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Long term partnerships. Why Acosta? Some companies have it. Some companies have more of it. Our services. Socia studied business management and minored in marketing at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. Joe Crafton held a variety of leadership positions with Crossmark, Inc. During his tenure at the helm of Crossmark, the company became the North American leader in sampling and event marketing and led the industry in retailer solutions and project work.
Prior to Crossmark, Mr. Morgan Blackwell is a managing member at Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional investment management firm, where he co-manages U. LLC, where he focused on providing financial advisory services to distressed clients.
Blackwell graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in with a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School. He joined Elliott in , focusing primarily upon public equity and credit opportunities. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Camporin began his career at JPMorgan, first as a high-yield credit analyst and later moving to the distressed debt proprietary trading group.
Camporin has been a member of the board of directors of Affinion Group, Inc. Prior to co-founding Nexus in , Cohen spent 13 years at Apollo Global Management in its private equity group. Prior to Apollo, Mr. He joined Elliott in , focusing primarily on equity and credit opportunities.
Grant worked at Oak Hill Advisors in distressed debt and at Credit Suisse, first as a residential mortgage-backed securities trader and later as a high yield and investment grade credit analyst.
With more than 20 years as a grocery executive and as a former attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, Mr. Gross now leads Surry Investment Advisors, advising grocery retailers and investors regarding operations, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Gross earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College where he graduated with highest honors in his major.
Joe Hartsig is currently a senior vice president at Walgreens. Over the past several years, he has had responsibility for the retail products business as chief merchandising officer. In this capacity, he oversaw buying across both stores and e-commerce and managed own brand and merchandising planning.
Grant LaMontagne has more than 40 years of CPG experience, with much of that time spent at The Clorox Company as he rose through the ranks to become senior vice president, chief customer officer. From , Mr. LaMontagne served as chairman of the sales committee for the Grocery Manufacturers of America.
Solomon Company. He is currently a director of Arconic Inc. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree, magna cum laude with high honors in field, from Harvard College.
Pickett graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing management. Vazales is responsible for sourcing, underwriting and executing publicly traded and private investments in the areas of distressed and stressed credit, private equity, leverage finance and equities.
During his tenure, Mr. Prior to joining Oaktree in , Mr. Vazales worked as an analyst in the Financial Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey, advising creditors and distressed companies on strategic alternatives.
He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, cum laude. Acosta is proud to foster a corporate culture that is inclusive, responsible and empowering.
These values inform our behavior as individuals and as a company. Showing dignity and respect to all people and embracing different ideas with humility, encouragement and support for others. Behaving in a respectful manner, delivering as promised, and exhibiting open, honest and timely communication. Being driven to excel and deliver both superior client service and project results. Performing in an outstanding manner as a team, successfully collaborating and leveraging the strengths of members and supporting one another.
Developing and implementing ideas resulting in a new or improved product, process or service. Being good corporate citizens by leading in our communities and giving back through volunteer service. Our People We are a company of exceptional people. Our values represent who we are and shape our interactions with our clients, retailers, the community and each other.
Acosta influences the purchase of more brands, more often and across more channels because of our proactive leadership. For almost 90 years, we have conducted business with integrity, care for our communities and respect for our planet. We endeavor to be a responsible corporate steward of the environment, and whenever possible, encourage eco-friendly practices.
Acosta is committed to fostering an inclusive, accountable and empowering culture that celebrates the differences of our diverse workforce and reflects our core values. We seek to create an environment where each associate can bring their whole true self to work with assurance that their contributions are heard, seen and valued in a safe and accepting manner. We are actively pursuing these goals by focusing on the following areas:.
Candidate selection — Aspiring to be free of bias in our talent selection and promotion processes. Associate development — Creating opportunities for all associates to grow their careers at Acosta and be recognized for their contributions. Client and vendor relationships — Partnering with vendors, clients and customers to pursue initiatives that support our commitment to inclusion and diversity.
While this is a small step forward in our approach to altering the corporate landscape for an inclusive environment, we are confident that these initial actions will help us create a stronger, more inclusive company that is representative of the world we want to live in.
Doing good work means much more than just a healthy bottom line. At Acosta, giving back is encouraged. Acosta Cares, our Corporate Social Responsibility program, is proud of its local grass-roots contributions, events and fundraising efforts.
We have an impressive track record of industry leadership and growth through expansion, mergers and acquisitions. This is our narrative. Acosta enters the foodservice channel in Canada with the acquisition of Summit Marketing. Acosta also acquires Contemporary Foodservice Marketing, Inc.
Acosta adapts to changes in the industry to improve data-driven service offerings by expanding digital partnerships and acquiring ActionLink. Mosaic acquires Contend, a data-driven premium content company, and creates Mosaic Content, a combined content and digital service offering. Manufacturers can create, build and grow a profitable brand with one partner: Acosta. With the acquisition of The Pet Firm, Acosta becomes the single-source solution across all pet industry channel.
Mosaic partners with Escalate creating a New York City office and broadening the range of experiential marketing solutions across North America.
Acosta bolsters the non-foods foodservice platform in Texas and Oklahoma with acquisition of Howard and Associates. Acosta expands foodservice coverage with acquisition of Southern Sales Solutions serving Louisiana and Mississippi. Acosta strengthens non-foods foodservice platform with the acquisition of The HGA Group, specializing in equipment and supplies in the Midwest region.
Acosta continues its expansion in the foodservice channel in the U. Acosta bolsters foodservice offering in the Northeast through the acquisition of Market Access Culinary Group, an agency with operations from Maine to Virginia.
Hunter Straker has a proven track record for implementing consistent design across all in-store touchpoints from package and brand design to shopper marketing and promotions. Acosta extends foodservice coverage throughout the Southeast with acquisitions of United Foodservice Sales, with operations in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle; Innovative Foodservice Marketing, with operations in Mississippi; Premier Sales Associates with operations in Tennessee; and Joyner Brokerage Company with operations in Arkansas.
Acosta acquires Mosaic Sales Solutions, one of the fastest growing agencies in North America specializing in connecting brands with consumers in non-traditional ways, including retail events, community experiences, assisted selling, and online social media extensions.
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