James Hunt

Managing Director at Nielsen

Speaker

James Hunt is the Managing Director covering the Convenience industry, Liquor channel, Alcoholic Beverages, Nicotine, and Away From Home. In addition to leading the global Amazon and Costco relationships. With over 20 years of professional experience in customer development, account management, supplier collaboration, strategy, and revenue management. James also is the global executive sponsor of SERV, NIQ’s ERG supporting military members and Movember supporting Mens Health awareness at NIQ.

Prior to joining NielsenIQ, James led the Canadian supplier collaboration and retail engagements at Precima, which is now a NielsenIQ Company. Before joining Precima, he worked in various client leadership, retail operations, and strategy roles at PepsiCo, Mondelez, LEGO and Hallmark. James has a proven track record for working across an array of industries delivering impactful outcomes through creative solutions. His leadership style is to build capability through inclusion, engagement, and inspiration to deliver exceptional results.

In the mid to early 2000s, James served as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, where he attained the qualifications of Captain and held progressively responsible positions within Canada and on out-of-country operations. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with an Advanced bachelor’s degree in Politics and Economics, completed post graduate preparation in International studies and received a Marketing Leadership Certificate from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Executive Education program. He is an avid snowboarder, loves all ocean activities and live music. he currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his family.