2016 Annual Business Conference (ABC)

The following list shows all reviewed attendees as of 04/25/2024.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Mr. Zack Adcock Director, Sales East
Mr. Christian Albitz Vice President, U.S. Grocery Sales
Mr. Jon Albrecht Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Acme Fresh Markets
Mr. Michael Algard Director, Agency West Colgate-Palmolive Company
Mr. Brian Allen Vice President, Business Development
Mrs. April Anslinger Senior Vice President and CGO
Mr. Rodney C. Antolock President
Ms. Pam Arnason Director, Field Sales
Mr. Mark Arrington Vice President, Customer Development
Mr. Joe Arthur Customer Business Manager Unilever
Jim Athey Chief Commercial Officer L&R Distributors
Mr. Michael Atkins Vice President, Retail Sales
Mr. Brian Audette Chief Retail Merchandising Officer UNFI
Ms. Rimsha Baig Category Analyst
Mr. Greg Bailey Team Lead Regional Food, West
Mr. Jeff Bailey Sales Team Leader The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Ms. Karen Bakewell Director, Grocery, Frozen and Dairy Merchandising SpartanNash Company
Mr. Joey Bates Senior Director, Center Store Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Mr. Nick Baty Account Manager, Grocery Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Mr. Kip Beach Customer Service Manager
Mr. Joe Beck Senior Director, Strategic Food, East Customers The Hershey Company
Mr. Martin Becker Team Leader, Regional Grocery Sales
Mr. Doug Behrens President and Chief Customer Officer
Mr. Dennis Belcastro Vice President, Industry Affairs and Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Gary Benedict Vice President for Sales Operations and Planning
Mr. Steve Berg Vice President and Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Leon Bergmann Chief Executive Officer
Mr. S. Neal Berube President and CEO
Ms. Carrie Birth Marketing Director Skin/Personal Care Walmart Team The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Ms. Julie Bitter Director Customer Development, Southeast
Mr. Cass Black Vice President, Sales South Mondelez International
Mr. Chris Boever Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Ms. Kathleen Bogowith Director Acosta
Mr. Mike Bokarae Head of AWG Team, West Area Sales
Curtis Bolden Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Mr. Barry Bounds Vice President, Marketing
Ms. Mary Bradford Manager of Client Development
Ms. Deanna T. Brady Group Vice President and President, Consumer Products Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. Larry Breisinger Senior Manager, Customer Supply Chain, FS Marketing
Mr. Rick Brindle Vice President, Industry Development
Mr. Bruce Brown Chief Customer Officer WK Kellogg Co
Mr. Pat Brown Vice President, Customer Development and Sales Operations
Mr. Mike Browne Vice President, Grocery WK Kellogg Co
Mr. Stuart Bruton Head Buyer W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Mr. Christopher Bryson Founder and CEO Unata, Inc
Mr. Gerry Buckles Senior Director, Merchandising Services Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
Mrs. Jane Bullinger Regional Sales Director, Supermarket
Mr. Thomas W. Byom Director, Central Region Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. John Campion Director Northeast Teams
Mr. Richard Caplin Director, U.S. Grocery Operations Colgate-Palmolive Company
Mr. Nick Carlino Executive Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Merchants Distributors, LLC
George Casab Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Ms. Alison Castillo Omni Delivery Lead Unilever
Mr. James Cavallo Customer Vice President Mondelez International
Mr. Steve Chacon Senior Director, Sales Schwan's Consumer Brands
Mr. Anderson Chris Customer Business Lead
Mr. Chris Chromy Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Jennifer Clark Category Sales Manager Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Kirk Clark Director, Merchandising Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Mrs. Stacy Cobb Vice President - Head of US Sales Strategic Planning & Industry Relations
Mr. Rob Cohen Vice President, Refrigerated and Frozen Bozzuto's Inc.
