Senior Vice President, Customer Management Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Jacqueline Martinez Partner, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Practice
Mark Martini Vice President, Sales
Richard Martino Area Vice President
Tracey Massey Global President, Mars Pet Nutrition Mars Petcare
Mike Matheis Senior Partner Oliver Wyman Group
Andy Matthews Vice President, Sales RSi
Robert Matthews Vice President, Sales W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
John Mayer Strategic Advisor
Norman Mayne Chief Executive Officer Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
William Mayo Chief Administrative Officer Wakefern Food Corp.
Kevin McAdams President Schwan's Consumer Brands
Paul McCaffrey Vice President Voluntary Benefits Solutions, LLC
Raymond McCall Senior Vice President, Pharmacy, Health and Beauty Care Merchandising
Andy McCann Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Hy-Vee, Inc.
James McCann Chief Executive Officer
James McCarthy President and CEO
Amy McClellan Executive Vice President and Customer Officer SpartanNash Company
Scott McClelland President H-E-B Food Drug H-E-B
Cynthia McCloud Director, Food Industry Programs and Adjunct Professor University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
Dan McConegly National Account Manager
David McConnell President and CEO
Jon McCormick President and CEO Retail Grocers Association of Greater Kansas City
William McCouch Senior Vice President, Procurement Services Corcentric, LLC
Larry McCurry Chairman of the Board
Terry McDaniel President and CEO
Thea McDevitt Director, Supermarket and Drugstore Industries American Express
John McGinty Vice President, Global Sales Advisor Nestle USA, Inc.
Thomas McGough Co-Chief Operating Officer Conagra Brands
Sean McMenamin President ShopRite McMenamin
Rodney McMullen Chairman and CEO The Kroger Co.
James McNellis Senior Sales Director, Grocery
Blaine McPeak Chief Operating Officer
Bob McTeir President
Graeme McVie Chief Business Development Officer
Larry McWilliams Chief Executive Officer, Powershelf Compass Marketing
Joy Mead Associate Director, Marketing The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Duane Meade Vice President, Sales
Hendrik Meijer Executive Chairman Meijer, Inc.
James Melton Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Seth Mendelson Editor in Chief
Patrick Mersinger Director, Vertical Sales SmartBrief, Inc.
Jeff Metzger President and Publisher Food World/Food Trade News
Donald Meyer President
Luca Mignini Chief Operating Officer Campbell Soup Company
Robert Miller Chairman Emeritus Albertsons Companies
Patrick Minogue Vice President, Customer Marketing Keurig Dr Pepper
David Mitchell President Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Todd Mitchell Chief Customer Officer
Manly Molpus Principal The Molpus Advisory Group, LLC
Suzanne Monford Chief Executive Officer Vusion SES-imagotag Inc.
Jeff Monroe Senior Vice President, South Region Dean Foods Company
Dennis Brian Moore Executive Vice President, Analytics
Michael Moore Chief Marketing Officer
Robert Moore Senior Manager, Industry Development, Everyday Spend American Express
Tracy Moore Executive Vice President, Procurement and Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
David Moran Head of Product, Eversight Eversight, Inc.
Cassandra Moren Senior Director of Marketing Precima
Frederick Morganthall II Executive Vice President, Retail Operations The Kroger Co.
Scott Morris Senior Vice President, Center Store
Todd Morris Chief Executive Officer InMarket
Denise Morrison President and CEO
Scott Moses Managing Director and Head of Grocery, Pharmacy and Restaurants Investment Banking Solomon Partners
George Motel Executive Vice President, Retail Development Bozzuto's Inc.
Denise Mullen Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Frans Muller President and CEO Ahold Delhaize USA
Randy Munns Executive Vice President and COO Festival Foods
Edward Murphy Senior Director, Customer Marketing and Planning
Kevin Murphy CEO Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Tom Murray Senior Vice President Dean Foods Company
Felix Musco Chief Executive Officer Musco Family Olive Co.
Craig Musgrove Managing Director, Americas Trax Retail
Kraig Naasz President
Bruce Nagle Founder and CEO RW3 Technologies, Inc.
