Network of Executive Women 2011 Annual Report

2011 Network of Executive Women

Annual report

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“The Network doesn’t seek advantage for women.

We work to bring the advantage of women to you.”

Michelle Gloeckler Board Chair, Network of Executive Women Senior Vice President, Home, Walmart US

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mission To attract, retain and advance women in the retail and consumer products industry through education, leadership and business development.

Missions 4

accomplished The Network of Executive Women marked its 10th anniversary year with a bit of fanfare and a lot of hard work. Membership increased 51 percent to more than 5,000. Regional groups grew from 16 to 19. Regional attendance increased 33 percent. And national sponsorship contributions grew 32 percent. The Network launched new initiatives, including the NEW CPG Retail Diversity Forum, Diversity Hall of Fame, a hugely successful social media drive, a YouTube channel and a 10th anniversary awareness campaign that made more than 2 million lasting impressions on our industry.

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Eight individuals and two companies were honored with the Network’s William J. Grize Diversity Hall of Fame Award September 19, 2011 at the NEW Leadership Summit: Linda Dillman of QVC, honored for her work at Walmart; Jeri Dunn, retired global CIO for Bacardi, honored for her work at Tyson Foods; Tom Greco of PepsiCo; Don Knauss of The Clorox Company, also recognized for his work at Coca-Cola; Jeff Noddle, retired CEO of SUPERVALU; Kay Palmer of J.B. Hunt; Judy Spires of Kings Super Markets, formerly with Acme Markets; James White of Jamba Inc., honored for his work at Safeway; Delhaize America; and Procter & Gamble.

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A decade to

celebrate

and build on The Network’s 10th anniversary campaign honored the past, looked to the future and touched tens of thousands of industry executives in 2011.

We honored 10 diversity heroes at our NEW Leadership Summit in September. Distributed 100,000 copies of our commemorative CPG Retail Diversity magazine in the fall. Filled our online Time Machine with histories, predictions and more than 450 videos and photos.

Our celebration was focused forward. At the NEW Leadership Summit and regional events coast to coast, we looked at the challenges and solutions of the next 10 years.

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19 regions putting diversity

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Atlanta 2011 Canada 2010 Carolinas 2008 Chicago 2007 Cincinnati 2008 Florida 2006 Greater Philadelphia 2006 Mid-Atlantic 2008 Northern California 2007 New England 2003 New York Metro 2004 Northwest Arkansas 2004 Phoenix 2012 Southern California 2008 Texas – North Central 2005 Texas – South 2012 Pacific Northwest 2010 Twin Cities 2006

on the map

Western Michigan 2004

In 2011, the Network launched regional groups in Atlanta and the Pacific Northwest and laid the groundwork for two more groups in Phoenix and Houston — a record for regional development. Nearly 9,000 Network members and supporters — students, associates, managers, senior executives and CEOs — attended 34 learning events hosted by NEW regions in the U.S. and Canada, an attendance increase of 33 percent.

Thousands more attended informal mixers and outings. The Network’s regional groups don’t just produce great events, they provide leadership opportunities for more than 500 regional officers and committee members plus mentoring and outreach programs that benefit the entire industry.

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Meetings 10

of the minds The industry’s best minds and boldest leaders meet at the Network’s national conferences. In 2011 we hosted three unique industrywide events: Rosalind Brewer of Walmart, Sandy Douglas of Coca-Cola and Robert Abernathy of Kimberly-Clark addressed the NEW Multicultural Workforce Conference March 1-3 in Atlanta; media mogul Arianna Huffington and SUPERVALU CEO Craig Herkert headlined the NEW Executive Leaders Forum July 19-21 in Los Angeles; and the NEW Leadership Summit September 19-20 in Orlando looked at “the next 10 years” with three keynotes, 12 breakout sessions, and half-day NEW Leadership Academy and NEW Corporate Athlete workshops.

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Education is in

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our DNA

Network education programs reach thousands of senior executives, middle managers, emerging leaders and college students every year. More than a thousand Network members participated directly in our NEW Leadership Academy training webinars in 2011, with hundreds more watching at “lunch and learn” events or online in our Study Hall. Other initiatives included our ongoing Knowledge Bank series, an expanded trio of monthly newsletters and original research like our landmark report, “The Changing Consumer and the Workforce Imperative.” The Network is a leading source of industry and diversity news. Articles, interviews and blogs increased 71 percent in 2011; Network videos nearly tripled; and social media postings increased tenfold. NEW expanded its education commitment in November by hiring industry veteran Kathy Bayert as director of learning and advisory services.

