Leading Experts on Consumer Goods & Services

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...

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...

Eric Holt has been the Owner of Allsport Polaris/Honda in WA since 1984. He has also been the Owner of Coeur d' Alene Polaris in ID since 1996. Mr. Holt is extremely familiar with all Polaris products including snowmobiles, ATVs, and Victory motorcycles and Honda ATVs, watercraft, and motorcycles.

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....

As of 2008 Greg Ibsen serves as an Advisor and Consultant with Encore Associates, a strategic advisory, sales & marketing and solutions provider to the food and consumer goods industry. As a Consultant, he is serving on the board of a foodservice beverage company and as a board advisor to a manufacturer...

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....

Seth Johnson was CEO of Pacific Sunwear from 2005 until 2006. Pacific Sunwear is a $1.4 billion teen retailer with over 1000 stores. Previously Mr. Johnson was the CFO of Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 until 1998 and COO from 1999 to 2004. In his roles at Abercrombie & Fitch he was involved in the growth...

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...

Robert Kaufmann is an independent consultant to the consumer packaged goods industry. His focus is in business development, new product development, sales and marketing. He is knowledgeable in dairy, specialty, diet and kosher food categories. He also has knowledge on contract manufacturing and private...

Phil Keeter is President of the Marine Retail Association of America. Mr. Keeter oversees the operations of the association, an organization providing benefits to marine retailers, including legislative representation and educational opportunities. Mr. Keeter has experience with over 3500 marine retailers...