Sergio Nahuz Head of U.S. Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Michael Needler Jr. President and CEO Fresh Encounter, Inc.
Chris Neilson Executive Vice President and General Manager Acosta
Kevin Nemetz - Microsoft Corporation
Todd Nettleton Vice President, Market Development
Michael Newbold Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Jeff Newton Vice President, Business Development FHI
Joy Nicholas Principal JN Retail Connections, LLC
James Nolan Executive Vice President
David Nolen Vice President, Knowledge and Insights The Hershey Company
Paul Norman President, Kellogg North America
Woody Norris President, Business Development
Jane Novak-Cook Vice President, North America Grocery
Siobhan O'Bara Senior Vice President, Industry Engagement and Services
Dan O'Connor Advisor Advantage Solutions
Shawn O'Grady Senior Vice President, Convenience and Food Service General Mills, Inc.
Michael O'Keefe President Advantage Solutions
Timothy O'Neill Vice President, Sales
Maggie O'Neill Clapp Business Development
Tom O'Reilly President and CEO Aptaris
Steven Oakland Chairman, CEO & President TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Eric Older Vice President Daymon
Keith Olscamp Director - Industry Affairs & Collaboration Consumer Brands Association
David Orgel Principal David Orgel Consulting LLC
Jeff Orschell Principal Ernst & Young LLP
Valerie Oswalt Executive Vice President and President of Campbell Snacks Kodiak Cakes
John Owen Executive Vice President, Customer Teams
Lorrie Owen-Turner Executive Vice President, Sales SGS International
Robert Palmer Chief Executive Officer
Peter Pappas Executive Vice President
Chris Parker Associate
David Parry President & CEO accelerate 360 LLC.
Vishal Patell Vice President, Retail Supply Chain Solutions CHEP
Paul Patten Group Vice President, Center Store Wakefern Food Corp.
John Pauley Executive Vice President and CCO
Jeff Pedersen President and CEO Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA)
Andrew Perez Kroger National Accounts Molson Coors Beverage Company
Mike Perlmutter Owner Perlmart, Inc.
Robert Perry Vice President, Brand Sales Mi9 Retail
John Persons Chief Operating Officer Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Alex Perwich President, Enactus United States
Pat Pessotto EVP Sustainability and Industry Relations Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.
Tony Petitti Vice President, Sales, Frozen Kellanova
David Phillips Executive Vice President and CFO Publix Super Markets, Inc.
John Phillips Senior Vice President, Customer Supply Chain and Global GTM PepsiCo, Inc.
Nilesh Phillips U.S. Marketing Leader, Consumer Products and Retail Deloitte, LLP
Darian Pickett Chief Executive Officer. North American Sales Agency Acosta
Larry Pierce Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing
Franck Poisson Associate Accenture
Rob Porod Principal
Jack Porter Retired
Arthur Potash Chief Executive Officer Potash Markets
Marc Poulin Senior Advisor
Allen Preslar Vice President, National Convenience and Grocery InComm
Richard Price Managing Director Penton Media, Inc
Ian Prisuta Senior Vice President, Grocery Merchandising
Ross Purdy Vice President, Center Store Merchandising K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Tim Quinn Vice President, Trade Development
Anand Raghuraman Partner and Principal
Ann Raider Executive Global Retail
Jason Ramsey President Merchants Distributors, LLC
Steve Ramsey Executive and Practice Leader Circana
Jeff Reagan Senior Vice President, Retail Operations
Jerry Reardon President and CEO Signature Brands LLC
Kim Reed General Manager, Grocery
Amy Reibrich Director, Field Sales Haleon
Stephanie Reid Group Publisher Shelby Publishing Co., Inc.
Barb Renner Global Lead Client Service Partner Deloitte, LLP
Craig Reynolds Regional Vice President, Sales, Western Region McCormick & Company, Inc.
Bob Richardson Director, Trade Relations The Clorox Company
Mike Richter Vice President of Fresh Merchandising
Michael Ridenour Vice President, Industry Affairs UNFI
Richard Riesbeck President and CEO Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc.