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Five thousand members

are at our heart The Network’s success is measured in the people we touch and the partners we support. In 2011, Network membership grew 51 percent to more than 5,000; regional and national sponsor support grew 32 percent to $2.1 million; website traffic increased 66 percent and our social media fans and followers increased by a factor of five. In 2011, the Network introduced a new top-tier Foundation sponsor level and five companies quickly stepped up: Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

These companies and nearly 70 other national Network sponsors are sold on the values of the Network.

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The 16

 year in pictures

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Leadership Best of the Best 2011 Regional officers Each year, members of the Network’s regions nominate one person as their “Best of the Best” committee member, recognized for their teamwork, creativity, communication skills, industry knowledge and commitment to the Network’s mission.

Carolinas Ruth Wells Senior Business Leader, Home Care Procter & Gamble Treasurer

Greater Philadelphia Susan Rorke-Lawler Store Director Acme Markets Co-Secretary

New York Metro Nancy Freda-Smith Vice President, Internal Audit Ralph Lauren Immediate Past Co-Secretary

Chicago Beth Legate Executive Producer Image Base Chair, Fundraising Committee

Northern California Katrina Hahn Vice President, Sales The Caldrea Co. Chair, Event Planning Committee

Cincinnati Felicia Mooty Category Development Manager, Kroger Team Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. Secretary

North Central Texas Genevieve Poirier-Richards President, The Marketing Spectrum Immediate Past Chair of Programs Advisory Board Member

Florida Robin Webb Southeast Market Manager, Convenience Channel Procter & Gamble Chair, College Outreach Committee

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Mid-Atlantic Sunday Council-Baker Director of Human Resources, Eastern and Genuardi’s Safeway Inc. Co-Chair New England Marilyn Tillinghast Senior Vice President, Chain Sales C&S Wholesale Grocers Immediate Past Co-Chair

Twin Cities Holly Swanson Director of Sales, Target Team Del Monte Foods Co-Chair, Logistics

spoken here More than 500 Network members — one out of every 10 — served as a regional officer or committee member in 2011. Many others served at the national level or worked as a volunteer. Network service provides invaluable leadership experience, builds professional networks and raises the profile of the women and men who serve. These servant leaders build their careers and help their organizations as they shape the future of the Network.

Best of the Best region NEW Northern California The Network recognizes the collective achievements of one region each year with its “Best of the Best” region award. In 2011, NEW Northern California and its team of nearly 50 committee members were recognized for serving as a source of best practices shared throughout the Network. The group led the way in social media, piloted new succession planning tools and was the first group to mentor a start-up region — Pacific Northwest. The region was led by Co-Chairs Lori Proctor of Procter & Gamble and Erica Swanson of Slalom Consulting, Treasurer Audrey Goins Brichi of Chevron and Secretary Michelle Tonner of Daymon Worldwide.

Sue Klug of SUPERVALU (left) received the Bobbie O’Hare Award from Bobbie O’Hare herself October 12 in Long Beach, Calif.

Bobbie O’Hare Award Sue Klug Sue Klug, president of the Albertsons division of SUPERVALU and Co-Chair, Logistics for NEW Southern California, received the 2011 Bobbie O’Hare Award as the Network’s “volunteer of the year.” The award is named for former Regional Chair Bobbie O’Hare of JOH, who helped lead the development of NEW’s regional groups, and recognizes outstanding commitment and service. “We are mentored by just observing how she conducts herself, how she runs our team and how she handles challenging situations,” Klug’s fellow committee members wrote when nominating her. “She is a role model to all of us — and to virtually all who know her.”

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By 73 sponsors

3 national conferences

65 regional events

10,082 attendees

461 companies

5,406 fans and followers 11,993 newsletter subscribers

108,575 magazine copies 74,135 web visitors

538,604 emails

415 press pickups

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 the numbers By almost every measure, 2011 was a spectacular year for the Network, its members and its partners. Membership, sponsorship, attendance and outreach increased by double and even triple digits.

