Leading Experts on Consumer Goods & Services

Douglas Hall was the Vice President of Lear Corporation's General Motors Division from 2003 until January 2006. Mr. Hall was responsible for all profit/loss management for 29 vehicle platforms and 41 plants representing $2.9B in annual revenue. He oversaw all aspects of Sales, Program Management, and...

Patrick Hanly is a Group Commercial Director at Harvey Nichols since 1987, and is responsible for all retail functions in the UK and internationally. He engages in buying and merchandise strategy, formulating policies to drive the business and maintain Harvey Nichols’ unique position. He played a key...

Nora Hanna is the President of Hanna and Associates, a retail consultancy focusing on the gift, accessory, and jewelry markets. Ms. Hanna is also an Owner/President of Seventh Sense, a jewelry manufacturer specializing in the teen and tween markets. She works directly with Hot Topic, Macy's, Lord and...

Kevin Harter is currently the Vice President of Fashion Direction for Men's, Home and Young World (Children's) at Bloomingdale's Department Store, part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Mr. Harter has over fifteen years of experience at Bloomingdale's, one of the country's premiere department stores....

Donald Hatch is providing consulting services on the state of the retail industry. He resigned from A and A Quality Appliance in 2006 (dba Appliance Factory Outlet), where he held the positions of District Manager, Store Manager and Director of Value Added Sales since 2005. Previously, he served as...

Morten Haure-Petersen (MHP) is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Apetito Catering, contract caterers in Germany, France and Holland, where he has worked since 2005. He is also the Chief Executing Officer at RVS Gmbh, a sales and marketing arm of the Apetito Group. Previously, he has served as...

Edwin Heethuis is the Director of Information Based Selling at Straub Distributing Company, an independent beer and energy drink wholesaler with distribution rights for Anheuser-Busch and Hansen Natural. Straub Distributing sales in 2007 exceeded the 10.4 million case equivalent mark and continue to...

Ken Heit is the Director of Sales of Worldwide Cruises, a subsidiary of American Express Travel specializing in the cruise industry. He oversees $30 million in annual cruise sales revenue and supervises 25 employees. Mr. Heit has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry. As a result of...

Laurence Hellman is the principal of LMH Consulting, an independent retail consulting firm, a partner in Summit Leadership Development, and an entrepreneur developing storage condominiums. Previously, Mr. Hellman was the Corporate Vice President of Merchandise Research for May Department Stores, from...

Kathleen Henderson is a Buyer at Chicks Sporting Goods, where she has been for over 16 years. Chicks Sporting Goods is a California based company with 15 stores. She is responsible for buying all beachwear and beach gear brands such as Billabong, Roxy, Quicksilver and UGG Australia. Ms. Henderson is...

Donald Herring is the owner of Don Herring and Associates, a company, which handles mergers and acquisitions, as well as sales of specific products to selected accounts. Mr. Herring has more than 40 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. Prior, he has served as a Vice President of Customer...

Robert Hintz serves as General Manager and Owner of Engelhart Center in Wisconsin, a $12M per year powersports, trailer, and lawn care dealer. Mr. Hintz is also a Board Member of Wisconsin Powersports Dealers Association, a non-profit Wisconsin sports dealership association focused on building a cohesive...

Mr. Mitchell Hnatt is an independent contractor with Aflac serving as a Sales Manager, where he has been since June 2007. In this position, Mr. Mitchell is responsible for all training and development of sales agents. Previously, he was a District Sales Manager with Aeropostale from 1997 to 2005. ...

Simon Holliday is a Partner at Global Betting & Gaming Consultants (GBGC), the leading UK-based consultancy to the gambling industry, which he co-founded in 1998. At GBGC, he is responsible for collecting and analyzing the data for both online and land-based gambling markets, producing forecasts and...

Michael Hutchins is the owner of his own health club consulting company, where he has worked since 2005. Previously, Mr. Hutchins was a Department Manager and Sales Trainer at Bally Total Fitness, a fitness center operating company of 420 gyms, from 1999 to 2005. At Bally Total Fitness, Mr. Hutchins...

J. Erik Hvide is the Principal of HMS Consulting, where he has worked since 2000. HMS Consulting specializes in the offshore energy services and the cruise industry. Here, Mr. Hvide is responsible for strategic and M & A consulting for industry participants as well as institutional investment managers....

Howard Jackson is President of HSA Consulting Inc, the world's premier warehouse club, discount & food retail consulting firm, since 1993. He is the leading expert on the Mexican retail market. HSA provides retail strategy, productivity/cost improvement, marketing, licensing & acquisition services....

Martin Jones is the President of Artisan Source, a California based management firm specializing in the alcoholic beverage industry. Mr. Jones has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the competitive, affordable luxury goods market. Prior, he was the President and Chief Executive...

Russ Josephs is a Consultant Buyer and Partner at 9KOK, a consulting and marketing firm based in New York and London, where he has worked since October 2006. His knowledge base and clients are broad, but his specialty is the teen retail market, including Urban Outfitters, where he was a Senior Buyer...

Thomas Kalinske is the Vice Chairman of LeapFrog Enterprises. LeapFrog is an educational toy and school products company with approximately $650M in annual sales. Mr. Kalinske has extensive experience as Chief Executive Officer of four consumer products companies like Mattel, Matchbox, Sega(building...