2019 Annual Business Conference (ABC): Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of December 20, 2024. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Jeff Admiraal Senior Director, Shopper Analytics & Insights The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Jon Albrecht Vice President, Sales and Merchandising Acme Fresh Markets
Michael Algard Senior Director, Agency Regional Grocery Colgate-Palmolive Company
Ivette Alvarez-Santoro Head of Operations, North America Flora Food US Inc.
Tye Anthony Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Stefan Aps Vice President, Business Development Conagra Brands
Kristi Armenta Category Manager The Hershey Company
Mark Arrington Vice President, Customer Development
Jeremy Attal Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Karissa Atwood Senior Manager, Strategic Partnership Program
Brian Audette Chief Merchandising Officer UNFI
Nikki Austinson National Category Sales Manager Hormel Foods Corporation
Jorge Azevedo Head of Sales - Kroger
Jeff Bailey Sales Team Leader The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Karen Bakewell Director, Grocery, Frozen and Dairy Merchandising SpartanNash Company
Paul Bamford Sales Director The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
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
Dennis Belcastro Vice President, Industry Affairs and Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Elizabeth Bennett Head of eCommerce The Kraft Heinz Company
S. Neal Berube President and CEO
Sean Bisceglia Chief Executive Officer Curion
Kylie Bishop Team Lead Regional Food West The Hershey Company
Julie Bitter Director Customer Development, Southeast
Cass Black Vice President, Sales South Mondelez International
Chris Boever Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Mary Bohannon Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Mike Bokarae President, Alliance Data Management and A2 Advertising Alliance Retail Group
Curtis Bolden Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Jeff Boni Vice President, Grocery Central and West
Nick Bonno Director, Customer Accounts Nestle Coffee Partners
Michelle Boone Vice President, Category Management, Center Store Brookshire Grocery Company
Bill Borrow Category Manager Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Amy Bosek Area Vice President The Kraft Heinz Company
Brian Bosworth Director of Center Store Merchandising
Joe Boyd Chief Customer Officer Post Consumer Brands
Deanna Brady Group Vice President and President, Consumer Products Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Chris Brangenberg Director of Retail Merchandising Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
Jim Breach Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Flora Food US Inc.
Jennifer Brillowski Customer Vice President The Kraft Heinz Company
Rick Brindle Consultant Wakefern Food Corp.
Sec Briselli Vice President, Sales Planning Perdue
Ryan Britt Director, U.S. Customer Supply Chain The Hershey Company
Michael Browne Vice President, Grocery WK Kellogg Co
Stuart Bruton Head Buyer W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Kristina Buckenberger Senior Meetings Manager Kellanova
Gerry Buckles VP Category Management & Procurement Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
John Buckley President of Sales Harvest Hill Beverage Company
David Burke Vice President, Sales, Channels, Campbell Snacks The Campbell's Company
Meg Burns Manager, Event Planning Conagra Brands
Steve Bussiere National Account Manager, Supermarket
Thomas Byom Director, Central Region Hormel Foods Corporation
Marianne Cabrera Corvera PhD Manager, Sales Communications & Industry Relations
Robert Caliendo Vice President of National Accounts, Large Format Vita Coco
Chris Campbell Regional Vice President, Category Management Post Consumer Brands
Jeffrey Capezzuti Director, Customer Accounts Nestle Coffee Partners
John Capizzi Senior Director of Sales Operations
Greg Carbone Vice President Sales, East Region Accounts Kellanova
Ryan Carcione Sales Team Lead The Clorox Company
Nick Carlino Executive Vice President, Sales and Retail Operations Merchants Distributors, LLC
Timothy Carlsen Procurement Manager, Grocery Wakefern Food Corp.
Kelly Carlson Associate
Jerry Carnes Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic Region
Jack Carroll Vice President, Distribution Purity Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Alison Castillo Omni Delivery Lead Unilever
Mark Catrambone Associate The Kraft Heinz Company
Darren Caudill Chief Sales Officer Wakefern Food Corp.
Amber Cenci Senior Category Manager Food West The Hershey Company
Tom Choi Vice President, Sales Accounts - Kroger Kellanova
George Chumakov KNA Supply Chain Growth Officer Kellanova
Kirk Clark Director, Merchandising Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Craig Clasen Senior Vice President, Retail Business Development
Rob Cohen Vice President, Refrigerated and Frozen Bozzuto's Inc.
