Chief Customer Officer at Aunt Millie's Bakeries
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tropicana
Customer Marketing
1996 to 1998
Kraft Foods
Sales and Category Management
1984 to 1996
Mars Food US
Walmart Global Team Leader / Senior Director US Sales
April 2007 to February 2012
Cott Beverages
Vice President, Sales - Alternative Channels
May 2013 to March 2016
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
National Beverage Corp
Senior Vice President - Sales, National Accounts-Retail & Foodservice
April 2012 to May 2013
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Mars Food US
National Accounts - Mars Foodservice
October 2005 to April 2007
Mars Food US
Marketing Director - Mars Foodservice
January 2003 to September 2005
Mars Food US
Sales Planning/Trade Marketing
January 2000 to December 2002
Los Angeles, CA
Mars Food US
Category Management
January 1998 to December 1999
Chicago, IL
Wholesome Sweeteners
Chief Customer Officer
July 2016 to December 2018
Sugar Land, TX
What company does Rick Brown work for?
Rick Brown works for Tropicana
What is Rick Brown's role at Tropicana?
Rick Brown is Customer Marketing
What industry does Rick Brown work in?
Rick Brown works in the Food Production industry.
Who are Rick Brown's colleagues?
Rick Brown's colleagues are Tod Wilkerson, Cameron Long, Abbie Weisbrodt, and Jay Miller
đź’Ľ Past Experience
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Rick Brown was employed by Aunt Millie's Bakeries from 1996 to 1998 as a Customer Marketing. While at Aunt Millie's, Brown was responsible for sales and category management. He then moved on to Kraft Foods where he was responsible for sales and marketing for Kraft Foods from 1984 to 1996. In addition, Brown was also a Walmart Global Team Leader / Senior Director US Sales from April 2007 to February 2012. At Walmart, Brown led efforts to open new channels of business (foodservice and natural) and grow existing channels such as convenience and drug channels. Finally, he was also a Senior Vice President - Sales, National Accounts - Retail & Foodservice at National Beverage Corp from April 2012 to May 2013 for 2 years. During this time, he was also responsible for sales management and strategy development for national accounts in the grocery and foodservice trade channels.At Mars Food US, Brown was responsible for marketing for Mars Food US from October 2005 to April 2007. There, he was also a Marketing Director - Mars Foodservice from January 2003 to September 2005. At Mars Food US, Brown was also responsible for sales planning/trade marketing from January 2000 to December 2002. During his time at Mars Food US, Brown was a Category Management at Mars Food US from January 1998 to December 1999. Lastly, Brown was with Wholesome Sweeteners from July 2016 to December 2018 as Executive team member with responsibility for all strategies and plans involving sales, sales operations, and customer service.
🎓 Education
- Completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 1995- Worked for two successful private companies before starting his own business in 2002Rick Brown is a successful business owner and educationist with over 20 years of experience in the field. Rick is an experienced business owner and inhibitor of education fraud. Rick is fiercely dedicated to abolishing the educations system and preventing the trades from being funneled into lower-income households.Rick has a diverse education background, which has led him to success in business and education. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and a Master's degree in Education from DeVry University.Rick has numerous degrees, which have given him a mastery of a variety of business and educational topics. Rick has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with others in the field of education and business. His education is grounded in practical application and provides the ability to think outside the box in order to solve complex problems.Rick is a passionate advocate for abolishing the educations system and saving the trades from being funneled into lower-income households. He is a true fighter for education reform, and I am confident he will be a powerful advocate for fixing our broken system. Rick has the experience and knowledge to help us achieve our goals, and I look forward to working with him on this important issue.
đź’ˇ Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Rick Brown has a responsibility for all strategies and plans involving sales. He is also responsible for all aspects of marketing which includes but is not limited to sales, marketing operations, and customer service.
Extraversion (E), Sensing (S), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
3 year(s), 5 month(s)
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