Held P&L responsibility for the $280 M Americas segment. Created and implemented market strategies with specific plans for profit improvement. P&L ACCOUNTABILITY | Consistently exceeded sales & profit targets | Achieved 5.6% organic growth during tenure | Incremental projects reflect 50% of total growthGLOBAL DIVISIONS LIAISON | Americas liaison for global BU's specifically Europe, S America and Asia | PacificSTRATEGY | Strategy Creation for N America with direct link to Europe and S AmericaACQUISITION | Led Marketing valuation of targeted acquisitions within business segment. CAPITAL | Managed creation of business case and of financial models for capital requests. Included continual reporting on performance to financial models for $11.5M in investments.TEAM LEADERSHIP | Built collaborative networks across a matrix organization. Led large, complex projects with responsibility for successful delivery of key initiatives BUDGETING | Led Marketing Team in building Americas and global volumes for N American manufacturing sites.R&D TEAM MARKETING LEAD | Marketing Americas lead for R & D innovation platforms | Managed development project pipeline including sanctioning, prioritization status reviews and market launchesTACTICAL MARKETING | Led Tactical Marketing plan creation with associated performance metrics and project milestonesPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Developed talent for organizational bench strength with four direct reports across $280 M portfolioACCOUNT INTERFACE | Scripted and presented specific account objectives for Cardinal Health, 3M, Johnson & Johnson, Baxter, Medtronic (Covidien), Hospice, Beckton-Dickenson, Terumo, BaxterLEGAL AGREEMENTS | Led supply and service agreement creation and negotiation | Collaborated with Counsel and Europe and Asia|Pacific divisions for volumes residing in N AmericaEXTERNAL CONTRACTING | Led marketing agency and independent contractor projects

Amcor acquisition of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto finalized February 2010.P&L ACCOUNTABILITY | Achieved 110% of sales and profit annual targets FOR $210 M market segmentSTRATEGY | Created Strategy for $210 M business segmentMARKET DEVELOPMENT | Experienced 40% sales and 35% income growth within tenure ACCOUNT INTERFACE | Market responsibility for Division's 2nd largest account - Heinz | Led Heinz priority projects including Innovation, Sustainability, Product and specific market objectives | Led strategy and submission of awarded 5 year, $500M bidPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Developed talent for organizational bench strength with two direct reportsMANAGER MARKET DEVELOPMENT 2003 - 2008P&L ACCOUNTABILITY | Achieved 40% and 50% income growth for $135 M segment within tenure STRATEGY | Created and executed Strategy for $135 M segment MARKET DEVELOPMENT | Commercialized Next Generation product | Increased sales 37% and profit 39%ACCOUNT INTERFACE | Scripted and primary presenter for Marketing, Product, Innovation & Sustainability presentations to key accounts | Heinz, McCormick, McDonald's, Unilever, JM Smucker, Gerber, Kikkoman, ConAgraCAPITAL | Scripted, created financial case and successfully defended capital justificationSUPPLY CHAIN CONTINGENCY | Created and executed plan for force-majeure impacted raw material; required qualification of internationally sources materials

Conducted primary and secondary research for specific customer projects | Evaluated potential acquisition | determined viability of exporting food products from China to the U.S. | Assessed market dynamics and competitive environments

MARKET DEVELOPMENT | 300% growth within three yearsSTRATEGY | Created comprehensive market and competitive data for Strategic Plan ACQUISITION INTEGRATION | Led Integration team for $30M acquisitionACCOUNT INTERFACE | Scripted and presented key customer presentations including Coca-Cola, Coors, Alberto-Culver, Helene Curtis, Schering Plough and other Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and Food marketers.COMMUNICATIONS | Authored press releases and participated in editor interviews resulting in 24 trade publication articles | Authored content for annual reports and annual shareholder's meetingsBUDGET | Economically managed $1.5 M budget for integrated marketing programsPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Managed and coached three direct reports