Kevin Coleman General Manager eFive Insights
Linda Coleman Shopper Excellence Manager, Nutrition Reckitt
Mariaelena Cona Senior Director, Customer Supply Chain WK Kellogg Co
Leslie Concors Vice President, West Flora Food US Inc.
Andrew Connell Senior Vice President, Procurement C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Chris Conroy Head of Category Leadership The Kraft Heinz Company
Mike Convey Director, Category Management
Michael Cormier Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Big Y Foods, Inc.
Jason Corriveau Director, Grocery Sales
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
Marlene Creighton Chief Sales Officer
Joseph Cresta Head of Southeast Region The Kraft Heinz Company
Mark Criswell Vice President, Independent Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Scott Crowley Senior Director Commercial Strategy Kellanova
Mike Culver Head of Sales - West Area The Kraft Heinz Company
Daren Curry Brand Manager The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Jackie Cuthbert Development Chef Conagra Brands
Kevin Darmody Senior Director, Sales Georgia-Pacific
Dan Davis Vice President, Marketing Purity Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Steve Davis Director of Edible Grocery
Hector de la Barreda President, Amplify The Hershey 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
Sean Desmond Director, Merchandising, NY Metro Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)
Nick DeWitt Associate General Mills, Inc.
Michael DiAngelis Senior Customer Manager
Eileen Doig Global Strategy Director Curion
Jim Donzelli Senior Vice President, Sales Conagra Brands
Matthew Eckard President, North America Sales Mondelez International
Denise Edwards Director Category Management Kroger The Hershey Company
Jeff Edwards Vice President, Supply Chain Bozzuto's Inc.
Tom Ehmen Area Director, Customer Development Mondelez International
Kathy Elefano Region Sales Director
Sabrina Englot Customer Service Manager Mondelez International
Chris Erickson Manager The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Doug Ernsberger Director of Sales
Brian Falcone Vice President, Northeast Sales Danone North America
Tina Fanning Director - Sales; AWG Team Leader The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Matt Ferruzzi Director, Customer Strategy Planning
Steve Findlay Vice President, Commerical Strategy, RTEC Kellanova
Stacey Finley Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Jim Fitterer Vice President, Merchandising Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Samuel Flemmings Customer Business Manager Danone North America
John Fowler Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Rob Fowler Director, Business Development Conagra Brands
Katie Fratamico Customer Supply Chain Team Leader Mondelez International
Mark Frazier Head of Northeast Region Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Sebastian Friedman National Category Sales Manager Hormel Foods Corporation
James Frusciante President, US Retail Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Robert Frusco Senior Manager Walmart/Club
Ron Galbreath Director, Customer Business Team Mondelez International
Jesse Garcia Senior Vice President, Sales and CCO
Rick Geary Executive Vice President
Patrick Geiger Director Grocery, West Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Brian George President, Chairman and CEO Alex Lee, Inc.
Terri Geraghty Senior Director of Regional Accounts WK Kellogg Co
Brian Giroux Vice President General Manager- Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Dan Glei Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Allan Goldberg Vice President, West Sales Danone North America
Kim Goodwin Director Customer Supply Chain and Market Supply The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Ginny Grant Director, Sales Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Matthew Greenwood Senior Manager Customer Development
Adam Guenther Field Sales Manager
Ed Guippone Customer Sales Executive, Grocery Ne The Hershey Company
Mark Hagerman Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Sara Hagmann Sales The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Chad Hague Director of Sales
Nick Hansen Team Lead, Kroger The Hershey Company
Henk Hartong, III Chairman and CEO Brynwood Partners L.P.
Kathy Hayden Vice President, Sales, East
Adam Hayes Manager, Industry Affairs The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Pia Heine Team Leader, Grocery
Jim Hertneky Team Lead Unilever
Peter Vanden Heuvel Associate Director, Strategic Planning Colgate-Palmolive Company
Dennis Hickey Chief Merchandising Officer Krasdale Foods, Inc.
Joel Hickson Manager, Client Services, USA
Cameron Higley Director of Sales The Clorox Company
Pam Hild Director, Center Store Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Tess Hohman Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives General Mills, Inc.
