Burke Landis

Burke Landis is currently an advisor at Boomtown Accelerators. Burke has previously worked as a regional sales manager at WIPOTEC-OCS and as the director of packaging innovation and emerging channels at Danone.

At Danone, Burke was responsible for leading and improving product design, development, and implementation. Burke also directed strategic initiatives of all packaging innovation executions, strengthened technical cross-functional relationships within the Research & Development, Marketing, Sales, and Operations teams, and managed a team of 9 engineers and a budget of $1.1M.

Some of Burke's notable accomplishments during their time at Danone include managing a portfolio of 3,500 SKUs and 150 projects, delivering on the strategic growth plan and generating an average annual revenue of $750M across five business units; leading optimization of products through material reduction, process improvements or operational efficiency, achieving targeted savings of $3.5-8M annually; integrating products, services, and resources for five newly acquired companies within 18-month timeframe; spearheading InnoDay, the company's first supplier-based innovation program, focused on developing new ideas for the business units resulting in 60 new concepts; developing and launching the plant-based yogurt business from the ground up generating $200M annually including strategy, product development, facilities, and unit operations; designing sustainability-focused packaging including a new marine degradable material for use with single-serve straws resulting in $500K strategic growth revenue and defending against regulatory bans; and launching the first bio-resin HDPE bottle allowing for an 85% plant-based claim which captured 30% market share within one year of launch.

Burke Landis has an Executive Master of Business Administration from University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Packaging from Michigan State University, and certification from the International Safe Transit Association in CPLP Certification - Technician and CPLP Certification - Technologist.