EXECUTIVE
Business Leadership – Leads and manages business operations, growth and talent. Able to achieve an optimal balance between the requirements of all three to move the business forward on all fronts.
Growth Strategist – Anticipates and identifies clients’ strategic business needs and manages across internal networks to create and develop innovative strategic solutions that deliver maximum value to clients.
Relationship-Builder – Earns trust quickly and builds strong long-term relationships at all levels of an organization. A culture champion capable of facilitating and advancing new business relationships.
P&L Consistency – Consistently delivers profitability while delivering strong creative product. Delivers value-add to clients by helping them maximize their design spend.
CREATIVE
Designer – Understands the culture of design, managing design talent and what’s required to create an environment conducive to great design.
Specialties: P&L management, global team leadership, new business development, design agency management, branding, design, packaging, packaging workflows, process analysis, culture champion
Vice President, Client Engagement @ From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaManaging Director, Global Business @ From July 2010 to December 2012 (2 years 6 months) Managing Director @ Lead the New Jersey office – the top performing North American office – in delivering strategic design services to Fortune 500 clients in the fast-moving consumer goods industry with clients in the food & beverage and pharma/life sciences categories. From April 1993 to October 2010 (17 years 7 months) Design Director @ Led creative studio in designing consumer products packaging for a major global snackfood and confection company, including leading chocolate and sugar brands, and major pharmaceutical clients. From 1991 to 1993 (2 years) Designer @ From 1989 to 1991 (2 years)
BA, Design, Economics @ Rutgers University-New Brunswick From 1984 to 1987 Kari Lewis is skilled in: Management, Integrated Marketing, P&L Management, New Business Development, Packaging, Strategy, Brand Development, Creative Problem Solving, FMCG, Consumer Products, Graphics, Creative Direction, Marketing Communications, CRM, Leadership
Websites:
http://www.schawk.com,
http://www.anthemww.com,
http://www.brandsquare.com