Edgewell Personal Care taps Jessica Spence as president, North America business
Edgewell Personal Care Company is welcoming new executive Jessica Spence, who is joining the company as president of its North America business, effective Oct. 24, 2024.
In this role, Spence will lead Edgewell's North American commercial business and will report directly to Rod Little, president and CEO.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jessica to our team. Jessica is a seasoned and accomplished leader with an impressive brand-building and operational background, balanced with a strong track record of driving revenue and profit growth,” Little said. “I am confident that she will strengthen our North American business and position us as a key innovator, partner and disruptor within the industry. Jessica's expertise and results-based approach aligns perfectly with Edgewell's goals of operating with agility and becoming even more consumer-centric, all while continuing to deliver on commercial execution as we move towards the future."
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Spence shared her enthusiasm about joining Edgewell: "I am honored to be joining such a dynamic, impressive and dedicated team here at Edgewell. Its roster of world class brands, which are part of so many people's lives on a daily basis, is an incredible platform for consumer-centric innovation and growth. I'm looking forward to working with the team to leverage our strong category positions and strategically create sustained growth for a bright future ahead."
Spence brings more than two decades of broad commercial and operational experience in the consumer goods industry to Edgewell. She most recently served as the president of North America at Suntory Global Spirits where she delivered impressive results and improved operational agility and capabilities to deliver the strongest results of the top four major U.S. spirit companies.
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Prior to moving to Suntory Global Spirits, she served as the chief commercial officer at Carlsberg Group, leading global commercial functions in two emerging categories and turning around performance on core brands.