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Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors
November 11, 2018 (Rosemont, Illinois) Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE), the non-profit professional development organization fostering diverse collaboration in the store brands industry, is pleased to announce, at the WISE Annual Meeting, the nominations of four new members to its Board of Directors.
“The WISE Board is delighted to welcome these new members who represent the best of the best in the store brand industry. In addition to complementing the strengths of our current Board, each new member brings a wealth of leadership experience, industry expertise, and new perspectives to the WISE mission,” says Peggy Davies, Chair, Board of Directors for WISE. “Our new board members are committed to the expansion of diversity in store brands and are eager to lead WISE initiatives that advance careers through strategic professional development programs.”
Joining the WISE Board today is:
Nancy Cota, Vice President of Own Brands, product management, innovation, and brand management – Albertsons Companies
Susan Hunsaker, Senior Director Client Growth and Strategy – Daymon
Jac Ross, VP, Private Brands Innovation – Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company
Luci Sheehan, Principal – Strategic Sales & Marketing Initiatives LLC
Continuing service with the WISE Board of Directors is:
Peggy Davies, VP Association Relations – PLMA, WISE Board Chair
Laura Fezouati, Sr. Director of Consumer Marketing – C.H. Guenther & Son, WISE Board-1st Vice Chair
Kathy Elkey, Vice President of Sales – TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Judy Clark, Senior Vice President, Sales – Bay Valley Foods, LLC, A TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Company, WISE Talent Development Committee Chair
Lori Miller Burns, Director of Marketing Relations and Communications – Arylessence, Inc., co-chair WISE Marketing Communications committee
Jen Linke, Vice President of Brand Management – Federated Group, accepts the role of Second Vice-Chair for her upcoming renewed WISE board term.
WISE would like to thank outgoing board members – Audrey Jakel Hlavin, Ann Tuohey, and Greg Baskin – for their multiple years of dedication and energy to the WISE mission.
“WISE is looking forward to another successful year of supporting our partners and members in the areas of diversity insights and resources, enhanced professional development education, strategic networks, and collaboration to diversify and energize store brands,” added Davies.
About Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE)
WISE was founded in 2012 to promote diverse collaboration and provide leadership to drive the continued success of the store brands industry. Fostering growth across the store brands industry as a champion for diversity in leadership roles, WISE offers educational and professional development opportunities; provides diversity expertise & resources; and advocates informal mentorships and strategic networks for store brands professionals. Guiding principles of the organization include professional leadership development, diversity and inclusion, collaboration to drive innovation and success, and action with integrity and respect. Membership is open to women and men. WISE proudly partners with 51 retailers, manufacturers, brokers, suppliers, and buying groups; and has built an industry network of more than 300 diverse individual members. For more information, visit www.womeninstorebrands.com
Contact: Peggy Davies – Telephone: (630) 605-3368
info@womeninstorebrands.com
Top Women in Store Brands Announced
Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ Hosts Annual Meeting Featuring Tom Matson, Senior Director of Executive Leadership
Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ Hosts Annual Meeting Featuring Tom Matson, Senior Director of Executive Leadership – Gallup Press and Nancy Cota, VP, Own Brands Product Management, Albertson’s
November 13, 2016 (Rosemont, Illinois) Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE), the non-profit professional development organization fostering diverse collaboration in the store brands industry, is pleased to host their fourth annual meeting and award the 2016 Top Women in Store Brands honorees on Sunday, November 13 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, in conjunction with the PLMA show.
“Advancing diversity and professional development in store brands industry leadership are the founding principles of the WISE organization and our key reasons for being. As guiding business principles, diversity and inclusion have a positive impact on business productivity and supports a successful bottom-line,” says Peggy Davies, Chair, Board of Directors for WISE.
Keynote speaker, Tom Matson, Senior Director of Executive Leadership – Gallup Press, will lead over 200 store brand professionals in discovering powerful strategies to greatly increase positive interactions and experiences in the workplace. Tom brings a wealth of leadership expertise and insight, including his TEDx platform that reaches thousands. He will share key strategies from the #1 New York Times bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket. WISE leadership is pleased to give each annual meeting attendee a copy of this bestseller that reflects over 50 years of research in the area of human interaction and productivity.
WISE annual meeting is also honored to welcome a prominent store brands industry leader – Nancy Cota, Vice President, Own Brands Product Management, Alberston’s Companies – to the stage. Nancy will share her 40+ years of professional challenges and successes, while inspiring the WISE audience to own their attitude and stay “All Fired Up”!
The WISE annual event will showcase the 2016 Top Women in Store Brands honorees selected for their achievements in seven categories from among the nation’s leading store brand retailers, manufacturers, brokers, and suppliers. The recognition program is co-sponsored by WISE and Chicago, Illinois-based EnsembleIQ, publishers of Store Brands magazine.
2016 Top Women in Store Brands honorees include:
Gayle Dimaggio, director of private label, Stremick’s Heritage Foods, Lifetime Achievement Award.
Anne Readhimer, senior director, fresh food innovation, 7-Eleven Inc., Innovation Award.
Searcy Menick, private label brand manager, Sprouts Farmers Market, Sparkplug Award.
Terri Muzzy, household category manager, Ahold USA, Marketing/Merchandising Award.
Susan Thostenson, international customer service manager, Seneca Foods Corp., Operations Award.
Catherine Proper, senior director of product development/quality assurance/regulatory, Supervalu Inc., R&D/QA Award.
Susan Hunsaker, director of business development, Daymon Worldwide, Sales Award.
About Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE)
WISE was founded in 2012 to promote diverse collaboration and provide leadership to drive the continued success of the store brands industry. Fostering growth across the store brands industry as a champion for diversity in leadership roles, WISE offers educational and professional development opportunities; provides diversity expertise & resources; and advocates informal mentorships and strategic networks for store brands professionals. Guiding principles of the organization include professional leadership development, diversity and inclusion, collaboration to drive innovation and success, and action with integrity and respect. Membership is open to women and men. WISE proudly partners with 50 retailers, manufacturers, brokers, suppliers, and buying groups; and has built an industry network of more than 300 diverse individual members. For more information, visit www.womeninstorebrands.com
Contact: Peggy Davies
Telephone: (630) 605-3368
info@womeninstorebrands.com