Members

2010

2011

Members

3,307

5,009

51%

300

461

53%

Organizations represented Sponsors

2010

Sponsors

72

Sponsorship support

1

Regions

2011 73

$1.59 million

$2.1 million

2010

2011

Change

Change 1.4% 32% Change

Regional groups

16

19

18%

Regional events

24

31

29%

Regional mixers

NA

34

NA

Event attendance

2010

2011

Change

NEW CPG Retail Diversity Forum

180

216

20%

NEW Executive Leaders Forum

193

208

0.7%

NEW Leadership Summit

803

782

(2%)

6,709

8,876

33%

7,888

10,082

28%

2010

2011

2

Regional events

3

Total Outreach NEW Leadership Academy attendance

4

Social media fans/followers Unique website visitors Website visits Emails delivered Press pickups5

Change

NA

1,040

NA

824

5,406

556%

44,632

74,135

61%

93,679

149,022

59%

374,918

538,604

43.6%

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415

NA

1. Includes national and regional sponsorships. 2. Formerly NEW Multicultural Workforce Conference. 3. Total does not include mixers and outings. 4. Includes two webinars from late 2010. 5. Press monitoring started 7/15/10.

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Strong support, solid growth Income Regional event registration 12.9% NEW Leadership Summit 12.3%

Miscellaneous 1.9%

National sponsorship 50.6%

NEW Executive Leaders Forum 9.1% NEW Diversity Forum1 4.1% Membership dues 3.7%

Regional sponsorship 5.2%

Expenses Other expenses3 3.4%

Services, staffing and support 2 43.8%

Due to rounding, percentages in charts do not equal 100%.

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Conference expenses 52.7%

Operating income 2011 National sponsorship

$1,907,501

Regional sponsorship

195,400

Membership dues

140,983

NEW Diversity Forum

154,653

NEW Executive Leaders Forum

343,704

NEW Leadership Summit

460,399

Regional event registration

489,299

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Miscellaneous

72,052

Total

$3,763,991

Operating expenses 2011 Conference expenses Services, staffing and support Other expenses

$1,985,641 1,649,672

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128,239

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Total

$3,763,552

1. Formerly NEW Multicultural Workforce Conference. 2. Sales, marketing, accounting, strategic planning and organizational development, regional oversight and management, publications and newsletters, public relations and advertising, education and program development, legal services, staff salaries and benefits. 3. Includes insurance, depreciation, bad debt, in-kind rent, computer services and other.

ASSETS Cash in bank - operating

$242,695

Cash in bank - money market

1,800,941

Total cash and cash equivalents

$2,043,636

Accounts receivable

$916,597

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

(30,000)

Total accounts receivable

$886,597

Equipment and software, net of accumulated depreciation

40,901

Prepaid expenses

63,478

Total assets

$3,034,612

LIABILITIES Accounts payable

$7,451

Accrued payroll

162,829

Unearned/deferred revenue

1,335,523

Total liabilities

$1,505,803

NET ASSETS Beginning net assets - unrestricted

$1,465,838

Beginning net assets - temporarily restricted

29,591

Change in net assets

33,380

Ending unrestricted net assets

1,528,809

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$3,034,612

Unaudited and summary results as of December 31, 2011. Final audited results may differ.

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The year in review

January 13 Northwest Arkansas learns to “manage during change” with renown futurist Edie Weiner. January 24 Friends of the Industry presents NEW Chair Michelle Gloeckler with a crystal gavel and check, helping the Network meet its 10-year, $100,000 scholarship goal. February 23 Chicago hosts current and potential sponsors at a networking event.

March 1-3 Two hundred executives attend the NEW Multicultural Workforce Conference in Atlanta, headlined by Walmart’s Rosalind Brewer, Coca-Cola’s Sandy Douglas and Kimberly-Clark’s Robert Abernathy. March 9 Veteran NEW members offer career insights to members of the Colgate Women’s Network in New York City.

March 11 Florida attracts 250 members to its leadership workshop in Tampa. March 13 NEW Executive Director Joan Toth is named the Network’s president and CEO. March 15 Industry leaders provide career advice to more than 60 NEW members and Clorox associates at the company’s headquarters in Oakland, Calif. March 17 The NEW website offers a group page for Ambassadors. March 18 College students from University of Cincinnati, Miami of Ohio University, Xavier University and Cincinnati State University participate in the Cincinnati region’s Retail Adventure. March 21 Chicago members join ConAgra Food’s Women’s Leadership Council for a webcast featuring author Fawn Germer.