Brad Horn Divisional Vice President, US Retail Sales, East
Rob Hornback Associate Director Midwest Regional Team The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Tim Horton Vice President, Center Store Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Dennis Host Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Coborn's, Inc.
Muffy Hostetler Senior Director, Grocery Midwest Harvest Hill Beverage Company
Winston Howard Team Leader, Grocery
Marc Hubbard Director, Sales Stackline
Heidi Huff Vice President, Business Partnerships IGA, INC.
Denniss Ingram Key Account Manager Danone North America
Steve Iurato Vice President, Customer and Category Business, Coffee The J.M. Smucker Company
Kevin Jackson Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and N.A. Away From Home
Steve Jacson Team Lead Kroger Division The Hershey Company
Martha Johns Director of Category Leadership Mitchell Grocery Corporation
Anna Johnson Head of Category Leadership, East Sales The Kraft Heinz Company
Henry Johnson President KJ Investment Company
James Johnson Vice President, Merchandising
Lynn Johnson Vice President, Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Dave Jones Retired
Marc Jones President and CEO
Barb Kacer Field Sales Manager Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Eric Karr Vice President, Client Solutions Acosta
Brad Keilitz Customer Development Manager
Sara Kelly Sales Director, Target Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Kimberly Kelsey Event Marketing
Randal Kemnitz Director, Western Regions, CPS Hormel Foods Corporation
Steve Kieke Director of Grocery Acme Fresh Markets
Beth Kincaid Customer Development Director, Central Division Unilever
Jeff King Vice President, Center Store Bozzuto's Inc.
Randy King Vice President, Center Store Merchandising UNFI
Rich King Vice President, Retail Sales Post Consumer Brands
Andy Knoblauch Senior Vice President of Center Store Merchandising
George Knobloch Chief Operating Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Walter Knox Customer Business Development Manager The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
David Krause Executive Vice President and CMO
Todd Krc Senior Director, Business Development Topco Associates LLC
Ari Labell President, North America
Kirk LaBoyteaux Director, Meat Department
Scott Lackey Agency Sales Manager
Preston Lamm Senior Racking Manager Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Cheri Larsen Team Lead, Supply Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Brian Lawson Division Vice President Nestle Nutrition
Justin Leazer Director of Strategy and Business Development Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Hillen Lee Vice President The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Barb Levick Team Leader Unilever
Allysa Lewis Office Manager Hometown Food Company
Kristin Lindsay Senior Manager Category Management Food East The Hershey Company
Chris Link Executive Vice President, Customer Development and Sales Operations
Yan Lo Senior Customer Manager
Robyn Loughran Director of Marketing The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Tim Lowe President Lowes Foods, LLC
Dan Lugar Senior Vice President, Procurement Hy-Vee, Inc.
Russell Lund III Chairman and CEO Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Kevin Maier Manager, Category Development Topco Associates LLC
Kari Mannina Global Strategy Director Curion
Marco Manocchio Vice President, Sales & Customer and Category Business - Pet The J.M. Smucker Company
Kelly Marsh Director, Coffee Experiences, Industry, Sales Capabilities Nestle Coffee Partners
John Martino VP, Sales and Operations
Steve Massie Vice President, Grocery and Mass
Daniel Mathieu Sales Planning Manager The Clorox Company
Joey Matos Senior Director, Central Danone North America
Steve Mayer President, Bashas’ Operating Company Bashas' Inc.
Caitlyn Mayo Category and Shopper Development Manager Nestle USA, Inc.
Steve Mazeika Senior Manager, U.S. Communications The Kraft Heinz Company
Ian McBride Director of Sales Grocery
Scot McCabe Senior Team Leader Georgia-Pacific
Brian McDole Vice President, Grocery
Joseph McDonnell Vice President, U.S. Grocery and Retail Execution The Campbell's Company
John McGinn Vice President, Sales, Grocery, Snacks The Campbell's Company
Bill McGrath Vice President Grocery Flora Food US Inc.
Shane McIntosh Planning Team Leader The Clorox Company
Mike McKenna Team Lead Unilever
Howard Mckinney Senior Merchandising Director Central Region Grocery, Frozen, Dairy UNFI
Jim McNellis Vice President & General Manager Sales, Customer & Operations West The Campbell's Company
Joseph McQuesten Group Vice President, Merchandising Brookshire Grocery Company
Bob McTeir President
Quincy Means Director, Business Development Conagra Brands
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
John Meyers Category Manager, Breakfast, Paper and Laundry, International Hy-Vee, Inc.
