Brian Kendrigan CPSA

Brian Kendrigan CPSA has over 35 years of experience in the retail and beverage alcohol industry. Brian began their career in 1981 as a Store Manager for Osco Drug. In 1986, they joined E. & J. Gallo Winery as a National Chain Category Manager, Chain Account Manager, and Retail On Premise Wine Representative. In 2002, they moved to Constellation Wines US as a Senior Category Manager, where they built, trained, and managed a five person national team of category managers to act as lead consultant to a third largest national grocery chain in beverage alcohol category management processes. In 2006, they joined Constellation Brands Inc. as the Director Strategic Accounts-Channel Management, where they hired, managed, trained, and motivated team of Account/Category Managers to advise large national accounts in Category Management practices and principles. Finally, in 2014, they joined Cantactix Solutions Inc. as the Senior Director of Business Development, where they act as a consultant and advisor to large retail chains and suppliers on Category Management and Space Planning solutions, processes, and implementations, and works with IT teams to develop proprietary tools and processes for use by customers.

Brian Kendrigan CPSA obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of New Hampshire between 1977 and 1981. In 2012, they were certified as a Certified Professional Strategic Advisor from the Category Management Association. In 2020, they became a Blue Yonder Accredited Functional Consultant from Blue Yonder.