Judges and Speakers

• MBA Judges

  1. Mike Gannaway VF Corporation, Vice President, VF Direct & Customer Teams
  2. Cal Bouchard The North Face, Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
  3. Patty Pierce VF Outdoor, Inc., Vice President, Human Resources
  4. Liz Braund The North Face, Business Director, Performance Apparel and Headwear
  5. Bob Liodice Association of National Advertisers, President and Chief Executive Officer
  6. Cindy Davis Sam’s Club, Executive Vice-President, Membership, Marketing & eCommerce
  7. Marybeth Cornwell Sam’s Club, Senior Vice President, Merchandising
  8. Bruce Neidle Altria Client Services, Inc., Senior Director, Forecasting and Business Analysis
  9. Suresh Subramanian Altria Client Services, Inc., Director, Forecasting and Business Analysis
  10. Steve Wiggs BB&T, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
  11. Jim Garrity BridgeTwoWorlds, LLC, Chief Executive Officer and Founder
  12. Thomas Yang Callaway Golf, Senior Vice President, International
  13. Tom Barbitta Carolina Beverage Corporation, Vice President, Marketing
  14. Britt Carter Fleishman-Hillard Inc., Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, General Manager
  15. Bernie Hoecker IBM Corporation, Vice President, Global Sales Transaction Hub
  16. Robin Young IBM Corporation, General Manager, IBM Global Technology Services
  17. Dave Burke Ice River Springs, President
  18. Jeff Jones McKinney, President
  19. Peter Richter PepsiCo, Region Finance Director
  20. Kelly Lockwood Primus Vice President of Marketing, Primo Water Corporation
  21. Linda Hefner EVP Merchandising, Sam's Club

• Undergraduate Judges

  1. Jeremy Levine Director of E-Commerce, VF Sportswear, Inc.
  2. Matt Puckett Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, VF Sportswear, Inc.
  3. Nina Flood Vice President, Marketing, Nautica
  4. Pamela Whiteside Vice President, Customer Insights, Walmart
  5. Christi Bromley Senior Manager Marketing Communications, Sam’s Club
  6. William Frisbie Senior Vice President and Brand Director, BB&T
  7. Peter Mitchell President & Chief Executive Officer, Woodbine
  8. Susan Morris Senior Analyst, MICR, Altria Client Services, Inc.
  9. David Felgner Corporate Marketing Analyst Advisor, FedEx
  10. Leanne Maciel Brand Manager, Heineken USA
  11. Chris Smith Corporate Banking Associate, Scotia Capital
  12. Dana Lee Vice President, Senior Quality & Chang, Delivery Consultant, Bank of America
  13. Chris Jensen Senior Credit Analyst, Wells Fargo
  14. Emily Willard Senior Market Analyst, Abbott Laboratories
  15. Ashley Stafford Assistant Brand Manager, Aleve, Bayer Healthcare - Consumer Division

• Speakers

  1. Bob Liodice President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of National Advertisers
  2. Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer, Carlson
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