Sarah Miles Lead, Customer Supply Chain The Kraft Heinz Company
Geoff Miller Director, Team Lead Nestle USA, Inc.
Suri Mishra Vice President of Services
Tracy Mitchell Senior Vice President, Grocery Sales Advantage Solutions
Nicole Moore Director, Industry Affairs Nestle Coffee Partners
Patrice Moore Scale Marketing Leader, Regional Teams The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Scott Moore Director, Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Mariette Morelli Director, Strategic Eastern Wholesale
Jason Morneau Senior Director, Sales
Joe Mueller Vice President Purposeful Engagement Kellanova
Chuck Munn Vice President, Non-Perishable Merchandising Harris Teeter LLC
Randy Munns Executive Vice President and COO Festival Foods
Sharon Murphy Senior Director Georgia-Pacific
Lisa Murray Director, Sales Danone North America
Christa Noel Senior Director, Category Management Georgia-Pacific
Tracey Noffke Customer Logistics Director, Strategy & Service Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Amy Nordstrom Vice President, Sales Nestle USA, Inc.
Keren Novack Vice President, Client Services - Midwest Curion
Jason Nunes Vice President, Food & Mass - East Sales Mondelez International
Beth Nygaard Senior Team Leader, Customer Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Joseph O'Connor Applegate VP, Sales & Marketing Hormel Foods Corporation
Josh O'Kane Director, CSI Kroger The Hershey Company
Rich O'Keefe Vice President, Center Store Merchandising
Kendi O'Mard Vice President, Sales The Clorox Company
Timothy O'Neill Vice President, Sales
Heather Oliver Director, Customer Strategy & Insights Georgia-Pacific
Cory Onell Executive Vice President, Global Chief Omnichannel Sales & Asia Emerging Markets Officer The Kraft Heinz Company
Ian Opradek Director, US Food Wholesale The Hershey Company
Brian Orlando Chief Marketing Officer, Upfield North America (KKR Unilever Spreads Acquisition) Flora Food US Inc.
Simon Osborn Vice President, Customer Solutions and Collaboration Danone North America
Brad Owens Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Andrew Padilla Vice President, Customer Development East, BJ's CROSSMARK
Virginia Palmer Customer Business Development Manager The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Terry Palmisano Vice President, Center Store Sales
Andrew Panas Director, Customer Strategy Planning Conagra Brands
David Panter Vice President, Center Store Sales and Merchandising Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Craig Pariseau Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Miguel Patricio Chief Executive Officer The Kraft Heinz Company
Tony Patrignelli Senior Director, Trade Optimization and Customer Operations
Brent Payne Director, Sales
Rebecca Peifer Director, Customer Development, East Division Unilever
Michelle Perry Director of Digital, Loyalty and Ecommerce Brookshire Grocery Company
Chad Pierotti Director of Sales The Clorox Company
Michael Pierson Chief Customer Officer, Snacks The Campbell's Company
Robert Policano Senior Vice President, Dairy and Frozen Merchandising
Erik Prascak Director, Center Store HAC, Inc.
Richard Prast Sales Team Leader The Clorox Company
Ian Prisuta Senior Vice President, Grocery Merchandising
Ross Purdy Vice President, Center Store Merchandising K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Jason Ramsey President Merchants Distributors, LLC
Anthony Raucci President of Sales Hometown Food Company
Karen Reid Chief Customer Officer Post Consumer Brands
Tracy Reiff Vice President, Category Management Center Stores DSD
Scott Resch Customer Logistics Strategies Manager, Customer Service, Senior Manager Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Heather Rewiski Senior Vice President, Regional Accounts Danone North America
Mindy Rich Vice President, Data Analytics Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Bob Richardson Director, Trade Relations The Clorox Company
Chris Richmond Director Post Consumer Brands
Michael Ridenour Vice President, Industry Relations UNFI
Vinnie Rinaldo Senior Trade Event Manager Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Rick Rising Vice President of Sales - Grocery Channel Georgia-Pacific
Jodi Robinson Vice President, Center Store Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Lisa Rodkey Manager, Customer and Industry Affairs The Hershey Company
Ashley Roehm Chief Sales Officer Acosta
Thu-Hien Ronas Midwest Region Team Lead The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
John Ross President and CEO IGA, INC.
