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Helena Zhu

Investor

Board Member at Alacrity Canada

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

About

Helena Zhu is a Partner, Global Expansion at Gem Peak Petcare with a PhD and MBA. She holds certification as a companion animal nutritionist and has extensive experience in strategic marketing, eCommerce, sales, business development, and cross-cultural management across health, nutrition, and pet care sectors in North America and internationally.

Experience

  1. Gem Peak PetcarePartner, Global Expansioncurrent2016 — presentVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
  2. Carnivore Meat CompanyVP of Sales, Internationalcurrent2024 — presentGreen Bay, Wisconsin Metropolitan Area
  3. University of VictoriaResearchercurrent2019 — presentVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
  4. ReckittConsumer Acquisition & Experience Manager, eRB NA Nutrition2021 — 2022Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
  5. Share E-commerceCo-founder, Cross-border ECommerce2010 — 2017Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  6. NestléChina Marketing Manager – S.M.A®2009 — 2012Shanghai, China
  7. AbbottSenior Brand Manager - PediaSure®2008 — 2009Shanghai, China

Education

  1. University of VictoriaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), International Management and Organization
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster's degree, Animal Sciences
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCompanion Animal Nutrition
  4. University of Agder (UiA)Visiting scholar, Entrepreneurship2018
  5. Babson CollegePrice-Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Education2018
  6. The University of Hong KongInternational MBA (executive stream)
  7. Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityBachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Skills & more

Strategic Planning3Entrepreneurship4Early Childhood Education2MarketingOrganizational BehaviorOperations ManagementInfant NutritionObstetricsGynecologyPediatricsHealthcareOncology
+4 moreHormone Replacement TherapyE-commerceInternational Market EntryProduct Launch

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese

  • PCQI — Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
  • GS1 Foundations Online Certificate — GS1 US
  • Fulfillment Product Training — SPS Commerce

From Helena's professional profile.

Colleagues at Alacrity Canada

Alison Cowling
Marketing Manager at Alacrity Canada
Amy Hall
Board Member at Alacrity Canada
Ariel White
ARC Lab Program Facilitator at Alacrity Canada
Burak Evren
Sustainability & Cleantech Advisor at Alacrity Canada
Cec Primeau
Senior Finance Advisor at Alacrity Canada
Cheyenne Odgers
EA & Operations Administrator at Alacrity Canada
Chris Massot
Director of Operations at Alacrity Canada
Corinna Darcie
Marketing Coordinator at Alacrity Canada

Frequently asked questions

Where does Helena Zhu work?
Helena Zhu is Board Member at Alacrity Canada.

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Shared employers

Also worked at University of Victoria7

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