Bob Cole Customer Vice President, West
Mrs. Casey Comiskey Associate Director, Field Sales Atlantic Publix CBT
Mr. Jeff Compton Director, Retail Pricing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Mike Convey Director, Category Management
Mr. Bryan Cook Customer Business Leader Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Mr. Paul D. Cooke Vice President and Director, Industry Relations
Mr. Otis Coracides Head of Sales, Kroger
Mr. Brent Cotten Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Mrs. Jordan Cowley Customer Develop Strategic Grocer(C)
Mr. Robert Crane Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Commercialization The J.M. Smucker Company
Mr. Michael Crouse President, US Food Service
Mr. Michael Culver Area Vice President The Kraft Heinz Company
Mr. Derek De La Mater Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Conagra Brands
Ms. Sharon Delaney Vice President, Procurement Bozzuto's Inc.
Mr. Joe DePetrillo Vice President, Sales – Earthbound Farm
Mr. Sean Desmond Director, Merchandising, NY Metro Bozzuto's Inc.
Mr. Douglas DeWilde Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mr. Nicholas Dispenziere Director, NonPerishable Sales and Merchandising Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Karen Doggendorf Manager, Industry Relations Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mr. Mark Doiron BGJ Group
Mr. Jim Donzelli Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Ms. Ashley Downey Marketing Manager Giant Eagle, Inc.
Mr. Craig S. Drefcinski Director of Deli Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. Brian Duff Senior Vice President, Buying and Logistics
Mr. Paul Duffley Director of Sales The Clorox Company
Mr. George Dugan Grocery Broker Manager Midwest
Ms. Sarah Dunn Trade Development Manager, Meetings and Events
Mr. Jason Edevold Vice President, Sales Post Consumer Brands
Mr. Jeff Edwards Vice President, Supply Chain Bozzuto's Inc.
Mr. Tom Ehmen Area Director, Customer Development Mondelez International
Mr. Brad Einck Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Ms. Sherry Ellies Director Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Bruce Evans Senior Director of Sales Georgia-Pacific
Patricia Evans Director
Mr. Scott Evans Senior Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Brian Falcone Vice President, Northeast Sales Danone North America
Mr. Dan Farmer Vice President, Retail Solutions Unata, Inc
Ms. Jennifer Fatica Customer Business Manager Unilever
Mr. Bob Ferretti Customer Team Leader The Clorox Company
Mr. Frank Fertal Sr. Regional Sales Manager
Mr. Jim Fitterer Vice President, Merchandising Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
John Fowler Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Mr. Glenn Frazier Director, Category Strategy and Insights East The Hershey Company
Mr. Chris French Team Leader, Replenishment Georgia-Pacific
Mr. William French Customer Vice President Mondelez International
Mr. Roger Frey Director Independent Business Merchandising
Ms. Deb Friedman Senior Director, Sales Danone North America
Mrs. Lois M. Fruhwirth Associate Director, Product Supply, Grocery
Mr. James Frusciante President, US Retail Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Mr. Curtis Funk Senior Vice President, Merchandising Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Mr. Dan Funk President and CEO Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Mr. Mike Gaetz Frozen Dairy Buyer
Mr. Ron Galbreath Director, Customer Business Team Mondelez International
Mr. Jesse Garcia Senior Vice President, Sales and CCO
Mr. Dan Geier Customer Sales Executive, Supervalu The Hershey Company
Mr. Sam George Senior Manager, Customer Supply Chain, Strategy and Customer Development
Mrs. Suzanne K. George CMP Senior Manager, Education
Mr. Dan Glei Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Jim Goers Senior Vice President, Account Management and National Brands
Ms. Angela Gray Broker Manager Mondelez International
Mr. Perry Green Regional Director
Mr. Matt Gregory Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer The Clorox Company
Ms. Susan Gwinnett-Smith Sales Integration Leadership Team Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Ms. Shannon Haddock Associate
Mark Hagerman Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Mr. Chad Hansen Senior Director of Sales Georgia-Pacific
Mr. Nick Hansen Team Lead, Kroger The Hershey Company
Mr. Jack Harnedy Director Customer Development
Mr. Jeff Harsh Vice President and GM, Large Format The Hershey Company
Mr. Greg J. Hasper Vice President, Wholesale
Mrs. Kathy Hayden Vice President, Customer Business Solutions
Mr. Adam Hayes Manager, Industry Affairs The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Ms. Deb Headley Grocery Category Manager
Mr. Steven Heggelke Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Procurement Bozzuto's Inc.