Mike Ross Vice President, Go-To-Market Commercial Strategy Kellanova
Jan Ruehlicke Team Leader
Carrie Sanderson Customer Supply Chain Lead
Matt Schuster Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Patrick Schwab VP Sales-East-Retail Hormel Foods Corporation
Mark Seagreaves Customer Team Lead Ahold/Delhaize Kellanova
Andrew Sellers Director, Customer Planning The Hershey Company
Adam Seston Vice President, Customer Development Unilever
Shane Sgambelluri Vice President, Regional Accounts Grocery
Laura Shapira Karet President and Chief Executive Officer
C.C. Shea Director of Customer Operations The Hershey Company
Kellie Shetlar Director, Customer Strategy Planning Conagra Brands
Jon Shockey Manager, Research and Development Conagra Brands
Dylana Silver Director, Marketing
Glen Smith Customer Develop Strategic Grocery Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Jason Smith Manager, Own Brand Product Wakefern Food Corp.
Kathleen Snydstrup Director, Team Sales
Steve Sorensen Director, Center Store Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Jena Sowers Customer Business Lead, Sales
Tom Spaniol Director, CSI Food West The Hershey Company
Brett Spiker Group Vice President, Procurement Hy-Vee, Inc.
Kenneth Sprouse Unilever Kroger Team Unilever
Kevin Stafford Vice President, Marketing K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Heather Standifer Director, AIM Sales Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Carrie Stanley Director, Advertising and Marketing Associated Grocers, Inc. (LA)
David Stapelfeldt Senior Customer Sales Manager The Kraft Heinz Company
Lindsay Starr Director, Sales
Shayna Steelman Customer Meeting and Event Planner
DeAnne Stepp Vice President, Managing Director Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Pam Stevens Regional Sales Manager Unilever
Michael Stigers President Wakefern Food Corp.
Roger Story Vice President Sales and Marketing
Mike Stupecky Regional Business Manager Nestle Nutrition
Tom Sweeney Vice President Merchandising and Brands
Jimmy Taylor Senior Vice President, Sales Strategy and Capabilities Conagra Brands
Graham Teague Head of Customer Supply Chain The Kraft Heinz Company
Michael Terry Senior Vice President, Merchandising
Jeff Tettamble Director, Commercial Development Nestle Nutrition
Jason Therrien Manager
Lisa Tibey Director of Omni Commerce Hormel Foods Corporation
Chris Timko Vice President, Grocery, Hometown Food Co. Brynwood Partners L.P.
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
Phoebe Tovey Senior Manager, Sales The Hershey Company
David Trammell Vice President, Wholesale Post Consumer Brands
Jason Turtle Zone Operations Manager General Mills, Inc.
Kristine Urea Vice President, Sales Strategy and Capability
John Vilendrer Associate Unilever
Natosha Walsh Director, Albertson's Company, Consumer Product Sales Hormel Foods Corporation
Billy Watts Vice President, Sales General Mills, Inc.
David Weber Director, Sales The Clorox Company
JJ Weber Sales Account Executive, South West Food Team The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company LLC
Randy Wells Senior Manager, Customer Supply Chain The Hershey Company
Daan Westdijk Head of Customer Development Unilever
Peter Whelan Director, East Nestle Nutrition
Roger White Executive SVP, Chief Operating Officer Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Isaac Wiese Senior Vice President, Procurement Hy-Vee, Inc.
Tracy Wietzke Associate Manager, Customer Events Kellanova
Paul Wildermuth Senior Customer Manager General Mills, Inc.
Mark Wilhite Director, Sales, Retail Grocery
Tim Wilson Sales Development Manager, National Brands Topco Associates LLC
Scott Winburn Senior Director of Pricing Strategy Coborn's, Inc.
Phillip Worley Director, Grocery Operations K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Gerald Yacavone Senior Director, Sales Georgia-Pacific
Matt Zaharis Director of Non Foods Harris Teeter LLC
Aaron Zeisloft Director, Customer Strategy Planning
Joe Zink Vice President, Center Store Merchandising Festival Foods
Robert Zullinger CBDM Northeast Team