Brown University

University of Cambridge

Mamaroneck High School

Columbia Business School

Independent Chairman / Non Executive Director

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

- The grungy salon that pioneered the dip-dye, then conquered the globe” – Time Out

Bleach London

Chairman

The leading decorative lighting specialist. P/E backed, rapidly growing, entering new product categories, expanding internationally, social and community driven.

Lights4fun

P/E Backed London footwear label. Designed in London  -  Handmade in England  -  Sustainably sourced materials. Duke + Dexter challenges expectations of what a British shoe brand can and should be - striking a balance between progressive style and familiar British charm. Over the past 4 years, D+D has expanded from its London roots into a global community; working with athletes, musicians, artists, designers, photographers and pioneers who do things differently, who go against the grain.

DUKE + DEXTER

Revolutionary retail trading model and B2B marketplace that gives brands and buyers the tools, access, and control for international trade, facilitates the sharing of knowledge between retail markets and connects brands with retailers and stockists in all year, anytime online trade, building resilience in independent retail and the surrounding ecosystem.

Retaissance

Board Advisor

Crabtree & Evelyn

Global CEO

Regional CEO, Americas

OUIDAD

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Marketing Officer for $1 Billion division of Kao Corporation, including John Frieda, Jergens, Curel, and Biore brands across 11 subsidiaries and 42 markets. Responsible for branding, strategy, innovation, and marketing. Always interested in new ideas to drive brand equity and business results.

Kao Brands

SVP & Global CMO

President/CEO of Succendo, an upscale direct seller of proprietary Home and Personal Care products in the U.S.. Succendo uses an innovative product development approach to deliver higher quality, more fashion forward products to market at a fraction of the time and cost of competitive consumer products firms.

Succendo

President/CEO

President/CEO of Endeavors, Incorporated, a supplier of upscale, high quality private label brands and products to leading retailers such as CVS.

Endeavors, Incorporated

Created and led Unilever’s first e-commerce venture, a beauty-focused media and product business combining on-line content and commerce with off-line retail in an integrated marketing and distribution system.

Unilever

President/CEO, Unilever/iVillage Joint Venture

FutureBrand

Managing Director

Founded Unilever’s e-business and new media incubator to leverage emerging interactive media and lead all e-commerce and direct communication initiatives for $10BN US Personal Care and Foods divisions. Responsible for $100MM in advertising, negotiating external alliances, pioneering CRM/database-driven marketing efforts, identifying and managing new business models.  Team of 35; annual budget of $30MM.

Vice President Marketing, Interactive Brand Center

Led all initiatives for $5BN division to identify, create/acquire, and implement new brand and business models.

Director, New Business Development

Pioneered global brand management as world-wide manager of $1.5BN Household Cleaning and Dishwash  categories; set and delivered category financial targets, created and coordinated brand and regional strategies, defined and harmonized international brands, managed research programs, led acquisition and alliance efforts.

Global Category Manager, Homecare

Wisk/Surf/"all" Laundry Care
Shield/Dove Beauty Wash/Lux/Lifebuoy Personal Care

Lever Brothers

Senior Brand Manager

Associate Merchandise Manager, Womens’ Clothing and Accessories. 
Assistant Buyer, Bridge Jewelry.
Department Manager, Womens’ Clothing.

David Stern