Mr. Tim Heil Senior Vice President, Sales, US Foods
Mr. Shawn Henderson Customer Director - Natural & Organic Channel at General Mills General Mills, Inc.
Mr. Richard Hess Vice President Client Development Acosta
Mr. Dennis Hickey Chief Merchandising Officer Krasdale Foods, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Hipwell Vice President and General Manager
Ms. Tess Hohman Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives General Mills, Inc.
Mrs. Lori Holtfreter Customer Business Development Manager, East Region
Mr. Chris Hopp National Manager of Category Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Ms. Donna Howard Vice President and Managing Director, Customer Facing Supply Chain
Germaine Hunter Associate The Clorox Company
Mr. Chris Hurley Regional Vice President, Central
Ms. Denise Inmon Vice President, Channels General Mills, Inc.
Mr. Kevin Jackson Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and N.A. Away From Home
Mr. Dean Janeway Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Mr. James Johnson Vice President, Merchandising W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Mrs. Jenny Johnson National Category Sales Director Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Jim Johnson Senior Customer Marketing Manager
Mr. Mark Johnson Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Mr. Dave Jones Retired
Mr. Ryan Jost West Region Sales Director The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Ms. Nicole Juntunen Vice President, Sales and Marketing Be Green Packaging LLC
Mr. Chuck Karnes Director of Sales -- Large Format Jack Links Protein Snacks
Ted Kedrowski Director Of Sales
Mr. Dan Kellenberger Director of Sales The Clorox Company
Mr. Jack Kelly Vice President, Category Management Krasdale Foods, Inc.
Ms. Kimberly Kelsey Event Marketing
Mr. Randal S. Kemnitz Director, Western Regions, CPS Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. Graham Kidd Customer Vice President Mondelez International
Mr. Mark Kielczynski Manager, Grocery Logistics Grocery Marketing Division Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Beth Kincaid Customer Development Director, Central Division Unilever
Mr. Jeff King Vice President, Center Store Bozzuto's Inc.
Mr. Rich King Vice President, Retail Sales Post Consumer Brands
Ms. Judi Kletz Managing Director, Industry Affairs
Mr. Andy Knoblauch Senior Vice President of Center Store Merchandising
Mr. George Knobloch Chief Operating Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
George Kreis Vice President of Business Development Active International
Mr. Kyle Kurr Category Manager, Frozen and Dairy
Mr. Tony Landis Category Manager, Grocery Coborn's, Inc.
Mr. Danny Lane Senior Vice President, Regional Manager Southern Associated Wholesale Grocers - Oklahoma City Division
Mr. Doug Langan Manager of Customer Business Development, North America Regional Teams The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Mr. Kurt Laufer President, Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Justin Leazer Director of Strategy and Business Development Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Ms. Christy Lee Vice President, Client Development Acosta
Ms. Lauren Lenington Broker Analyst
Mr. Rob Lewis Director, Customer Supply Chain Unilever
Mr. Yan Lo Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Mrs. Alexandra LopezDueno Senior Customer Supply Chain Leader The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Mr. Tom Losier Director
Mr. Tim Lowe President Lowes Foods, LLC
Mrs. Lauri Luker Senior Vice President
Mr. Larry Lupo Vice President, Sales Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Mr. Anthony Manna Agency Sales Manager Georgia-Pacific
Mr. Mike Maraldo Regional Vice President Giant Eagle, Inc.
Ms. Shannon Marsack Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales Procurement
Mr. John Martino VP, Sales and Operations
Mr. Pete Marucci Vice President and Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Mr. Rob Mayber III Vice President, Retail Excellence Kellanova
Ms. Marina Mazzini Associate Director, Global Capital Markets The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Mr. Paul Mazzocchi Biscuit Planner Mondelez International
Mr. Kevin McAdams President Schwan's Consumer Brands
Mr. Dan McConegly National Account Manager
Mr. Joseph McDonnell Vice President, U.S. Grocery and Retail Execution Campbell Soup Company
Mr. Bill McGrath Vice President Grocery Upfield
Mrs. Heather McIntyre Froud Vice President Global Walmart - Meals & Beverage Campbell Soup Company
Mrs. Heather McIntyre Froud Vice President Global Walmart - Meals & Beverage Campbell Soup Company
Mr. Mike McKenna Team Lead Unilever
Mr. Howard Mckinney Senior Merchandising Director Central Region Grocery, Frozen, Dairy UNFI
Mr. Dennis McMillan Director Sales Management
Mr. Joseph McQuesten Group Vice President, Center Store Brookshire Grocery Company
Mr. Duane Meade Vice President, Sales
Mr. David Merritt Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Ms. Mary Beth Meyer Director, Customer Business Leader, West Mondelez International
Mr. David Mitchell President Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Ms. Christine Mittendorf Director, Center Store
Mr. Dave Mongillo Director, Center Store Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Patrick Mooney VP-HBC and Non-Foods Wakefern Food Corp.
