AeroLeads people directory · profile
Anne Sempowski Ward Email & Phone Number
Owner
at
Chicago Sky WNBA
2 work emails found
@curiobrands.com
2 phones found area 612 and 662
LinkedIn matched
✓ Verified May 2026
4 data sources
Profile completeness 100%
Who is Anne Sempowski Ward? Overview
A concise factual answer block for searchers comparing this professional profile.
Quick answer
Anne Sempowski Ward is listed as Owner at Chicago Sky WNBA, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at curiobrands.com, phone signal with area code 612, 662, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Anne Sempowski Ward.
Anne Sempowski Ward previously worked as Chairwoman of the Board at Curio Brands and Chief Executive Officer at Curio Brands. Anne Sempowski Ward holds Mba from Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business.
Company email context
Email format at Chicago Sky WNBA
This section adds company-level context without repeating Anne Sempowski Ward's masked contact details.
{first_initial}{last}@curiobrands.com
89% confidence
AeroLeads found 2 current-domain work email signals for Anne Sempowski Ward. Compare company email patterns before reaching out.
Profile bio
About Anne Sempowski Ward
Anne Sempowski Ward serves as a Board Director of SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VNDA), CURiO Brands, and The Lip Bar. She is also a minority owner in the WNBA Chicago Sky.Anne has spent half her 30 year career leading billion-dollar brands and architecting key corporate growth strategies in Fortune 100 corporations. The other half has been focused on building high growth, middle market companies. She is recognized as a well-rounded, astute and transformational leader who guides people, brands and organizations through major growth and cultural change.In her current role as a Board Director, Anne brings her experience in public and private company governance, building passion brands, developing commercial strategies, and scaling fast-growing companies.Most recently as CEO of CURiO Brands, Anne more than quadrupled the company’s revenues and profit of the high growth, private-equity backed portfolio of beauty, wellness and home fragrance brands. She led two highly successful founder and private equity exits and two transformative acquisitions. Prior to CURiO, Anne held key leadership positions at Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Johnson Publishing Company. Over a decade and a half, her experiences were highly strategic and diverse. She worked as a process engineer in a manufacturing plant, led billion-dollar brands, integrated large-scale acquisitions, spearheaded CEO-sponsored growth strategies, and orchestrated turnarounds.A native of Detroit, Anne is a Duke University graduate receiving both her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and MBA from the Fuqua School of Business. She has been a very active volunteer, voice and leader on various Duke Boards for more than a decade and currently serves on Fuqua’s Board of Visitors. She is also a Trustee at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota’s largest private university.
Listed skills include Marketing Strategy, P&L Management, Consumer Products, Business Strategy, and 6 others.
Current workplace
Anne Sempowski Ward's current company
Company context helps verify the profile and gives searchers a useful next step.
17 roles · 34 years
Anne Sempowski Ward work experience
A career timeline built from the work history available for this profile.
Chairwoman Of The Board
Current
Jul 2024 - Present
Chief Executive Officer
Transformed 40-year old bath, body and home fragrance company into high growth, vertically integrated, portfolio of brands generating exceptional shareholder returns. Executed two founder/private equity exits returning 4.5x and 8x to investors and spearheaded major acquisition that more than doubled enterprise value. Increased wholesale distribution doors.
Mar 2012 - Jul 2024
Owner
Current
2023 - Present
~3 yrs 4 mos
Independent Board Director (Nasdaq: Spsc)
CurrentChair of Governance & Nominating Committee and member of Audit Committee.
2020 - Present
~6 yrs 4 mos
Independent Board Director (Nasdaq: Vnda)
CurrentChair of Compensation Committee and member of Audit Committee.
2019 - Present
~7 yrs 4 mos
Strategic Advisor
CurrentProvide strategic advice and overall business counsel to Founder CEO of high growth cosmetics company through Seed and Series A capital raises.
2018 - Present
~8 yrs 4 mos
Independent Board Director (Nyse: Spb)
Provided thought leadership and corporate governance to Russell 1000 consumer goods company with strong portfolio of 40 home essentials brands before company began divestiture strategy.
2020 - 2021
~1 yr
Co-Founder & Ceo
The Forward Group
Founded business consulting start-up focused on helping businesses, brands and executives scale. Served Fortune 100 clients and small to mid-sized technology, beauty, and media companies. Built consulting practice to largest and most profitable revenue stream in first year and grew revenues 165% in second year. Major clients included Macy’s, Kraft, P&G.
