2017 Annual Business Conference (ABC): Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 29, 2026. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Jeff Admiraal Senior Director, Shopper Analytics & Insights Procter & Gamble
Christian Albitz Vice President, U.S. Grocery Sales
Jon Albrecht Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Acme Fresh Markets
Nick Albrecht President The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co.
Michael Algard Senior Director, Agency Regional Grocery Colgate-Palmolive Company
Lisa Angeles Customer Vice President
Rodney Antolock President
Mark Arrington Vice President, Customer Development
Joe Arthur Customer Business Manager Unilever
Jim Athey Chief Executive Officer L&R Distributors
Michael Atkins Vice President, Retail Sales
Brian Audette Chief Conventional Merchandising Officer UNFI
Marc Bailey Senior Region Manager, Grocery East
Karen Bakewell Director, Grocery, Frozen and Dairy Merchandising SpartanNash Company
Donna Banks-Ficcio Vice President Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, Merchandising - Central Region UNFI
Joey Bates Senior Director, Center Store Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Joe Beck Senior Director, Strategic Food, East Customers The Hershey Company
Martin Becker Team Leader, Regional Grocery Sales
Michael Beckett Director, Northeast Danone North America
Chelsea Bedi Sales Director Mondelez International
Doug Behrens President and Chief Customer Officer
Dennis Belcastro Vice President, Industry Affairs and Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Brenda Benkert Director, Team Sales Kellanova
Steve Berg Vice President and Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Leon Bergmann SVP/GM, West
S. Neal Berube President and CEO
Carrie Birth Marketing Director Skin/Personal Care Walmart Team Procter & Gamble
Julie Bitter Director Customer Development, Southeast
Cass Black Vice President, Sales South Mondelez International
Chris Boever Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Curtis Bolden Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Jarret Bonfitto Senior Account Executive Upshop
Brian Bosworth Director of Center Store Merchandising
Barry Bounds Vice President, Marketing
Nathan Bower Key Account Manager
Deanna Brady Group Vice President and President, Consumer Products Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Rick Brindle Consultant Wakefern Food Corp.
Alyssa Bronikowski Senior Manager, Industry Relations and Sales Communications
Bruce Brown Chief Customer Officer WK Kellogg Co
Michael Browne Vice President, Grocery WK Kellogg Co
Stuart Bruton Head Buyer W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Gerry Buckles VP Category Management & Procurement Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
Alayna Bustamante Customer Category Manager Mondelez International
Thomas Byom Director, Central Region Hormel Foods Corporation
Scott Cameron Key Food Consultant
John Campion Director Northeast Teams
Richard Caplin Director, U.S. Grocery Operations
Greg Carbone Vice President Sales, East Region Accounts Kellanova
Nick Carlino Executive Vice President, Sales and Retail Operations Merchants Distributors, LLC
George Casab Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Alison Castillo Omni Delivery Lead Unilever
Damon Caton Vice President, Sales, US Grocery and Retail Execution The Campbell's Company
Connie Chang Principal Circana
Chris Chromy Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Kirk Clark Director, Merchandising Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Therese Claypool Account Manager Procter & Gamble
Rob Cohen Vice President, Refrigerated and Frozen Bozzuto's Inc.
Steve Collette Merchandising and Marketing Manager
Peter Collins Vice President, Business Development & Membership FMI
Jeff Compton Director, Retail Pricing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Mike Convey Director, Category Management
Paul Cooke Vice President and Director, Industry Relations
Margaret Core CAE Vice President, Marketing FMI
Tom Cosgrove Director, Industry Relations FMI
Brent Cotten Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Robert Crane Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Commercialization The J.M. Smucker Company
Joseph Cresta Head of Southeast Region The Kraft Heinz Company
Mark Criswell Vice President, Independent Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Tim Cross Vice President of Sales Bel
Michael Crouse President, US Food Service
Krishnakumar Davey President, Strategic Analytics
Doug Davis Retail Execution Manager The Kraft Heinz Company
Derek De La Mater Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Conagra Brands
Sharon Delaney Vice President, Procurement Bozzuto's Inc.