Mr. Scott Moore Director, Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Mrs. Marcia Moran Associate Director, Category Sales
Mr. Richard Morrow Region Vice President, Snack Sales Kellanova
Mr. Joe Mrozek Vice President, Sales East
Mr. Kurt Mueller Senior Vice President, Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. Chuck Munn Vice President, Non-Perishable Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Mr. Randy Munns Executive Vice President and COO Festival Foods
Mr. Edward Murphy Senior Director, Customer Marketing and Planning
Ms. Kathleen Murphy Sales Strategy Campbell Soup Company
Mr. Jon Murray Team Leader, Regional Grocery Sales
Mr. Tom Murray Senior Vice President Dean Foods Company
Mr. Sergio Nahuz Head of U.S. Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Mr. Arun Nandi Senior Customer and Channel Development Manager Unilever
Ms. Colleen Nash Associate
Mr. Trent Nehls Director Sales Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Mr. Thomas Neylon Managing Director Acosta
Mr. Dan Nieland Agency Sales Manager Georgia-Pacific
Mr. Jason Nunes Vice President, Food & Mass - East Sales Mondelez International
Mr. Kendi O'Mard Vice President, Sales The Clorox Company
Mr. Bill O'Rourke Grocery Broker Manager, East
Mr. Ian Opradek Director, Strategic Wholesale West The Hershey Company
Ms. Irina Oswald Category Manager, Non Perishables
Mrs. Janice Owens Supply Chain Consultant Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Burt Palmer Customer Vice Presiden East R & B Foods, Inc.
Mr. Terry Palmisano Vice President, Center Store Sales Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
Mr. David Panter Vice President, Center Store Sales and Merchandising Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Parsons National Category Sales Manager, GP Hormel Foods Corporation
Michelle Paschal Senior Director, Customer Supply Chain
Mr. Brent Payne Director, Sales
Mr. Tony Petitti Vice President, Sales, Frozen Kellanova
Ms. Kelsey Podkowka Senior Merchandising Analyst
Mr. Robert F. Policano Vice President, Dairy and Frozen
Ms. Paige Power-Coryell Director, Private Label Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Mr. Richard Prast Sales Team Leader The Clorox Company
Mr. Ian Prisuta Senior Vice President, Grocery Merchandising
Mr. Ross Purdy Vice President, Center Store Merchandising K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Tim Quinn Vice President, Trade Development
Mr. Jason Ramsey President Merchants Distributors, LLC
Mr. Matt Rausch Customer Sales Director Georgia-Pacific
Ms. Kim Reed General Manager, Grocery
Mr. Rick Rexing Vice President Sales, National Accounts The Clorox Company
Mr. Bob Richardson Director, Trade Relations The Clorox Company
Mr. Michael Richardson Director, Category Management, Center Store Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
Mr. Michael Ridenour Vice President, Industry Affairs UNFI
Mr. Chad Riley Executive Vice President, Customer Development North America Colgate-Palmolive Company
Mrs. Ashley Roehm Chief Sales Officer Acosta
Mr. Gary Roland Vice President, Grocery Sales
Mr. Adam Roscher Head of Sales, Kroger
Mr. Jan Ruehlicke Team Leader
Mr. Scott Salmon Chief Customer Officer
Mr. Brian Satkowiak Broker Manager
Mr. Chad Scherger Director, Customer Logistics
Mr. Steve Schumacher Vice President, Customer Development, Supermarkets, West Unilever
Mr. Patrick J. Schwab VP Sales-East-Retail Hormel Foods Corporation
Ms. Rochelle Seideneck SVP, Enterprise Marketing Giant Eagle, Inc.
