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Global Marketing leader across Abbott, leading Integrated Marketing, Global Marketing capability and Abbott's identity advancement. Oversaw global integrated marketing for company identity and global marketing capability development across all businesses. Coached three DVPs and 25 total team members. Led marketing university development and gained alignment for development plan within first 90 days in role. Advanced Abbott brand identity program globally, producing award- winning advertising while saving over $4,000,000.http://youtu.be/wWoQzfD9XcY

Global Marketing leader across all brands and all regions, reporting into the President of Global Brands. Both consumer and professional divisions. Responsible for Global Marketing Operations, Competency, Global Marketing University, North America Multicultural Marketing, Promotions and Consumer Services. Managed 4 Directors and 24 total team members. • Led the Global Marketing University initiatives, conducting live events in Rome, Seoul, Punta Cana, Hong Kong, Panama City, London, Brussels, Milan, Toronto and the US. Launched an innovative online tool to enable every day learning and social connection. Delivered double-digit survey score improvement in all regions.• Led the creation of the Global Marketing Competency Model, the first global model for Marketing in the company’s recorded history.• Led the Multicultural Marketing efforts that yielded award winning commercial programs and industry honors to the Kimberly-Clark “Total Market” approach. • Led the Consumer Services team that created a unique consumer experience process that involves social media and responds to consumers with industry-leading speed.- Led the Consumer Promotions team that includes couponing and sampling.

Led the North America brand portfolio of Scott, Cottonelle and Viva, reporting to the division president. Managed 3 Directors and 42 total team members. Responsible for the full portfolio P&L representing over $2.3 Billion in Sales. In addition, led overall Marketing competency development, Shopper Marketing and Canada for the division.• Exceeded sales and earnings goals for 8 straight quarters. • Led a major corporate complexity reduction initiative, significantly reducing complexity and increasing capacity for the division.• Launched innovative marketing commercial programs across all brands, including Cottonelle’s innovative “Let’s talk about your bum” program, driving top tier ROI results.• Launched VIVA Vantage, the first-ever preferred product over Bounty. VIVA Vantage was the highest year 1 sales new product launch for Kimberly-Clark since 2010.• Launched the innovative Scott Naturals Tube-Free from the northeast test market. Scott Tube-Free is the only toilet paper without a tube. Reversed 10 years of Scott Brand penetration decline.• Led Sustainability marketing efforts for the division, working closely with the Forest Stewardship Council to include FSC labeling and commercial programming.• Coached and developed a strong team, promoting two members to Director level. Led the Family Care Marketing Clubhouse, a monthly talent forum for the entire division.

Led the office of Global Brand Equity, reporting to the Chairman & CEO. The team included the Director of Brand Licensing, Manager of Brand Licensing, Manager of Global Business Decision Resources, and the Global Information Manager. Rated at the Excellent level for each of the 4 years.• Led the SC Johnson marketing communication agency RFP in 2011, one of the most comprehensive and largest RFPs in the CPG industry in the last decade. Resulted in a strong integrated marketing capability with two new agencies after over 50 years with one major agency and multiple secondary agencies. Prior to this, led completion of the global advertising agency contract in 2008, the first since 1996. Led Hispanic agency contract negotiations, the first since 1994, modernizing the contract while maintaining the strong partnership.• Led new expansive external global brand licensing strategic initiative to grow brand equities of key brands and delivered strong ROI. Developed strategic plans for each brand and delivered strong licensing deal flow with speed, including Pledge Libman products, Glade Shell/Kraco and Ziploc RC/2/Tomy products. Delivered 150+ new items.• Led special projects on Digital and E-Commerce. For Digital, created a unique multi-agency thought leadership group in 2010 (DNA – Digital Navigation Advisory) to help shape strategy and execution. For E-Commerce, created a cross-functional team to frame up the e-commerce space and opportunity for SCJ, moving with speed to enable SCJ websites to have a “shop now” capability and form a partnership with the # 1 worldwide e-tailer Amazon.com.

Led Pest Control Division for North America. Ideated, developed and commercialized OFF! Smooth & Dry - became the #1 insect repellent in the US in 2008 and received New Product of the Year award in 2009. Ideated and developed OFF! Clip-on - became the #1 insect repellent in the US in 2009.

Led cross-functional team of Sales, Category Management, Retail, Co-Promotion and Supply Chain for SC Johnson Target business. SC Johnson was named a strategic partner for Target, one of only 18 companies. Led the team to growth in all categories and the highest growth rate of major accounts.

Led Glade Candles portfolio, increasing profitability and leading innovations such as wrapped candles.

Led the Windex brand portfolio, growing share and category volume significantly behind base business major restage/upsizing and innovations such as Windex Antibacterial and Windex Outdoor.

Grew business via successful restage of Kabikiller, lauch of Crew Amido Wiper and the first ever acquisition for Japan Johnson, the Pipe Unish brand.