National Advisory Board
The SIFE USA National Advisory Board is comprised of a prestigious group of business leaders who have committed to supporting the organization. They are ambassadors and champions of SIFE’s mission who leverage their expertise and networks to advise, manage and assist with business development activities. They contribute to the success of SIFE USA as well as the advancement of SIFE’s worldwide strategic objectives.
For additional details download the USA National Advisory Fact Sheet.
National Advisory Board Members
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Brian Cornell
Chairman, SIFE USA National Advisory Board
Former President & CEO
Sam's Club -
Ed Adams
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. -
Tarang Amin
President & CEO
Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. -
Paul Amos
President; COO, Aflac US
Aflac Incorporated -
Andrew Archambault
VP, Walmart US Team
Coca-Cola Refreshments -
Mark Baldwin
CFO & General Counsel
Data Systems International -
Jeb Ball
Vice President, Pepsi-Cola North America Beverage
PepsiCo, Inc. -
Ken Barnett
CEO
MARS Advertising -
Diane Barrett
VP, Business Development/National Sales
USA TODAY -
Guillaume Bastiaens
Retired Vice Chairman
Cargill, Incorporated -
Dennis Belcastro
EVP, Industry Affairs and Collaboration
GMA -
Dave Bernauer
Retired Chairman & CEO
Walgreen Company -
John Beuerlein
Principal, Client Service Excellence
Edward Jones -
Sue Bevington
CVP SMSG Human Resources
Microsoft Corporation -
Gene Bicknell
Chairman of the Board & CEO
The Bicknell Foundation -
Greg Blair
Director - Walmart Team
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. -
David Blumenthal
President/CEO
Lion Brand Yarn Company -
Judy Borck
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Jim Breach
Vice President Customer Development
Unilever -
Jim Brennan
Partner
McKinsey & Company -
Lori Brown
VP, Sales – Walmart Team
Sara Lee Corporation -
Claus Brueckner
President
AXIOM GROUP OF COMPANIES -
Bill Buckner
Senior Vice President
Cargill, Incorporated -
Vince Burke
Vice President, Business Development
Hallmark Cards, Incorporated -
Steve Cahillane
President & CEO, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA
The Coca-Cola Company -
Mark Calhoun
Director, Wal-Mart Global Business Development
The Hershey Company -
Wayne Callahan
President, Global Wal-Mart Business
H.J. Heinz Company -
Ralph Chauvin
Vice President of Sales
Perfetti Van Melle USA -
Roy Chinn
Director, Wal-Mart International Team
Nestle Purina PetCare Company -
Doug Conant
CEO
DRC, LLC -
Joel Conner
Chairman & CEO
Bellisio Foods, Inc. -
Mary Coventry
Vice President, Communications & Govt. Affairs
Sealed Air Corporation -
Bob Cowan
President
Cowan Enterprises -
Mike D'Andrea
Global Team Leader - Walmart
3M Company -
Nader Damaghi
Proprietor
First Quality Enterprises Inc. -
Greg Davis
VP Sales / Western US Zone
Finish Line, Inc. -
Mike Del Pozzo
Region VP; Pacific Northwest
PepsiCo, Inc. -
Melisa Denis
Partner
KPMG LLP -
Peter deSilva
Chairman of the Board
UMB Bank, n.a. -
Bill DeWitt
SVP, North American Sales
American Greetings Corporation -
Derrick DeWitt
Partner
Nelson, Roselius, Terry & Morton -
Shelley Diamond
Worldwide Managing Partner
Young & Rubicam Inc. -
Tom Dieffenbach
VP, Wal-Mart
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company -
Pat Dolan
National Managing Partner – Market Development
KPMG LLP -
Steve Dollase
Executive Vice President
INMAR, INC. -
Mike Donnantuono
President and Chief Operating Officer
Blistex, Inc. -
Art Drogue
SVP, America's Customer Development (Retired)
Unilever -
Dave Dudick
SVP; President, U.S. Channels Sales
General Mills, Inc. -
Tom Duffy
Vice President, Industry Services
The Nielsen Company -
Tony Dunning
VP Consumer Sales/Customer Development
Kimberly-Clark Corporation -
Ed Dvorak
VP, Global Customers
Diageo plc -
Steve Ehrlich
Global Vice President, Client Development
TMP Worldwide -
Gordy Erickson
SVP Merchandising Decor
The Home Depot -
Jim Falls
Director of Retail Sales
Briggs & Stratton Corporation -
Paul Finkelstein
Chairman & CEO
Regis Corporation -
Ben Fischer
COO
CROSSMARK -
Erby Foster
Director, Diversity & Inclusion
The Clorox Company -
Ted Fox
President
What's Ahead -
Gerry Frascione
President & CEO, BBDO North America
BBDO -
Roger Friedman
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. -
Roger Fuller
VP Global Rigid Plastics & Corp. Customers
