This January, the design and marketing communities came together in beautiful Bonita Springs, Florida, to celebrate the 2016 winners of the inaugural Brand Leaders & Rising Stars Competition during the 2017 Package Design Matters Conference’s Awards Gala. What sets the Brand Leaders and Rising Stars competition apart is that the majority of award winners are nominated by peers, colleagues, superiors and partners.
The complete list of winners includes:
DESIGN
RISING STAR:
Ria Reodica
designer at Sobel Westex
BRAND LEADER:
Jennifer Giannotti-Genes
global senior design manager at Colgate-Palmolive / Hills Pet Nutrition
MARKETING AND BRANDING
BRAND LEADER:
Michael Ganey
vice president of marketing, House-Autry Mills
BRAND LEADER:
Walter Pelaez
CEO at Sobel Westex
INNOVATION
RISING STAR:
Charlie DiGregorio
packaging engineer at Barilla
BRAND LEADER:
Todd Carmichael
CEO at La Colombe Coffee Roasters
BUSINESS LEADERS
RISING STAR:
Danielle Stangler
founder and CEO at NeatCheeks
BRAND LEADER:
Todd Carmichael
CEO at La Colombe Coffee Roasters
BEST COLLABORATIVE TEAMS
RISING STAR:
Young Living Essential Oils,
sales and creative services department
BRAND LEADER:
P&G,
Bounty cross-functional team &
Interbrand team
Nominate your peers and clients at consumer-facing brands. Nominations are being taken at www.bxpmagazine.com/brandleaders-risingstars2017