Collectively, Jyve’s executive team of seasoned pros has more than a lifetime of combined experience across retail, technology, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. They’ve built companies, launched products, and led departments at brands that you’ve heard of — check ‘em out!
2. Brad Oberwager, Founder & CEO, has founded or run 5 tech/CPG
companies: Jyve, Bare Snacks (acquired by PepsiCo), more.com (acquired
by HealthCentral), True Fruit/Good Greens, and Blue Tiger/Open Webs
(acquired by CarParts.com).
3. Cammy Bergren, Co-founder & Chief People Officer, started her career at
Accenture essentially as a product manager. She’s built her career around
making, nurturing, and strengthening connections, and is deeply passionate
about understanding where each person fits best within an organization.
4. James Kairos, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer, has years of front-line
experience with Odwalla, Sundia True Fruit, and Bare Snacks, and has
devoted his career to driving innovation in the CPG and grocery industry.
5. Sam Purtill, Co-founder & CTO, is a self-taught programmer and has been
writing code since he was 12 years old. He founded a digital agency when
he was 17 and was the first employee of the company that became
Quid.com, all before he went to college. He studied philosophy at Stanford.
6. Anu Gupta, COO, has 20+ years of experience in driving strategy,
operational excellence, procurement, and corporate development across
diverse industries. She’s held senior roles at Target, Michaels, and Safeway,
and was listed on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen list in 2016
and 2017.
7. Brooks Augustine, Chief Customer Officer, brings a deep expertise in
consumer marketing, market measurement and SaaS software solutions in
the CPG industry. He’s held several senior sales roles with Stroh Brewery,
PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble.
8. Ralph L. Leung, CFO, has 20 years of diverse blue-chip leadership
experience across strategic finance, corporate strategy, and operations.
He’s held roles at companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune
100 companies globally, including: 88ships, Morgan Stanley, Citi,
Accenture, and HSBC.
9. Paul Wellons, EVP, Market Operations, brings experience in both global
operations and on-demand platforms. He was an early pioneer in gig
workforce infrastructure and has worked with teams from Uber and Airbnb
on talent sourcing methods. He also bring retail experience from his time at
Panera and ENRG, where his customers included Costco, WalMart and
Target.
10. Bruce Sattley, VP Product & Strategy, is a product leader with 20+ years
experience. Prior to Jyve, Bruce ran Product and Corporate Development at
Quotient Technology, a marketing services provider to Fortune 500 CPG
brands and Retailers. He also held a leadership role at Yahoo! For a number
of years.
11. Marco Di Marino, VP of Strategy, is an experienced strategy professional.
He spent most of his career at The Boston Consulting Group as a core
member of the Retail and Consumer Practice. Prior to Jyve, he was Director
of Corporate Strategy at Gap, Inc.
12. Grace Paglen, VP Marketing, has led numerous innovative and creative
marketing programs for both domestic boutique firms and global public
companies. She’s worked with a roster of companies that includes: MTV
Networks, Volvo, TiVo, One Medical Group, Box, blinkx, Axle Digital, Ener1,
Zirtual, and TiVo.