Sonoco Products Company -
Stanley Gaines
Chairman
beBetter Health -
Mike Gannaway
Vice President, Customer Management
VF Corporation -
Leny Garcia-Hill
VP of HR and Diversity
Flowers Foods, Inc. -
Liz Garrett
Group Vice President, Retail Human Resources
SUPERVALU INC. -
Kurt Gibbons
Vice President - Walmart Team
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. -
Linda Givens
Sr. Director Human Resources
The Home Depot -
John Gremer
Director of Community Affairs
Walgreen Company -
Alison Gutterman
President
Jelmar -
Jim Hamilton
President
DSM Nutritional Products, Inc. -
Jim Hannan
CEO & President
Georgia-Pacific, LLC -
Joe Hardin
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Andy Harman
VP, Organizational Development
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. -
Jed Hartman
Group Publisher, Fortune, CNNMoney.com
Time, Inc -
Kurt Hellweg
President & CEO
American Dehydrated Foods, Inc. -
Kevin Henry
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. -
Jose Heredia
HR Director
The Hershey Company -
Bill Hickey
President, CEO & Director
Sealed Air Corporation -
Robert Hill
President & CEO
Acosta Sales & Marketing -
Trey Holder
President & CEO
Mercury Retail Services -
Frank Hopfinger
Vice President, Growth Channels
Kraft Foods -
John Horne
Zurmos, Inc. -
David Humphreys
President and Chief Executive Officer
TAMKO Building Products -
David Hunke
President and Publisher
USA TODAY -
Kevin Hunt
Co-CEO, President, and Director
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. -
Joel Jacob
President & Founder
The Bottle Crew -
Andy Jacobs
VP & General Manager, U.S. Customers
The Hershey Company -
Denise James Gatling
Director Global Supplier Diversity & Business Dev.
GlaxoSmithKline plc -
Susan Jensen
Executive Director - Walmart Team
American Greetings Corporation -
Ron Johnson
Senior Vice President - Retail Sales
Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products -
Eric Johnson
General Manager, Walmart
Crayola -
Jack Kahl
President & CEO
Jack Kahl & Associates, L.L.C. -
John Kahl
CEO
ShurTech Brands, LLC -
Jenny Keehan
Executive Vice President, Member Services
Retail Industry Leaders Association -
Dan Kelly
Vice President of Sales
Musco Family Olive Co. -
Shaun Kelly
Vice Chair - Operations
KPMG LLP -
John Kennington
VP, Sales
Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. -
Bill Killian
President & CEO
The Killian Group -
Sonny King
Chairman & CEO
Advantage Sales and Marketing -
Angela Klappa
Regional Vice President
ARAMARK Corporation -
Jules Knapp
Chairman & CEO
Grisham Corporation -
Lena Koldras
VP Corporate Departments & Talent Acquisitions
Sara Lee Corporation -
Kees Kruythoff
Head of Unilever NA
Unilever -
Ed Kuehnle
President, Catalina Marketing Services
Catalina Marketing Corporation -
Robert Kviklys
VP, HR
Waste Management, Inc. -
Christopher Lamson
Vice President - Sales, Wal-Mart
The Clorox Company -
Steve Larkin
Vice President
US Nutrition -
Steffen Lauster
Chief Personnel Officer
Booz & Co. -
Clint Lautenschleger
Senior Director, Staffing/Talent Management
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. -
Randy Lawson
President
Lawco Exploration, Inc -
Peter Layton
CEO
Tallgrass Group, LLC -
Brian Lernihan
VP, Industry & Customer Development
Unilever -
Bob Levi
President, Kraft Walmart
Kraft Foods -
Troy Link
President
Jack Link's Beef Jerky -
Mike Linnerooth
Business Development Manager
3M Company -
Bill Lowe
Region Vice President, Bayer Consumer Care
Bayer HealthCare -
Kevin Malchoff
Executive Vice President, Global Business Development
Rich Products Corporation -
Richard Maltsbarger
SVP, Strategy
Lowe's Companies, Inc. -
Bob Martin
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Lou Martire
Vice President - Trade Development
Energizer, Inc. -
Randy Mason
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Dave McConnell
President & CEO
GMDC -
Matt McGraw
President & CEO
Data Systems International -
Doug McMillon
President & CEO, Wal-Mart International
Walmart Stores, Inc. -
Mike Merriman
Advisor - Operations Group
Resilience Capital Partners -
Ken Meyer
President
Meyer Communications, Inc. -
Bernie Milano
President & Trustee
KPMG Foundation -
Chris Mills
SVP & GM, BIC Consumer Products North America
BIC Corporation -
Tom Minner
Managing Director, East Penn Asia Pacific Limited
East Penn Manufacturing, Inc. -
Bob Mitchell
Vice President of Sales
Cintas Corporation -
