Classically-grounded food business builder with experience successfully driving marketplace/markets insights, delivering new products/innovation to consumer and B2B/foodservice markets, plus PR/corporate communications strategy. Passions include crafting strategy to unlock profitable growth, focusing resources to meet emerging needs, brand positioning/repositioning, leveraging big (and small) data, and coaching team members in the skills of innovation.Specialties: -Strategic planning, brand creative strategy & media development, positioning, agency relations, trade & consumer promotions; innovation & new products (concept to shelf), iDNA process, StageGate product development, leveraging market/consumer insights and syndicated data;-Integrating macro/agri-economic trend, markets trading, BI, and marketplace/consumer insights.-PR/corporate communications and issues management; -Life cycle management, packaging/graphic systems; global sourcing, legal/regulatory interface; -P&L management, budget development/management; -Staff/team development, LEAN process, certified Innovators DNA trainer; -LAMP, key/national account planning, pricing strategy, cross-functional team leadership.