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