Tom Moeller
President, Floral Division; EVP
FTD Group, Inc. -
Nate Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Rubicon Global Holdings, Inc. -
Denise Morrison
President & CEO
Campbell Soup Company -
Rick Morse
VP, Global Customers
McCormick & Company -
Tom Moser
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Joe Mueller
VP Sales Walmart Team
Kellogg Company -
Jim Murphy
VP, Sales, MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA
Mars, Incorporated -
Bruce Nagle
President & CEO
RW3 Technologies -
Chris Neugent
Chairman & CEO
MOM Brands -
Thomas Otley
Global Senior Vice President
Dale Carnegie Training - Global -
Vickie Panko
Director, Corporate Talent Acquisition
Safeway Inc. -
David Parry
President
The News Group Inc. -
Lisa Perino
Human Resources Director
Beiersdorf, Inc. -
Scott Peterson
EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
The Schwan Food Company -
Ellen Pickle
Vice President, Director of Associate Recruitment
jcpenney -
Steve Plaster
President & CEO
Evergreen Investments LLC -
Mary Posner
President
Posner McCleary Inc. -
Gary Prince
President
Bimbo Bakeries USA -
Keith Province
President
Innovative Strategies Consulting -
Jim Prutsman
Senior Vice President
Rust Consulting -
Maura Quinn
Manager, University Relations
Liberty Mutual Insurance -
Cherie Rice
VP of Finance & Treasurer
Waste Management, Inc. -
Bob Rich
Chairman
Rich Products Corporation -
Adam Rifkin
Managing Director
Barclays Capital -
Len Roberts
LHR Enterprises -
Alvin Rohrs
President & CEO
Students In Free Enterprise -
John Rorick
VP, Global Talent Acquisition
US Nutrition -
Robert Rosales
SVP, Walmart\Sam's Team
ConAgra Foods, Inc. -
Rich Rudolph
President
Rudolph Foods Company, Inc. -
Mary Sammons
Chairman
Rite Aid Corporation -
Tom Schnack
EVP, North America, Food & Beverage and Water Care
Ecolab Inc. -
Jeff Schomburger
President, Customer Business Development
The Procter & Gamble Company -
Ken Schuler
Vice President of Sales
First Quality Enterprises Inc. -
Liny Schwahn
Director, Human Resources - Sales
Del Monte Foods -
Rema Serafi
Principal
KPMG LLP -
Mark Servodidio
Chief Administrative Officer
Avis Budget Group -
Michael Sevart
Director of Sales, Walmart/Sam's Team
BIC Corporation -
Vijay Shankar
SVP, Sales
ShurTech Brands, LLC -
Kevin Shuba
Group SVP & Customer Dev. Officer, Brambles USA
CHEP -
Herb Smith
General Manager-Trade Development
E. & J. Gallo Winery -
Scott Smith
SVP, Human Resources Talent Operations
AT&T Inc. -
Saul Spivack
Academic Relations
PMI Educational Foundation -
Scott Tassani
Vice President, Walmart Sales
General Mills, Inc. -
Newell Thompson
Executive Director, Custom Content
Time, Inc. -
Gesine Thomson
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Tim Toll
VP, Global Customer Development
Campbell Soup Company -
David Toothaker
Vice President, Professional Services - Walmart and Sam's Club
The Nielsen Company -
Brian Townson
Vice President, Corporate Relations
Rich Products Corporation -
Emmanuel Tuffuor
Partner
KPMG LLP -
Bill Tullis
EVP, Sales
Pharmavite Corp LLC -
Bill Tyree
Vice President - Global Customer Management
Henkel Corporation -
Laura Underwood
Area Vice President
CVS Caremark Corporation -
Tony Valle
Chief Executive Officer
College Pro -
Doug Viehland
Executive Director
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs -
Anne Voller
VP, Executive Recruitment & College Relations
Macy's, Inc. -
Dan Vucovich
SVP, President, United States
The Hershey Company -
Mark Wagner
President, Operations and Community Management
Walgreen Company -
Ken Waller
Executive Vice President
Hy-Vee, Inc. -
Nic Walsh
Vice Chairman, Chartis & Executive Vice President
American International Group -
Rex Warr
CEO
What's Ahead -
Dan Wassong
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Zev Weiss
Chief Executive Officer
American Greetings Corporation -
Elena West
Senior VP of Marketing
Robert Half International Inc. -
Randy Whaley
SVP & Chief Customer Officer
PepsiCo, Inc. -
Jim Whitman
Senior Vice President, Member & Program Services
National Association of Chain Drug Stores -
Drew Wintemberg
EVP, Sales & Logistics
Time Warner Retail -
Keith Woodhouse
Director of Category Development
Johnson & Johnson Sales and Logistics Company Llc -
Steve Yarbrough
VP, US Retail Sales & Customer Development
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company -
Diane Yttri
VP, Sales, Walmart/Sam’s Club
Nice-Pak Products, Inc.