Mike DeSimone Director, Center Store
Richard Desimone Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Sean Desmond Director - Sales, Private Brands
Douglas DeWilde Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Adam Dill Vice President, Industry Initiatives
Karen Doggendorf Manager, Industry Relations
Jim Donzelli Sales Lead Conagra Brands
Craig Drefcinski Director of Deli Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Brian Duff Senior Vice President, Buying and Logistics
Peri Edelstein Principal Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Jason Edevold Vice President, Sales Post Consumer Brands
David Edwards Grocery Procurement Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Jeff Edwards Vice President, Supply Chain Bozzuto's Inc.
Tom Ehmen Area Director, Customer Development Mondelez International
Sherry Ellies Director Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Bruce Evans Senior Director of Sales Georgia-Pacific
Bob Ferretti Customer Team Leader The Clorox Company
Jim Fitterer VP Center Store Category Management Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG)
Colleen Flaherty Executive Vice President of Sales
Cosmo Formichelli Associate Director, Category Management Nestle USA, Inc.
Eric Fouts Vice President, Customer Supply Chain
John Fowler Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Todd Fox Category Manager, Private Label Hy-Vee, Inc.
Glenn Frazier Director, Category Strategy and Insights East The Hershey Company
Mark Frazier Head of Northeast Region Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Lizzy Freier Managing Editor, Menu Analysis Technomic Inc.
Chris French Team Leader, Replenishment Georgia-Pacific
Megan Fritz Region Sales Director, National Wholesale General Mills, Inc.
James Frusciante President, US Retail Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Curtis Funk Chief Retail Officer Lunds & Byerlys (L&B)
Dan Funk President and CEO Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG)
Ron Galbreath Director, Customer Business Team Mondelez International
Brandi Gamble Regional Senior Sales Manager
Jesse Garcia Senior Vice President, Sales and CCO
Leah Gardner Vice President NA Customer Excellence/Supply Chain The Kraft Heinz Company
Todd Gean Category Manager, Candy
Yana Gegechkori Industry Relations Coordinator Unilever
Rob Gehring Vice President, Chief Sales Officer
Brian George President, Chairman and CEO Alex Lee, Inc.
Maggie Gilliam Senior Director, Omni Capability Lead Kellanova
Michael Gilmartin Director Shopper Insights
Dan Glei Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Jim Goers Senior Vice President, Account Management and National Brands
Angela Gray Broker Manager Mondelez International
Kevin Green Area Vice President The Kraft Heinz Company
Matt Gregory EVP & Chief Customer Officer Unilever
Amy Guerre Senior Sales Director Mars Snacking
Richard Gunn Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing
Mark Hagerman Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Chad Hansen Senior Director of Sales Georgia-Pacific
Ray Harrison Vice President, Center Store
Aimee Harvey Managing Editor, Retail Foodservice Technomic Inc.
Mark Harvey Executive Director, Category Sales
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 Procter & Gamble
Steven Heggelke Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Procurement Bozzuto's Inc.
Pia Heine Team Leader, Grocery
Joe Heinert Zone Operations Manager
Shawn Henderson Director, Sales General Mills, Inc.
Richard Hess Vice President Client Development Acosta Group
Dennis Hickey Chief Merchandising Officer Krasdale Foods, Inc.
Shannon Hodock McCoy Vice President, Acosta Clorox Acosta Group
Tess Hohman Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives
Brian Holt Vice President, Marketing
Christopher Hooks Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
Chris Hopp National Manager of Category Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Brad Horn Divisional Vice President, US Retail Sales, East
Rob Hornback Associate Director Midwest Regional Team Procter & Gamble
Tim Horton Vice President, Center Store Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Dennis Host Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Wendy Hubbeling Head of Commercial Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Germaine Hunter Associate The Clorox Company
Kevin Jackson Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and N.A. Away From Home
James Johnson Vice President, Merchandising
Lynn Johnson Vice President, Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mark Johnson Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Sarah Johnson Manager Business Analytics
Beth Jolly Vice President, Communications, Meals & Beverages and Snacks The Campbell's Company
Dave Jones Retired
Julie Jones ManagingDirector, Grocery and Home Hardware
Nicole Juntunen Vice President, Sales and Marketing Be Green Packaging LLC
Chuck Karnes Director of Sales -- Large Format Jack Links Protein Snacks
Dan Kellenberger Director of Sales The Clorox Company
Gina Kelly Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer The Clorox Company
Jack Kelly Vice President, Category Management
Sara Kelly Sales Director, Target Mars Snacking
Kimberly Kelsey Event Marketing
Randal Kemnitz Director, Western Regions, CPS Hormel Foods Corporation
Graham Kidd Customer Vice President Mondelez International
Mark Kielczynski Manager, Grocery Logistics Grocery Marketing Division Wakefern Food Corp.