Chad Riley Executive Vice President, Customer Development North America Colgate-Palmolive Company
James Rinaldi Vice President Sales Proprietary Brands
Tom Rinck Vice President of Sales North America
Larry Ring Director, Sales RSi
Rick Rising Vice President of Sales - Grocery Channel Georgia-Pacific
Vince Robinson President, Sales
Talbott Roche President and CEO Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.
David Rochon Co-Founder and CEO SavingStar Inc.
Rogelio Rodriguez Development Director
Alvin Rohrs President and CEO
Gary Roland Vice President, Grocery Sales
Wayne Romanczuk Executive Vice President and CFO
Dominick Romano Vice President and COO Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.
Christina Romas Senior Vice President, ReposiTrak
Arthur Rosenberg Vice President, Industry and Customer Development
Craig Rosenblum Vice President, Industry Transformation Inmar Inc.
Brian Ross President Precima
Chris Rowley Division Vice President, Sales
John Ruane President, The Giant Co. The GIANT Company
Roland Rubio Vice President of Sales
Bharat Rupani President, Daymon Interactions
Russell Rutter Vice President, Packaged Meat Sales, National Accounts Smithfield Foods Inc.
Jerry Rymont Publisher Supermarket News
Matthew Rzucidlo Vice President, Client Solutions ES3, LLC
Julia Sabin Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs The J.M. Smucker Company
John Saidnawey Chairman and CEO JOH
Scott Salmon Chief Customer Officer
Edward Salzano Chairman StoreBrands USA Private Label Manufacturers Association
Shane Sampson Executive Chairman of the Board Save Mart Supermarkets, LLC
Greg Sandeno Executive Vice President, Sales
Vivek Sankaran President and CEO Albertsons Companies
Michael Sansolo President Sansolo Solutions
Van Sapp President Americas
Tony Sarsam President and CEO SpartanNash Company
Steve Saul Managing Director, US New Business Development NielsenIQ
Kurt Schertle Chief Operating Officer Weis Markets, Inc.
Mark Schiller President and Chief Executive Officer The Hain Celestial Group Inc.
Scott Schnuck Chairman of the Executive Committee
Todd Schnuck Chairman and CEO Schnuck Markets, Inc.
David Schoeder Principal The Food Partners, LLC
Richard Schrader VP, Americas Sales, GEMS, Retail Solutions Division
Mark Schreiber Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Utz Quality Foods, LLC
Al Schretter SVP / GM, North America Region S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Karl Schroeder President Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Seattle Division
Stephen Schuckenbrock Chief Executive Officer CROSSMARK
Paul Schulz Senior Advisor, Corporate SPAR International
Steve Schumacher Vice President, Customer Development, Supermarkets, West Unilever
Kevin Schwab Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing and CCO The Pictsweet Company
Jay Schweiger Managing Director BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Ralph Scozzafava Chief Executive Officer
Chon Searfoss Senior Vice President, Retail Sales
Will Seel Vice President, Business Development FHI
Rochelle Seideneck SVP, Enterprise Marketing Giant Eagle, Inc.
Leland Sember Chief Marketing Officer Sprout Organic Foods
Darren Serrao Co-Chief Operating Officer Conagra Brands
Rajeev Sharma Founder & CEO VideoMining Corporation
Laura Shea Vice President, Grocery Merchandising
Joseph Sheridan President and COO Wakefern Food Corp.
Kevin Sherlock Chief Operating Officer Hy-Vee, Inc.
Ern Sherman Vice President, Retail Industry Affairs
Ronak Sheth Chief Strategy Officer
Cathy Shifflett President CHS Enterprises, LLC
Jeff Siegel Vice President, Customer Interface Group
Scott Siegel Vice President, Grocery, Drug and DeCA
Bill Simon Vice President, Sales McCormick & Company, Inc.