2008 - 2012
~4 yrs
President & Coo - Ebony & Jet Magazines, Fashion Fair Cosmetics
Led strategic growth plan for 65-year old, 2nd generation family-owned and operated, mid-sized global media and beauty company. Developed 3-yr strategic plan for oldest, largest, and most admired African American print brand, Ebony magazine. Implemented corporate restructuring plan reducing expenses 40% during 2008 economic downturn and steep print.
2007 - 2010
~3 yrs
Assisstant Vice President
Developed growth strategies to target new consumers for all Coca-Cola brands with emphasis on $1B+ brands. Re-energized multicultural marketing focus and developed new commercial strategy. Developed 5-year plan to increase African American share of NA beverage market from 27% to 50%. Launched award-winning Coca-Cola “Timeline” advertising featured during.
2006 - 2007
~1 yr
Associate Marketing Director - Beauty
Developed growth strategies to target new consumer groups for P&G's billion dollar beauty brands. Grew market share among multicultural consumers establishing P&G as a world-class multicultural marketing thought leader. Developed multicultural plan for top ten brands delivering +85% increase in multicultural stores. Oversaw $70M operating budget resulting.
2004 - 2006
~2 yrs
Brand Manager - Beauty & Hair Care
Integrated P&G’s largest and most strategic Beauty acquisition (Clairol), pioneered multicultural marketing and became P&G and industry multicultural marketing thought leader and spokesperson. Led $425M Clairol integration increasing sales 17% in first 6 months. Developed new Herbal Essences advertising delivering unprecedented consumer trial persuasion.
1999 - 2004
~5 yrs
Assistant Brand Manager - Feminine Care & Baby Care
Led key projects to grow P&G's $1B+ baby care and feminine care brands including innovative marketing and advertising campaigns for Pampers, Always and the integration of the Tampax acquisition.
1996 - 1999
~3 yrs
Process Engineer - Feminine Care
Led manufacturing process improvements on the top feminine care brand in P&G's beauty portfolio.
1994 - 1996
~2 yrs
Summer Engineer - Feminine Care
Led manufacturing process improvement projects on the largest feminine care brand in P&G's beauty portfolio.
1993 - 1993
Summer Engineer - Paper Products
Led manufacturing process improvement projects on P&G's adult incontinence brand.
1992 - 1992
5 education records
Anne Sempowski Ward education
Mba
Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business
Compensation Committees
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Director’S Consortium, Board Directorship
Stanford University Graduate School Of Business
B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Duke University
Education record
Mercy High School Farmington Hills
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anne Sempowski Ward
Quick answers generated from the profile data available on this page.
What company does Anne Sempowski Ward work for?
Anne Sempowski Ward works for Chicago Sky WNBA.
What is Anne Sempowski Ward's role at Chicago Sky WNBA?
Anne Sempowski Ward is listed as Owner at Chicago Sky WNBA.
What is Anne Sempowski Ward's email address?
AeroLeads has found 2 work email signals at @curiobrands.com for Anne Sempowski Ward at Chicago Sky WNBA.
What is Anne Sempowski Ward's phone number?
AeroLeads has found 2 phone signal(s) with area code 612, 662 for Anne Sempowski Ward at Chicago Sky WNBA.
Where is Anne Sempowski Ward based?
Anne Sempowski Ward is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States while working with Chicago Sky WNBA.
What companies has Anne Sempowski Ward worked for?
Anne Sempowski Ward has worked for Chicago Sky Wnba, Curio Brands, Sps Commerce, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, and The Lip Bar Inc..
How can I contact Anne Sempowski Ward?
You can use AeroLeads to view verified contact signals for Anne Sempowski Ward at Chicago Sky WNBA, including work email, phone, and LinkedIn data when available.
What schools did Anne Sempowski Ward attend?
Anne Sempowski Ward holds Mba from Duke University - The Fuqua School Of Business.
What skills is Anne Sempowski Ward known for?
Anne Sempowski Ward is listed with skills including Marketing Strategy, P&L Management, Consumer Products, Business Strategy, Brand Management, Competitive Analysis, Operational Strategy, and Business Planning.
Find 750M verified contacts
Search by job title, company, industry, location, and seniority. Export verified B2B contact data when you need it.
Start free trial