Comings & Goings: November 2015

Brand MarketersBayer Consumer Care, Whippany, New JerseyScott Traister was recently promoted to the position of manager, shopper insights.Campbell Soup Co., Camden, New JerseyCampbell’s board of directors elected Les Vinney to succeed Paul Charron as chairman of the board, effective Nov. 1.Dean Foods, DallasThe food and beverage company has named Ralph Scozzafava as executive vice president and COO. Scozzafava previously held executive positions at Clorox and Campbell Soup Co.Nestle Purina, St. LouisMelissa VanVickle, formerly of Anheuser-Busch, was recently hired by Nestle Purina as an assistant manager, category shopper insights.SC Johnson, Racine, WisconsinAnn Mukherjee, a key architect of PepsiCo’s brand strategy in recent years, has been hired as the manufacturer’s first global chief marketing officer.Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyJessica Waxenberg Levison has been promoted to the position of manager, shopper insights, e-commerce and grocery.RetailersKroger Co., CincinnatiScot Hendricks has been promoted to president of Kroger’s Delta division, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee, and operates stores in Western Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.Lowe’s, Mooresville, North CarolinaThe home improvement retailer has appointed former Family Dollar executive Jocelyn Wong to the role of senior vice president and general merchandising manager for the company’s seasonal product business.Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids, MichiganRenee Appert has been promoted from director of brand development to director of brand and foods marketing.Sam’s Club, Bentonville, ArkansasThe retailer made nine personnel moves focused on merchandising. Seong Ohm is moving from SVP, merchandise business services, to SVP, merchandise solutions; Todd Matherly is moving from SVP, merchandise solutions, to SVP, business member merchandising; Jason Shaw is moving from VP, merchandise transformation, to VP, category management (a new position); George Agnacian is moving from VP, proprietary brands, to VP, Sam’s Club global leverage; Greg Cathey is moving from VP, Sam’s global leverage, to VP and DMM, regional buying, food and beverage; Chandra Holt (formerly of Walgreens) will assume responsibility as VP, proprietary brands; Russell Mounce has been promoted to VP and DMM, produce; MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon will change in reporting from merchandising to membership; and Alex Aguila will change in reporting from merchandising to membership.Target Corp., MinneapolisAs the retailer continues to revamp its executive team, Anu Gupta has been appointed to fill the new senior vice president of operational excellence post.Please send information regarding personnel appointments to: Linc Wonham, Shopper Marketing, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr, Ste. 200, Chicago, IL 60631 or email: lwonham@p2pi.org

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