Bridgette Heller drives organizations to exceed results by focusing execution and energy behind a unifying vision and strategy that is clear and well understood by all functions and at all levels. Bridgette has proven experience in accelerating net revenue growth while rationalizing cost to optimize profitability for businesses across a variety of sectors -- Food, Personal Care, OTC and Healthcare. Bridgette has led stand-alone divisions of companies including Merck Consumer Care, Johnsons & Johnson Baby Care, and Kraft Foods Coffee Division. She has also led a private equity-backed business, revitalizing the brand and rebuilding the sales organization.CREATES VALUE BY STRENGTHENING BRAND/CONSUMER CONNECTION AND THROUGH INNOVATIONBridgette accelerates growth by leveraging consumer insights to strengthen preference, loyalty and purchase frequency for brands. Bridgette consolidated all of Merck’s consumer business globally into one operating unit, and innovated the brand strategies and product pipeline to connect with consumers in meaningful and relevant ways. Examples include the evolution of Claritin advertising to build frequency; adapting claims on Afrin in Russia, LATAM, Australia; building a pipeline of new products. Bridgette’s efforts drove +4% net revenue CAGR and +6% EBITDA CAGR and ultimately led to record setting divestiture sales multiple of over twenty-five times earnings for the Division.ACCELERATES GROWTH BY BUILDING ACCOUNTABLE ORGANIZATIONSBridgette attracts top talent by stretching and growing them. Bridgette attracted a diverse, talented team of global leaders at Merck driving top-tier performance for four years. Bridgette built an exceptional organization in the Coffee Division at Kraft and restructured the group resulting in profit growth of +10 CAGR, over two years despite facing aggressive competition in the category.