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Olu Fajemirokun-Beck

Investor

Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

A CPG industry executive and board member who has held senior roles at Mars and Johnson & Johnson and served as CEO of Wholesome Sweeteners. She runs consultancy The Beck Group NJ and is a limited partner in SoundBoard Angel Fund and the Entrepreneurs RoundTable Accelerator.

Experience

  1. Tropicana Brands GroupBoard Member and Audit Chaircurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Saputo Inc.Board Member and Audit Committee Membercurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. Freshpet’sBoard Member, Operations Committee Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. The Beck Group NJ LLCCEO Connection: 2017 & 2018 Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Marketcurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. The Beck Group NJ LLCCEO | Board Member | PE Consultant | Global | Middle Marketcurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  6. SoundBoard Venture FundInvestment Committeecurrent2019 — present
  7. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorLimited Partnercurrent2015 — present
  8. SoundBoard Angel FundLimited Partnercurrent2014 — present
  9. Denny'sChair of the Board of Directors & Audit Committee Member2025 — 2026
  10. Denny'sBoard and Audit Committee Member2021 — 2026
  11. Hostess BrandsBoard Member & Chair of Audit Committee2021 — 2023
  12. CEO TrustAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2021
  13. Wholesome SweetenersCEO & Board Member2016 — 2018
  14. Wholesome SweetenersCEO & Board Member2016 — 2018
  15. Wholesome SweetenersCEO Connections: 2017 Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market2017 — 2018
  16. Morristown Memorial HospitalAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2017Morristown, NJ
  17. Johnson & JohnsonHead of Global & US Marketing(Shopper)/Health & Wellness| Visioning | Innovation | Revenue Growth2010 — 2012
  18. MarsVarious Senior Executive Roles in Sales & Marketing and Finance, including CFO Uncle Ben's1996 — 2009Snack, Pet, Food USA

Education

  1. NACDCERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight, CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight
  2. University of OxfordLLB, Law
  3. UCLMaster of Laws (LLM), Law
  4. The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsCGMA, ACMA
  5. National Association of Corporate Directors
  6. Smith Tuck Executive ProgramSenior Executive Program2011
  7. Aspen InstituteSenior Leadership Program

Skills & more

Consumer Products37Business Strategy26FMCG44Forecasting14Customer Insight12Competitive Analysis20Shopper Marketing13Marketing Strategy20Cross-functional Team Leadership62Strategic Planning23Entrepreneurship10Healthcare1
+5 moreNew Business DevelopmentKey Account ManagementRetailSales ManagementStrategy

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