Craig Simon Vice President, Customer Business Development Mondelez International
Richard Simon Managing Partner
Tristan Simpson Chief Marketing Officer
Joseph Sivewright President, North America Pet Food Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Steve Sklar Senior Vice President and General Manager, Snack Division Inventure Foods, Inc.
Randall Skoda President and CEO Topco Associates LLC
Mark Skogen President and CEO Festival Foods
Michael Sleeper Executive Chairman of the Board Imperial Distributors, Inc.
Arthur Smith Founder and CEO
David Smith President and CEO
Herbert Smith Vice President, Customer Development Retail E.&J. Gallo Winery
Jeff Smith Founder and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy Revionics, Inc.
Kevin Smith Co-Publisher; Advertising Manager Grocery Business
Pat Smith Manager, Customer Engagement Mondelez International
Steven Smith President and CEO K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Tom Smith President, Customer Development and Sales Operations
Tom Smith Vice President, North America
Mark Smucker President and Chief Executive Officer The J.M. Smucker Company
Richard Smucker Executive Chairman The J.M. Smucker Company
Dimitrios Smyrnios Chief Executive Officer Schwan's Consumer Brands
Steven Snodsmith President and CEO ecoVerus
Gary Sorenson President and COO Georgia Main Food Group Limited
Patrick Spear President and CEO GMDC
Judy Spires Chairman and CEO
Paula Spoto National Marketing Leader, Consumer Products
Frank Squilla Executive Vice President, Industry and Trade Relations InComm
Harry Stagnito Chief Executive Officer Stagnito Associates
Jeff Stamey Senior Vice President, Sales Chobani, Inc.
David Staples Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Steele Vice President, Kroger MillerCoors
Tom Stein Vice President
Thomas Stenzel Principal The Stenzel Group LLC
James Sterbenz Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales
John Stermer Executive Vice President, Business Development
Greg Stevens President, Advertising and Media Solutions Mi9 Retail
Brad Stevenson Vice President, Sales, Grocery
Nate Stewart Senior Vice President, Perishables Hy-Vee, Inc.
Michael Stigers President Wakefern Food Corp.
Mike Stone President and CEO Mollie Stone's Markets
Karen Stout Senior Vice President, Operations
Uwe Stueckmann Senior Vice President, Marketing Loblaw Companies Limited
Kenneth Sullivan President and CEO Smithfield Foods Inc.
James Sumas Owner
Stephanie Sumas Director Village Super Market, Inc.
Stephen Swanson Vice President, CPG
Eric Swensen Vice President of Fresh Foods Big Y Foods, Inc.
Woodrow Swink Co-President McCall Farms, Inc.
Megan Tallman Vice President, Customer and Trade Communications The Coca-Cola Company
Kirk Tanner Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Beverages North America PepsiCo, Inc.
Richard Tarrant Chief Executive Officer Mi9 Retail
Scott Tassani Executive Vice President, Business Development and Chief Commercial Officer TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Carolyn Tastad Chief Executive Officer, Health Care. and Executive Sponsor, Gender Equality The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Bill Tauscher Executive Chairman
Edward Taylor Vice President of Sales, North America Mars Food
Michael Taylor COO-Retail Services Advantage Solutions
John Teixeira Senior Vice-President of Distribution Burris Logistics
Marty Tendler Vice President, Procurement and Logistics
Jason Test Senior Vice President, Retail Brand Development
Terry Thomas Executive Vice President and CCO
Chuck Thompson Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing Harris Teeter LLC
Peter Thompson Director, Customer and Industry Development
Gary Tickle Regional Business Head
Todd Tillemans Chief Commercial Officer Perdue
Tim Tillia Divisional Vice President, Sales
Meghan Tisch Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant Circana
Kirsten Tobey Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer Revolution Foods
Brian Todd President and CEO
Loyd Tomlinson President and CEO LTA International Global Services
Gene Tommasi Executive Vice President, Retail Operations
Richard Tompkins President, PBNA North Division PepsiCo, Inc.
Joan Toth Senior Consultant/Advisor
Aidan Tracey Founder Brandsell Group Inc.
