Olu Fajemirokun-Beck
InvestorInvestment 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
- Tropicana Brands GroupBoard Member and Audit Chaircurrent2024 — presentChicago, IL
- Saputo Inc.Board Member and Audit Committee Membercurrent2021 — presentMontreal, QC
- Freshpet’sBoard Member, Operations Committee Membercurrent2019 — present
- The Beck Group NJ LLCCEO Connection: 2017 & 2018 Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Marketcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
- The Beck Group NJ LLCCEO | Board Member | PE Consultant | Global | Middle Marketcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
- SoundBoard Venture FundInvestment Committeecurrent2019 — present
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorLimited Partnercurrent2015 — present
- SoundBoard Angel FundLimited Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Denny'sChair of the Board of Directors & Audit Committee Member2025 — 2026
- Denny'sBoard and Audit Committee Member2021 — 2026
- Hostess BrandsBoard Member & Chair of Audit Committee2021 — 2023
- CEO TrustAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2021
- Wholesome SweetenersCEO & Board Member2016 — 2018
- Wholesome SweetenersCEO & Board Member2016 — 2018
- Wholesome SweetenersCEO Connections: 2017 Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market2017 — 2018
- Morristown Memorial HospitalAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2017Morristown, NJ
- Johnson & JohnsonHead of Global & US Marketing(Shopper)/Health & Wellness| Visioning | Innovation | Revenue Growth2010 — 2012
- MarsVarious Senior Executive Roles in Sales & Marketing and Finance, including CFO Uncle Ben's1996 — 2009Snack, Pet, Food USA
Skills & more
Consumer Products37Business Strategy26FMCG44Forecasting14Customer Insight12Competitive Analysis20Shopper Marketing13Marketing Strategy20Cross-functional Team Leadership62Strategic Planning23Entrepreneurship10Healthcare1
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Colleagues at Soundboard Venture Fund
Jon Brandt
General Partner & Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund
Jonathan Hakakian
Managing Partner at Soundboard Venture Fund
Michael Hepp
General Partner & Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund
Phil Samuels
General Partner & Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund
Richard Magid
Founding Investor & General Partner at Soundboard Venture Fund
Scott Darling
General Partner & Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund
Steven Levy
General Partner at Soundboard Venture Fund
Veronica Fey
Operations & Analysis at Soundboard Venture Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Olu Fajemirokun-Beck?
- 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.
- Where does Olu Fajemirokun-Beck work?
- Olu Fajemirokun-Beck is Investment Committee Member at Soundboard Venture Fund.
- Where did Olu Fajemirokun-Beck go to school?
- Olu Fajemirokun-Beck studied at NACD (CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight, CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight); University of Oxford (LLB, Law); UCL (Master of Laws (LLM), Law).
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