John Whoriskey is a Senior C-Suite executive who led the success of Keurig’s consumer single serve coffee business from start up to becoming the #1 brand with revenues of $4.3 Billion. He drove this exceptional growth by creating a multi-billion dollar breakthrough single-cup coffee category: bringing innovative technologies to the consumer, launching new products, adding new-to-industry distribution channels, and building a network of alliances. Throughout his career, John has achieved strategic and operational leadership success growing and efficiently running startup, turnaround, high growth and mature business models in a diverse range of consumer product businesses. Of further value is his extensive multi-channel retailer knowledge gained as President of three consumer products' companies, his top-to-top retailer partnerships developed across the majority of distribution channels, his board experience, and the global market perspective acquired in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.During his career at Keurig/Green Mountain NASDAQ GMCR, from 2002 to 2015, John served as President US Sales & Marketing/Corporate Officer; President US Sales; Vice President & General Manager, Consumer At Home Division; and was a key member of the executive leadership team. Under his leadership, he built from launch commercial organizational infrastructure in a rapid growth environment; maintained a culture of entrepreneurial spirit and constant improvement; and consolidated the Keurig/Green Mountain businesses into one commercial organization. Prior to joining Keurig, John was President of two small privately held CPG manufacturing companies; Fetco Home Décor and Optelec NA. Earlier in his career, John held progressive senior sales and marketing roles at Honeywell Consumer Products (Division of Honeywell Inc.), Tucker Housewares (Mobil Oil Division), The First Years – and at Polaroid for 21 years, held progressive finance and marketing roles.