Daniel Triot Founder and President DHT Consulting, LLC
Alan True Founder and CEO True Fresh HPP
Ken Tuchman Vice Chairman
Donna Tweeten President Hy-Vee, Inc.
Robert Ukrop Co-Chairman Threads Uniform Agency
Scott Usitalo President, Family Care North America
Michael Vail President Hannaford Supermarkets
Perry Valkenburg Chief Executive Officer
Mark Van Buskirk Group Vice President, Grocery
Jan Van Dam Executive Vice President, Marketing, Supply Chain, e-Commerce
Michael Van Houten Vice President, Shopper Innovation Nestle Coffee Partners
Gerarda Van Kirk Managing Director, Management Consulting Talent and Organization Accenture
Michele Vance Chief Sales Officer Service Management Group, Inc.
Rachael Vegas Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
Kumar Venkataraman Partner
Laura Viscusi Market Leader, Food and Restaurant Group Penton Media, Inc
Alfie Vivian Vice President, B2B Marketing, Foods and Refreshments Unilever
Nick Vlahos Executive Vice President and COO, Household, Lifestyle and Core Global Functions The Clorox Company
Mark Wagner President, Business Operations
Geoff Waldau Executive Vice President, Merchandising Food Lion, LLC
Ryan Wall Chief Executive Officer FHI
Glen Walter Vice President, Retail Sales Idahoan Foods
Christopher Warne Industry VP & Group Publisher, Food & Beverage SmartBrief, Inc.
Tobias Wasmuht Chief Executive Officer SPAR International
Joe Weber Chief Commodity Hedging Officer Smithfield Foods Inc.
Winston Weber Chairman and CEO
Colleen Wegman President and CEO Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mike Weinreich Associate Publisher
Jonathan Weis President, CEO and Chairman Weis Markets, Inc.
Bob Welch Senior Vice President 84.51º
Julia Wells Vice President, Marketing Services The Pictsweet Company
Jon Wendel Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer
Dan Werth Chief Customer Officer
David West President, Big Heart Pet Food and Snacks
Michael West Vice President, Food West The Hershey Company
Robert Wheatley Chief Executive Officer Emergent Healthy Living
Daniel White Founder Compass Marketing
John White - Microsoft Corporation
Dale Whitehill Vice President Daymon
Matt Whitener Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Solutions Group Emerson Grind2Energy
James Whitman Senior Vice President, Member Programs and Services National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Peter Whitsett Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing Meijer, Inc.
Sabrina Wiewel Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Charlie Wiggs President and CEO Mozido Inc.
Mark Wilhite Director, Sales, Retail Grocery General Mills, Inc.
Dan Wilkinson Chief Commercial Officer 1WorldSync
Chris Williams Chief Sales Officer, Anheuser-Busch/Keurig JV
Rusty Wilson Research Analyst Cleveland Research Company
Ryan Wilson Senior Vice President, Sales
Leslie Wims Morris Vice President, Everyday Spend Category
Tracy Wind Senior Vice President, Packaged Meats Sales, Retail East Division Smithfield Foods Inc.
Andrew Wintemberg President, Sales and Logistics Meredith Corp.
Barron Witherspoon Vice President, Global Industry Affairs The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Mike Wittman Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Jeffrey Woldt Vice President and Editorial Director Mass Market Retailers
Richard Wolfman Vice President American Express
Larri Wolfson Owner ShopRite of Lincoln Park, Inc.
Doug Woodward Vice President, Sales
David Wrigley Vice President, Sales Aptaris
Rick Wylder Vice President, Business Development InComm
Steve Yarbrough Vice President, US Retail Sales and Customer Development
Art Yerecic President Yerecic Label
Kevin Yost President Danone North America
Scott Young Vice President, Strategic Relationships and Business Development
Teross Young Vice President, Government Affairs Ahold Delhaize USA
Lauri Youngquist President and CEO Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.
Waheed Zaman Senior Vice President, Knowledge Strategy and Technology officers
Donna Zambo Vice President and CMO Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)
John Zupo President, Customer Development and Sales Operations