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Nancy Marcus

Nancy Marcus

Nancy Marcus is one of Canada’s most recognized marketing professionals in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Her keen strategic insights and superior, bold marketing innovations have made her an award-winning influencer for more than 40 years. She has had tremendous impact on how companies market their products in the CPG industry working collaboratively and cross functionally within the organization.

Nancy has been a trailblazer since the start of her marketing career at leading companies including Phillip Morris and RJR MacDonald as one of the few female VPs to have a seat at the executive level. Most recently as Chief Marketing Officer at Kruger Products, she was the only female on the KPLP Management Team for more than a decade. Nancy has successfully contributed to the changing CPG landscape by redefining how companies embrace marketing to deliver bottom line profitability.

Her keen insights and intuition position her as a “change agent” by demonstrating how brands can talk to a consumer from a women’s perspective with intelligence and respect. By applying this strategy, she has gained prominence as a brave marketing pioneer by developing breakthrough marketing and trade strategies within the dynamic grocery environment and her credible longevity has contributed to the success of KPLP as Canada’s brand powerhouse and market leader in the consumer tissue industry.

Since the beginning of her career, Nancy has helped to redefine the role of women in the industry. In each of her roles at various companies, Nancy has demonstrated that women can overcome obstacles, accelerate business growth and reach their personal aspirations. Her passionate entrepreneurial spirit, combined with her commitment to leading a balanced lifestyle and raising a family, is inspirational and demonstrates Nancy’s exemplary hard work and dedication to overcoming hurdles and reaching her goals.

A recipient of the 2014 Top 100 Most Powerful Women Award and the Star Women in Grocery 2014 Award, Nancy has been an active and dedicated participant in the industry and community, particularly those focused on the advancement of women in the workplace and nurturing and mentoring countless young professionals, providing valuable insights on how to flourish in the CPG industry.

She is a member of the WXN Wisdom Top 100 Mentoring program and has trained and mentored many young professionals, providing valuable insight on how to navigate, grow and succeed in the CPG and marketing industry.

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Kenneth Wong
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Bryan Pearson
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CEO
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Nancy Marcus
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Rem Langan
Rem Langan
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McDonald’s Canada
Parminder Mann
Parminder Mann
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Jacqueline Grossman
Jacqueline Grossman
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Jennifer van der Valk
Jennifer van der Valk
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KATHLEEN TAYLOR
KATHLEEN TAYLOR
Chair
Altas Partners
Carol Reader
Carol Reader
General Manager & Marketing Executive
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TERRI TINELLA
TERRI TINELLA
Board Member
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SARAH THOMPSON
SARAH THOMPSON
President
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Mansi Vagt
MANSI VAGT
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SUSAN IRVING
SUSAN IRVING
Chief Marketing Officer
Kruger Products
KARLA CONGSON
KARLA CONGSON
CEO
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MARIE-JOSEE VINET
MARIE-JOSEE VINET
Scotiabank
JASON BOYER
JASON BOYER
CMO
Deloitte Canada and Chile
DEBBIE FORD (STOJANOVIC)
DEBBIE FORD (STOJANOVIC)
Director of Practice, Strategy & Growth
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
PINA SCIARRA
PINA SCIARRA
Managing Director
PwC Consulting
PETER RODRIGUEZ
PETER RODRIGUEZ
CMO
Brand Igniter™ Inc
LISA RITCHIE
LISA RITCHIE
Global CMO
Sun Life Financial
MIKE NETHERCOTT
MIKE NETHERCOTT
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer
Deloitte Canada-Chile
ALAN C. MIDDLETON PhD
ALAN C. MIDDLETON PhD
Independent Author, Speaker, Teacher and Consultant with Sage Management Advice.
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)
PARMINDER MANN
PARMINDER MANN
DAVID KINCAID
DAVID KINCAID
Founder
Level5 Strategy
MATT KELLY
MATT KELLY
Managing Partner
LEVEL5 Strategy Group
SHALABH KAYASTHA
SHALABH KAYASTHA
Quantum Leap Partners
LIBIER GOMEZ
LIBIER GOMEZ
Director
Sklar Wilton & Associates
KATHRYN FITZWILLIAM
KATHRYN FITZWILLIAM
Consulting
McCain Foods, CAMH, Loblaw
COLLEEN DALOS
COLLEEN DALOS
Head of Operations and Marketing
Tall Oaks Farm
GINA CONTE
GINA CONTE
General Manager
AGT Products Inc.
JAMES CONNELL
JAMES CONNELL
VP, Ecommerce & Marketing
Roots Canada Ltd.
CHRIS BROCKBANK
CHRIS BROCKBANK
Chief Commercial Officer
Firma Foreign Exchange
VIRGINIA BRAILEY
VIRGINIA BRAILEY
CEO
Xemoto Media Ltd.
DEBBIE BOLTON
DEBBIE BOLTON