About
Established global consumer products and R&D leader with over twenty years of expertise advancing multiple internationally recognized health, personal care and hygiene brands. Reputation for innovative consumer product research leadership. Inclusive style with proven influencing skills aligning teams and stakeholders with goals and objectives. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; comfortable interacting with all levels of an organization. Coach and mentor; committed to continuous improvement and career progression. Fully remote-work capable. - Leadership - Strategic Partnerships - Health/Personal Care/Hygiene - In-Market Success - Cross-Functional Teams - Claims Development - Consumer Product Research - Analysis & Reporting - Product Launch - Innovation - Product R&D - Global Compliance
Experience
Senior Global Professional Relations Manager
Reckitt · United Kingdom
Oversaw global professional relations initiatives for the Foot Care and Hair Removal Categories. Facilitated global and local cross-functional teams in developing medical marketing strategies and designed supporting materials. Developed global professional relations strategies and programs; recruited key opinion leaders and organizations to deliver programs. I
New Consumer Innovation Practices Manager
Reckitt · United States
Explored ways to a step-change approach to consumer research for both platform and transformational innovation across the global R&D organization. Designed and tested pilot programs, then disseminated finalized programs internationally.
Consumer Science Manager - Europe
Reckitt · Veneto, Italy
Oversaw a team of five across three countries to develop product insights and attribute definitions to release winning claims and products supporting “Power Brands” (Health, Hygiene, and Home). Defined best-in-class consumer product insight programs supporting multiple market studies. Analyzed and translated insights into product measures enabling R&D to design products (formulation & packaging) and claims positioned for maximum success. Trialed new consumer research approaches identifying areas of opportunity in product attributes. Built the global Consumer Science function instituting processes, procedures, and policies and produced recruiting and training methods. Refocused and restructured the European consumer team to increase capabilities, bring more return on investment and maximize impact on the brands supported.
R&D Product Development Manager – Personal Care
Reckitt · United States
Administer a multi-project pipeline valued over $150M, eight direct reports within the Body Hygiene area. Headed the R&D team to develop new claims and products for the global bar soap, body wash, and personal wipes portfolio. Designed consumer product insights programs, including pioneering ethnography studies based in homes in India.
Consumer Innovation Manager – Hygiene
Reckitt · United States
Led the newly created Consumer Innovation Group, comprising Product Research, Sensory, Product Performance, and Strategic Claims and Knowledge driving Lysol and Dettol innovations. Managed a team of ten. Facilitated consumer-facing activities to uncover product insights aligned with brand strategies and plans. Built local consumer research expertise in USA and India. Boosted claims veracity by using statistically robust and scientifically sound performance testing. Enabled the substantiation of consumer-relevant claims and product ideas by fully leveraging the scientific database.
Global Professional Relations/Medical Affairs Manager
Reckitt · United Kingdom
Drove the global professional relations, product support, and training programs. Acted as therapeutic area expert on clinical, medical, and technical properties. Subject matter expert for competitive claims and new product development. Recruited key opinion leaders (KOLs) to support new market launches, further understand disease areas, and investigate new claims and products. Drove product understanding and category opportunities by delivering 11 new peer-reviewed publications produced at relevant medical conventions. Enabled Crisis management success by launching the first web tool for personal care issues management. Developed a European consumer injury management process that involved identifying, recruiting, and training Key Opinion Leaders in the dermatology field.
Education
University of Humberside and Lincolnshire, UK
Postgraduate Certificate in Management (US MBA Equivalent), Business Administration and Management, General
University of Hull
Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry
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