Mr. Andrew Sellers Director, Customer Planning The Hershey Company
Mr. Craig Shiesley President and Global Chief Operating Officer
Mrs. Sheila Shrofe Customer Development Director
Mr. Jeff Siegel Vice President, Customer Interface Group
Catherine Siller Category Manager
Ms. Dylana Silver Director, Marketing
Mr. Ron Slominski Vice President, Grocery Sales and Category Management Schwan's Consumer Brands
Mr. Glen Smith Customer Develop Strategic Grocery Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Glen Smith Customer Develop Strategic Grocery Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Ms. Lindsay Smith Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Mr. Jerry Smola Vice President, Sales
Mr. Steve Sorensen Director, Center Store Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Mr. Tom Spaniol Director, CSI Food West The Hershey Company
Mr. James Splinter Group Vice President, Grocery Products Marketing and Operations
Mr. Ron St. Clair Customer Development Director Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. James Sterbenz Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales
Mr. Robert Stetts CTMM, Atlantic Team The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Mr. Jason Stewart Region Vice President, Morning Food Sales Kellanova
Ms. Diane Striegel Director, Strategic Events Mondelez International
Mike Stupecky Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Mr Tom F. Sweeney Vice President Merchandising and Brands Merchants Distributors, LLC
Ms. Kari Swift Vice President Strategic Sales Family Care Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mark Taylor Director, Warehouse Sales
Mr. Graham Teague Head of Customer Supply Chain The Kraft Heinz Company
Mr. Jesse Thelen Divisional Vice President, Grocery East
Ms. Kim Thiel Industry Affairs Coordinator Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mr. Brad Thomas Vice President, Customer Development
Mr. Terry Thomas Executive Vice President and CCO
Ms. Tina Thomas Team Leader, Replenishment Georgia-Pacific
Mr. Chuck Thompson Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing Harris Teeter LLC
Mrs. Laura Thompson Customer Business Lead, Central Supervalu CBT The Kraft Heinz Company
Mr. Peter Thompson Director, Customer and Industry Development
Mr. Chris Timko Senior Director of Sales Brynwood Partners L.P.
Mr. Tom Tomescko Executive Vice President, Category Management L&R Distributors
Mr. Mike Townley Agency Sales Manager Georgia-Pacific
Mr. James Trout President
Mr. Matt Trout Senior Customer Logistics Manager, Supply
Mr. Tony True Executive Vice President, Sales
Ms. Liza Valenzuela National Category Sales Manager Hormel Foods Corporation
Mr. Raymond J. Van Wetten Vice President, Sales UNFI
Mr. Ryan Vanevenhoven Category Sales Senior Team Leader
Mr. Rick Vinciguerra Team Leader, Regional Grocery Sales
Mr. Grant Wabnitz Director, Sales
Mr. Michael Walton Director, Customer Development, West Unilever
Mr. Bob Watson Vice President, Center Store
Mr. Bob Welch Director, Strategic Distribution and Industry Initiatives
Mr. Randy Wells Senior Manager, Customer Supply Chain The Hershey Company
Mr. Bradley Wentz Director, Customer Commercialization
Mr. Michael West Vice President, Food West The Hershey Company
Mr. Matt White Vice President, Customer Development Schwan's Consumer Brands
Mr. Roger White Executive SVP, Chief Operating Officer Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Mark Wilhite Director, Sales, Retail Grocery General Mills, Inc.
Mr. Doug Wilson Sales Director Northeast Dean Foods Company
Mr. Mike Witt Vice President Merchandising
Mr. Chris Woodbury Vice President, National Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Mr. Phillip Worley Director, Grocery Operations K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Michael Yarbrough Director of Sales Dean Foods Company
Mr. Eddie Young Vice President National Warehouse Sales
Mr. Joe Zink Vice President, Center Store Merchandising Festival Foods
Mr. Joseph Zortman Vice President, Business Management
Mr. Robert Zullinger CBDM Northeast Team