March 23 More than 330 NEW members focus on collaborative partnerships at a Carolinas workshop. March 28-29 Western Michigan members reach out to students, academics and industry leaders at the WMU Food Marketing Conference. March 29 New York Metro draws 250 members to Jersey City, N.J., for its spring event featuring futurist Edie Weiner. April 4 New England members promote student mentoring at Bentley University. April 14 Lt. Col. Consuelo Castillo Kickbush enlightens more than 300 members at a New England event in Newton, Mass. April 27 Attendance tops 400 at the Twin Cities’ networking

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luncheon in Minnetonka, Minn. April 28 More than 200 members receive career coaching at the Texas spring event in Addison, Texas.

April 29 Nearly 175 members honor 27 NEW Cincinnati regional sponsors at a networking breakfast. May 3 A panel of cpg/retail executives offer career advice to 275 members at a Chicago event.

May 10 NEW Atlanta makes its debut with an informal mixer in Marietta, Ga. May 12 The first-ever Pacific Northwest spring event draws 130 members to Woodinville, Wash. May 13 A record 430 members attend a Northern California Corporate Athlete training and networking breakfast in Pleasanton, Calif. May 18 More than 300 Southern California members “maximize their leadership DNA” in Costa Mesa, Calif. May 19 Chevron hosts a NEW Texas networking reception in Houston. May 19 A Northwest Arkansas Corporate Athlete event sells out with 150 attendees. June 8 Author Lynette Lewis addresses 150 NEW members at a Greater Philadelphia luncheon event.

June 9 More than 200 Texas members network and learn work/life balance tips at a reception at Kimberly-Clark headquarters in Irving, Texas. June 13 NEW awards $20,000 in scholarships to seven college students. June 22 Network members learn to “leverage the links” at a Mid-Atlantic Golf Outing in Davidsonville, Md. June 23 PetSmart Inc. hosts a reception for NEW members at its Phoenix headquarters.

July 6 The first-ever NEW mixer outside of the United States is held in Toronto. July 19-21 More than 225 industry leaders attend the fifth annual Executive Leaders Forum at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. August 10-11 NEW officers and members participate in “The Changing Consumer and Workforce Imperative” panel discussion at the 2011 Hispanic Retail 360 Summit. August 11 Network members help A&P launch its Women Executive Leaders Leading (The WELL) business resource group. August 25 Members of PepsiCo’s Women

2011

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2011

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Inclusion Network in Chicago hear from Network President and CEO Joan Toth and veteran NEW members. September 1 The Network celebrates its 10th anniversary with the launch of the NEW Time Machine supersite, which includes video histories from more than two dozen cpg/retail diversity pioneers. September 14 More than 300 members learn to “ask the right questions” at the Twin Cities fall event. September 14 NEW’s Nancy Krawczyk and Network members offer insights at the third annual Giant/Martin’s Women in Leadership Conference. September 14 NEW President and CEO Joan Toth takes part in Nielsen event, drawing 200. September 15 More than 130 members of Hershey’s Women’s Council learn ways to better draw on the Network’s networking opportunities and career tools. September 19-20 The 10th anniversary Leadership Summit draws more than 700 to Orlando, Fla. September 19 Network members confirm five new board members. September 19 Ten industry legends receive the William J. Grize Diversity Hall of Fame Award at a red carpet gala. September 19 The NEW Leadership Summit Silent Auction raises more than $13,500 in scholarship funds. September 20 The Network’s “Best of the Best” awards go to Sue Klug of SUPERVALU and the Northern California committee. October 3 More than 100 industry leaders toast the Network’s 10th anniversary at a NACS Show reception.

October 3 Three hundred members discover “the power of asking the right questions” at the Twin Cities fall event. October 6 More than 250 members learn how to avoid a “personal energy crisis” at a Chicago networking event. October 6-7 NEW President and CEO Joan Toth shares the Network’s mission at Kellogg’s 2011 Women of Kellogg Empower Yourself Conference. October 12 Industry leaders tell a record Southern California crowd of nearly 350 members that “diversity is personal” at a Long Beach event. October 13 More than 225 members learn to navigate complex workplaces at the Metro New York event in Jersey City, N.J.

October 17 Texas members are now served by two groups: North Central Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth region) and South Texas (Houston).

