Advisory Board & Featured Team Archives

Debra Bass
Advisor, CPG/Retail Board

Debra is Global CMO and President, United States, Nuvo Group. Previously, Debra was President of Global Marketing Services and Global President of the $2B Global Baby Care Franchise at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Prior, she held marketing leadership roles at […]

Dave Fuente
Chairman Emeritus

David Fuente is the former chairman and CEO of Office Depot and former president of Sherwin-Williams Paint Stores. In addition to his role as Chairman Emeritus of SSA & Company, he is a Senior Advisor at Peter J. Solomon Company. […]

Deb Henretta
Vice Chair

Deb is a Partner at Council Advisors and spearheads SSA & Company’s Digital Transformation Practice. Prior to this, Deb spent 30 years at Procter & Gamble serving in several C-Suite roles including Global President of e-business, Beauty, Baby Care and […]

Jane Wildman
Advisor, CPG/Retail Board

Jane is former President of Combe Incorporated and currently serves on the Combe board of directors. Jane has over thirty years of experience across Fortune 50 and mid-size, family-owned companies in the CPG and retail industries. While at Procter & […]

John Blankenbaker
Principal Data Scientist

John provides technical leadership in SSA & Company’s Data and Analytics practice. John has extensive experience in applying Advanced Analytics and predictive techniques such as AI/machine learning to model both business and natural processes, with an eye toward making better […]

Lasandra Barksdale
Director

Lasandra is an innovative leader with over 15 years of experience in roles focusing on marketing, product management, customer experience, and customer insights. She has advised teams in Tech, E-commerce, Beauty, Retail, Media, and Financial Services. Lasandra has key skills […]