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Carla Cooper
Daymon Worldwide Board Memeber - Carla Cooper
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Carla Cooper
Carla R. Cooper was appointed to Daymon Worldwide's Board of Directors in 2009.
Her resume includes some of America's best known companies, including PepsiCo, (Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade), Coca-Cola USA, Procter & Gamble and Kellogg's.
Most recently she served as the Senior Vice President, Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade (QTC) Sales for PepsiCo.
At $10 billion in retail sales, QTG is the "warehouse delivery" division of PepsiCo.
Carla led a cross functional staff of 2,000 associates including finance, human resources, supply chain, sales strategy, field sales and category management.
Carla Cooper is not only the first female member of the Daymon Board, but she is also the first Daymon Board member who has spent her entire business career working on the national brand side of the grocery store.
Ms. Cooper joined PepsiCo in late November 2003 from the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, MI where she was President and General Manager of Natural and Frozen Foods with responsibility for the company's Worthington Foods, Kashi Company and Eggo businesses generating sales of $650 million.
Kellogg's is the world's leading producer of ready-to-eat cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, and veggie foods.
A University of Puget Sound graduate (Tacoma, WA), Cooper worked in the foodservice and the retail divisions of Coca-Cola USA for 12 years, her last assignment there in 2000 was Vice President, Customer Marketing managing the all-channel, all-national customer group.
During 12 years with Coca-Cola USA, her other assignments included Vice President, Fountain National Chain accounts (1995-1997) and Area Vice President, USA Fountain Division (1992-1995).
Before joining Coca-Cola USA, she worked in sales and management assignments for The Procter & Gamble Company.
Ms. Cooper is an active member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, The Food Marketing Institute, The Culinary Institute of America, and the Women's Foodservice Forum, which she chaired for 3.5 years.
Additionally, she has been active in the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA), and was that group's first female Chairperson.
Ms. Cooper currently serves as a director for Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. (Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and Mitchell's Fishmarkets).
A native of Kentucky, Cooper and her husband, Steve, live in Chicago and in Battle Creek, Michigan.