William Kies Advisor to Wakefern Kies Consulting, LLC
Beth Kincaid Customer Development Director, Central Division Unilever
Jeff King Vice President, Center Store Bozzuto's Inc.
Rich King Vice President, Retail Sales Post Consumer Brands
Judi Kletz Managing Director, Industry Affairs
Michael Klopstein Vice President, Sales South Region
Andy Knoblauch Senior Vice President of Center Store Merchandising
George Knobloch Chief Operating Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Scott Lackey Agency Sales Manager
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 Procter & Gamble
Kurt Laufer President, Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chris Lavoie Senior Vice President, Client Development Acosta Group
Brian Lawson Division Vice President Nestle Nutrition
Justin Leazer Director of Strategy and Business Development Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Sheri LeBrun Senior Director Region Accounts
Christy Lee Vice President, Client Development Acosta Group
Hillen Lee Vice President Procter & Gamble
Neal Leonhardt Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Robert Lindstrom Head of North America Customer Supply Chain
Bill Lipsky Vice President, Merchandising UNFI
Yan Lo Senior Customer Manager
Tim Lowe President Lowes Foods, LLC
Becky Lubker Rotational Partner
Mark Luebbers Vice President, Customer Business Development
Denny Lukavsky Assistant Vice President, Purchasing, Grocery and Frozen
Lauri Luker Senior Vice President
Katia Ma Senior Director, Commercial Development Nestle USA, Inc.
Chace MacMullan Director, Digital and Brand Strategy Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Dan Magnuson Vice President, Merchandising, Grocery, Frozen Foods, and Dairy
Mike Maraldo Regional Vice President Giant Eagle, Inc.
Andrew Martin Agency Sales Manager
Pete Marucci Vice President and Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Rob Mayber III Vice President, Retail Excellence Kellanova
Steve Mayer President, Bashas’ Operating Company Bashas' Inc.
Kendall Mayo Vice President, Client Development Acosta Group
Dan McConegly National Account Manager
Laura McGuire Associate Technomic Inc.
Heather McIntyre Froud Vice President Global Walmart - Meals & Beverage The Campbell's Company
Joseph McQuesten Group Vice President, Merchandising Brookshire Grocery Company
Joy Mead Associate Director, Marketing Procter & Gamble
Duane Meade Vice President, Sales
Kurt Mehring MegaMex Sales Manager Hormel Foods Corporation
David Merritt Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Mary Beth Meyer Director, Customer Business Leader, West Mondelez International
Jeff Miller Biscuit Planner Mondelez International
David Mitchell President Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Christine Mittendorf Director, Center Store
Jeff Monroe Senior Vice President, South Region DFA
Scott Moore Director, Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Richard Morrow Region Vice President, Snack Sales
Joe Mrozek Vice President, Sales East
Kurt Mueller Senior Vice President, Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Chuck Munn Vice President, Non-Perishable Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Randy Munns Executive Vice President and COO
Edward Murphy Senior Director, Customer Marketing and Planning
Tom Murray Senior Vice President DFA
Federico Muyshondt Chief Executive Officer BODYARMOR | POWERADE
Sergio Nahuz Head of Prepared Foods & CMO Pilgrim's US Pilgrim's USA
Trent Nehls Director Sales Mars Snacking
Thomas Neylon Managing Director Acosta Group
Philip Nicolette Director, Customer Supply Chain
David Nolen Vice President, Category Management Perdue Farms
Paige Norwood Vice President, East Operations Nestle Team Acosta Group
Bubba O'Brien Regional Sales Manager, Southeast The Clorox Company
Kendi O'Mard Vice President, Sales The Clorox Company
Timothy O'Neill Vice President, Sales
Ian Opradek Director, US Food Wholesale The Hershey Company
Irina Oswald Category Manager, Non Perishables
Brad Owens Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Terry Palmisano Vice President, Center Store Sales
David Panter Vice President, Business Intelligence Associated Food Stores, LLC
Craig Pariseau Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Thomas Parsons National Category Sales Manager, GP Hormel Foods Corporation
Tony Patrignelli Senior Director, Trade Optimization and Customer Operations
Brent Payne Director, Sales
Tim Peterson Director Team Sales Kellanova
Anthony Pleasants Senior Director, Mid-Atlantic Danone North America
