The Partnering Group
Don Baker is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in client development and category management. Currently serving as a Partner at The Partnering Group since July 2012, Don specializes in trade and pricing best practices, category leadership planning, shopper marketing strategies, and customer management excellence. Previous roles include Vice President of Pricing and Category Management at Hillshire Brands, Director of Marketing for the Central Control Cluster at Diageo, and Area Vice President of Category Management at Borden. Don's career began in retail management at Jewel Food Stores, with earlier selling experience at Georgia-Pacific LLC and Nestle Foods. Educational credentials include an MBA in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Food Distribution from Western Michigan University.
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The Partnering Group
The Partnering Group (TPG) is an international strategy and general management consulting firm whose mission is to build sustainable value for leading consumer product companies worldwide. For two decades, TPG has helped business leaders address their greatest challenges, from developing and deploying strategy to reorganizing for improving productivity and maximizing revenue. TPG applies extensive industry experience, proprietary intellectual capital and, a unique approach to project management that produces significant economic and human value for our clients. As a result, TPG’s clients span the globe and every industry segment including food, beverages, apparel, household products, luxury goods, health and beauty aids, automotive, entertainment and sporting goods. In addition to our client successes, the industry has applauded and adopted many aspects of TPG’s work. Leading companies and associations have recognized several of TPG’s proprietary models and processes as global standards. Recently, our category management, assortment and new product introduction processes were awarded best practice in Europe, North and South America.