Vice President Marketing And Sales
Sebastopol, California, Us
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Sebastopol, CA (a subsidiary of Emmi Group, Lucerne, Switzerland) – Emmi is a $4B global leader in dairy. Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery (RHF&C) is the market leader in cultured goat milk products and lactose-free real dairy products in the U.S. After successfully reinvigorating the Meyenberg brand, transforming the marketing and sales functions, and helping to drive strategy and cultural change, I was asked to also take on marketing and sales responsibilities for RHF&C and harness synergies across the companies and brands. Recruited and hired an internal sales team and merged two marketing organizations to create a high performing integrated team of 14. Marketing team recognized by Emmi global as best in class digital marketers. Championed strategic shift for Green Valley Creamery brand of lactose-free products to enhance accessibility and affordability, underpinned by innovation of 11 new SKU’s in late 2019 and supported by national footprint digital marketing campaigns in 2020. Reversed revenue decline in 2019 and achieved high single digit growth in 2020 and Q1 2021.Reversed revenue declines on Redwood Hill Farm brand through a strategic repositioning and modernization of the brand, including new logo and pack graphics, and effective digital marketing support.Key contributor on global Emmi initiative to establish and embed marketing best practices, with a focus on marketing/brand strategy, digital transformation, and organizational change.