October 17 NEW members receive the first edition of Network Insider, a monthly e-zine. October 18 The first-ever NEW Atlanta networking event draws 350 members and guests to Coca-Cola headquarters. October 19 A panel of male executives shares insights on women leaders with 300 members at the Carolinas fall event. October 19 NEW Pacific Northwest partners with Portland State University for the Women’s Leadership Forum, drawing nearly 100 students. October 22 More than 3,000 join NEWnational on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter during the Network’s first-ever social media drive. October 27 More than 250 members “bridge the communication gap” at a North Central Texas event in Frisco, Texas.

November 1 Former Sara Lee executive Kathy Bayert named to new post of director of learning and advisory services. November 2 Eighty Procter & Gamble associates discover NEW at the Cincinnati regional event, which attracted a sold-out crowd of 475 members. November 4 NEW President and CEO Joan Toth shares networking tips during a PepsiCo Women Inclusion Network webinar. November 9 A panel of cpg/retail executives shares leadership lessons with 250 members at a Greater Philadelphia reception. November 10 More than 400 members hear executives’ diversity insights at a NEW Florida event in Tampa.

November 15 The Network’s YouTube channel debuts. November 16 The Network’s Nancy Krawczyk participates in Stop N Shop’s Women Adding Value networking dinner. December 1 Northern California members participate in an informal mentoring session at a luncheon in San Ramon, Calif. December 13 NEW Mid-Atlantic and the Grocery Manufacturers Association partner for a panel discussion on the next decade of change, drawing 100 Network members and guests to Washington, D.C.

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Leaders

National sponsors 2011

Officers

Board Directors At-Large Jeff Boser Senior Vice President, Global Sales Kellogg Company

Foundation

Gold

Board Chair

Coca-Cola Kraft Foods PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Walmart

Acosta Advantage Sales & Marketing American Express Bacardi Catalina Marketing Costco Coty Inc. Coupons.com Inc. CPGjobs Crossmark Crown Central CVS Caremark Corporation Dean Foods DemandTec dunnhumby USA Family Dollar The Home Depot Hormel Foods Corporation Image Base Jamba Juice Kalypso Kimberly-Clark Corporation MARS Advertising Mars Chocolate NA, LLC McCormick & Company Inc. MillerCoors Nestlé Infant Nutrition Newell Rubbermaid Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. PetSmart S & D Coffee Sara Lee Corporation Schwan’s Consumer Brands Sears Holdings Corporation 7-Eleven Starbucks Coffee Company SymphonyIRI Group Valassis

Michelle Gloeckler Senior Vice President, Home Walmart US

Title Accenture Ahold USA Chevron The Clorox Company Delhaize Group Deloitte Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Company The Kroger Co. Nestlé Purina PetCare Unilever Walgreen Company

Platinum Campbell Soup Co. Colgate-Palmolive ConAgra Foods CSP Del Monte Foods General Mills GlaxoSmithKline The Hershey Company The J.M. Smucker Company JOH Mass Connections Nestlé Waters Nielsen Novartis Safeway SC Johnson SUPERVALU Target Corporation

Vice Chair Catherine Lindner Vice President, Retail Marketing Walgreen Company

Past Chair Alison Kenney Paul Vice Chairman and U.S. Retail Leader, Principal Deloitte

Secretary Elizabeth Hosick General Manager, Strategic Capability Chevron Corporation

Treasurer Rosa C. Stroh Vice President, Treasurer The Hershey Company

Executive Committee Regional Development Chair Maria Edelson Founder and President Sales and Capability Development LLC

Education Chair Antoinette (Tonie) Leatherberry Principal Deloitte

Sponsorship Chair Regenia Stein Vice President, Business Performance, Industry Development and Communication Kraft Foods

Membership Chair

Sarah Chartrand Senior Vice President Diversity & Talent Management Ahold USA Christy Consler Vice President, Sustainability Safeway, Inc. Dave Dudick Senior Vice President and President, U.S. Channels General Mills, Inc. Erby Foster Jr. Director, Diversity & Inclusion The Clorox Company Michael Gorshe Partner, Retail and Consumer Goods Accenture Beverly Grant Vice President, Chief Channel Officer Procter & Gamble Cathy Green Burns President, Food Lion Family Food Lion, Bloom, Harveys, Reid’s Julie Hamilton Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO Coca-Cola Company Lisa Klauser Vice President, Consumer & Customer Solutions Unilever

Marketing Chair

Bobbie O’Hare (member emeritus) Vice President, Business Development JOH

Annie Zipfel Vice President, Owned Brands Target Corporation

M. Marnette Perry Senior Vice President The Kroger Company

Debbie Wildrick CEO Bazi Inc.

