Experience

Sunny Delight Beverages Co.

• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Aug 2004 - Present

  Executive Leader of $457 million, 590 employee 4 brand beverage company carved out from P&G and owned by J. W. Childs private equity group. A founding manager, played major role in start-up and turnaround. Delivered 12% CAGR EBITDA. Returned 120% invested equity. Acquired 3 brands. Building platform for more brands, increasing attractiveness to next owner. Served as New Business Development leader, SunnyD U.S. General Manager, Chief Marketing Officer, and head of Research & Development. Executive Leader of $457 million, 590 employee 4 brand beverage company carved out from P&G and owned by J. W. Childs private equity group. A founding manager, played major role in start-up and turnaround. Delivered 12% CAGR EBITDA. Returned 120% invested equity. Acquired 3 brands. Building platform for more brands, increasing attractiveness to next owner. Served as New Business Development leader, SunnyD U.S. General Manager, Chief Marketing Officer, and head of Research & Development.



Procter & Gamble

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Marketing Director

  • Aug 1980 - Jul 2004

  Advanced through 15 positions of increasing responsibility in brand management running established brands, creating new ones, developing people. SunnyD, Food & Beverage New Business Development, Folgers, Millstone, Pringles, Fisher, Crush, Hires, Sun-drop, Head & Shoulders. Assignment in Dubai, plus work in China, Brazil, Mexico, Canada. Recognized as company’s #2 trainer. Advanced through 15 positions of increasing responsibility in brand management running established brands, creating new ones, developing people. SunnyD, Food & Beverage New Business Development, Folgers, Millstone, Pringles, Fisher, Crush, Hires, Sun-drop, Head & Shoulders. Assignment in Dubai, plus work in China, Brazil, Mexico, Canada. Recognized as company’s #2 trainer.



General Foods

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 1979 - Aug 1979

  Identified opportunity to build volume on $60 million Shake 'n Bake business, and secured resources to field incremental marketing program. Identified opportunity to build volume on $60 million Shake 'n Bake business, and secured resources to field incremental marketing program.



KEZY AM/FM Radio

• Account Executive

  • Mar 1977 - Aug 1978

  Formulated, sold, executed marketing programs at "The Mighty 1190" for retail and national clients ranging from local shopping centers to national accounts like Coors, Burger King. Increased monthly billings 10-fold, winning 5 sales awards. Formulated, sold, executed marketing programs at "The Mighty 1190" for retail and national clients ranging from local shopping centers to national accounts like Coors, Burger King. Increased monthly billings 10-fold, winning 5 sales awards.