Amy Plogmann Administrator Procter & Gamble
Robert Policano Senior Vice President, Dairy and Frozen Merchandising
Patrice Polta Senior Region Manager, Grocery West
Kevin Post Customer Business Lead Mondelez International
Richard Prast Sales Team Leader The Clorox Company
Ian Prisuta Senior Vice President, Grocery Merchandising
Ross Purdy Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Jason Ramsey President Merchants Distributors, LLC
Matt Rausch Customer Sales Director Georgia-Pacific
Kim Reed General Manager, Grocery
Chris Regennitter Head of Refrigerated Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Bob Richardson Project Manager CROSSMARK
Michael Richardson Director, Category Management, Center Store
Michael Ridenour Vice President, Industry Relations UNFI
Vinnie Rinaldo Senior Trade Event Manager Mars Snacking
Jodi Robinson Vice President, Merchandising Lunds & Byerlys (L&B)
Ashley Roehm President Acosta HQ Sales Acosta Group
Lyndsay Rogers Region Vice President, Morning Foods Sales Kellanova
Adam Roscher Head of Sales, Kroger
Jan Ruehlicke Sales and Marketing
Deana Sabatino Senior Vice President, Business Development
Scott Salmon Chief Customer Officer
Tim Schaefer Brand Manager Galaxy Merchants Distributors, LLC
Todd Schilling Interim Director, Grocery, Frozen and Dairy
Ted Schnuck Chief Operating Officer Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Steve Schumacher Vice President, Customer Development, Supermarkets, West Unilever
Matt Schuster Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Patrick Schwab VP Sales-East-Retail Hormel Foods Corporation
Mark Seagreaves Customer Team Lead Ahold/Delhaize Kellanova
Jack See Vice President of Sales, West Division
John Seguin Business Development Manager Planet Retail RNG
Julie Seibert Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Rochelle Seideneck SVP, Enterprise Marketing Giant Eagle, Inc.
Andrew Sellers Director, Customer Planning The Hershey Company
Shane Sgambelluri Vice President, Regional Accounts Grocery
Sheila Shrofe Customer Development Director
Jeff Siegel Vice President, Customer Interface Group
Dylana Silver Director, Marketing
Kristi Simmons Customer Sales Executive, Missouri The Hershey Company
Glen Smith Vice President, Strategic Grocery Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Lindsay Smith Senior Customer Manager
Pat Smith Manager, Customer Engagement Mondelez International
Steve Sorensen Director, Center Store
Tom Spaniol Director, CSI Food West The Hershey Company
Shayna Steelman Customer Meeting and Event Planner
James Sterbenz Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales
Ryan Stimac Director, Agency East
David Stis Chief Customer Officer Del Monte Foods Corporation
Mike Stupecky Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Tom Sweeney Vice President Merchandising and Brands
Kari Swift Vice President Strategic Sales Family Care Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Jimmy Taylor Senior Vice President, Sales Strategy and Capabilities Conagra Brands
Jesse Thelen Divisional Vice President, Grocery East
Marc Thomas Consultant, Events
Terry Thomas Executive Vice President and CCO
Chuck Thompson Senior Vice President, Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Peter Thompson Director, Customer and Industry Development
Meghan Tisch Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant Circana
Tom Tomaselli Group Vice President Fresh Merchandising, Northeast Grocery Shared Services Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Tom Tomescko Chief Customer Officer L&R Distributors
Joe Toscano Vice President, Trade and Industry Development Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mike Townley Agency Sales Manager Georgia-Pacific
Nick Walsh Senior Manager, Liquidation Sales
Patrick Walsh Senior Advisor, Consultant FMI
Michael Walton Director, Customer Development, West Unilever
Michael West Vice President, Large Format The Hershey Company
John White Vice President, National Warehouse Sales DFA
Roger White CEO/President URM Stores, Inc.
Isaac Wiese Vice President, Procurement Hy-Vee, Inc.
Paul Wildermuth Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Mark Wilhite Director, Sales, Retail Grocery
Doug Wilson Sales Director Northeast DFA
Chris Woodbury Vice President, National Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Phillip Worley Director, Grocery Operations K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Michael Yarbrough Director of Sales DFA
Joe Zink Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Robert Zullinger CBDM Northeast Team