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Mike Byron Former Vice President, Supplier Diversity SUPERVALU

Champions Marie Quintana Vice President, Multicultural Sales PepsiCo Margarita Rossi Director, Global Category Solutions Johnson & Johnson Sales & Logistics Company LLC Suzanne Sears Vice President, Global Market Development Kimberly-Clark Corporation Karen Stuckey Senior Vice President General Merchandise, Home Global Sourcing Walmart Stores Inc. Marla Thompson Group Vice President, Business Development Catalina Marketing Corporation

General Counsel Bob Dickson Hart, King & Coldren Michele Murphy Senior Vice President, Labor and Employee Relations SUPERVALU

Staff

Dan Abraham CEO Garb-Ko Inc.

Jim Keyes Chairman Key Development LLC

Hank Armour President and CEO NACS

William Kies Jr. President Kies Consulting LLC

Chris Baldwin Senior Vice President, Retail and Energy Marketing Hess Corporation

Don Knauss Chairman and CEO The Clorox Company

Mark Baum Managing Partner MARCAT Group LLC Dennis Belcastro Executive Vice President, Industry Affairs and Collaboration Grocery Manufacturers Association Betsy Cohen Vice President NestlĂŠ Purina Joseph M. DePinto President and CEO 7-Eleven Inc. Sandy Douglas President Coca-Cola North America Jeri Dunn Bacardi International (retired)

Denise Morrison President and CEO Campbell Soup Company Jamice Obianyo Assistant Vice President, Corporate Accounts Food Safety Specialties Inc. Ecolab Chip O’Hare Chairman and CEO JOH

Nancy Krawczyk Vice President, Sales and Marketing nkrawczyk@newonline.org Stephanie McFee Vice President, Member and Regional Services smcfee@newonline.org Kathy Bayert Director of Learning and Advisory Services kbayert@newonline.org Anna Duran Martinez Member and Regional Services Advocate admartinez@newonline.org Jeanne Fleigle Operations Support

M. Marnette Perry Senior Vice President The Kroger Co.

Nathalia Granger Director of Operations ngranger@newonline.org

Larree Renda Executive Vice President President, Safeway Health Inc. Safeway

Lauren Huizar-Martinez Registration Specialist lmartinez@newonline.org

Eileen Scott Formerly Pathmark

Tom Greco President Frito-Lay North America

Stephen Sibert Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications Diamond Foods Inc.

Michele Hanson President and CEO ExecuInsight

Bill Simon President and CEO Walmart US

David Jobe President, Leadership Conferences CSP Information Group

Dan Vucovich Senior Vice President and President U.S. The Hershey Company

Jenny Keehan Executive Vice President, Member Services Retail Industry Leaders Association

Tara Weiner Managing Partner, Greater Philadelphia Region Deloitte

Joan Toth President and CEO

Tracy Weems-Lavizzo Administrative Coordinator tlavizzo@newonline.org Rob Wray Director of Communications rwray@newonline.org

Bonnie Wurzbacher Coca-Cola Company (retired)

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NEW feeds my soul A fantastic way to get better connected Has made a difference for a lot of young women

Helps me develop my

leadership skills

The networking is just unbelievable Focuses on women but doesn’t exclude men

wonderful advocates A trailblazer in changing our industry You have these

A

life-changing experience

A laser-beam

focus on diversity and helping women

Has inspired many women to think outside the box

My POV has been expanded

At the forefront of increasing women in leadership

Deep reach across the country

Regional meetings are an

incredible opportunity for networking

I have grown as an individual with NEW Amazing

Inspirational

Has helped motivate me to push against the barriers I face NEW events are extremely valuable

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“Ten years after its founding, the Network of Executive Women has reached a turning point. The consumer products and retail industry has begun to leverage the talent and leadership skills of its women, but we still have a long way to go. At NEW, work is underway to analyze workforce trends and the needs of our stakeholders so that we can best help the industry attract, retain and advance high-potential women. Together we have put diversity on the industry’s agenda. Now we must achieve real inclusion by making our decision making as diverse as our customers. Nothing we do in our careers will be more important than building this legacy.”

Joan Toth President and CEO Network of Executive Women

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