"One of the CEO's most critical missions is to drive sustainable growth for the organization. Often a leadership team gets consumed by operating their day-to-day business and don't have the time, perspective or skill set to truly drive growth. Alison brought a terrific combination of customer focus, practical marketing applications and change management skills to work with me in positioning Banta for the future. Her success in growing brands as a CPG marketer and then at Michelin gave her great insights in her role as my ‘thought partner', and also prepared her to deal effectively with initially skeptical company veterans.

The ‘shared CMO' approach Alison has developed is exactly the type of innovative model that is needed in the turbulent environment CEOs are now facing. The key is Alison's line management expertise and her willingness to focus purely on the task at hand - initiatives for growth. "

Stephanie A. Streeter
Interim CEO, U.S. Olympic Committee
Former Chairman, President and CEO, Banta Corporation
Director: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Kohl's Corporation,
Green Bay Packers, Chicago 2016 and Catalyst

"Alison was Kimberly-Clark's first "Chief Customer Officer". She placed us on a path to improve our marketing processes, brands and people. As a member of the leadership team, she brought balance, thoughtfulness and perspective to all of our decisions. Throughout our marketing organization project she demonstrated tremendous leadership while constantly putting the best interests of Kimberly-Clark and its future success before her own. That is the hallmark of a true leader."

Robert E. Abernathy
Group President, North Atlantic Consumer Products
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Director, The Lubrizol Corporation
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