Loacker USA is pleased to announce that it has appointed Todd W. Hanus as its senior vice president of U.S. sales, effective May 7th, 2019. Todd will be responsible for all sales channels in the US and will report directly to TJ Rooney – president of Loacker USA.
Todd is an Engineering graduate and MBA from Rutgers University. He comes to Loacker with over 24 years of CPG experience at Kraft Foods, Nabisco and Mondelez International. He has held a wide range of senior CPG leadership positions ranging from Sales Planning, Trade Marketing, Financial Planning, both Customer and Region Management as well as playing a key leadership role in Strategy and Operations. Todd believes in the power of teamwork! While leading the Walmart team for Mondelez International, his team won Walmart’s Supplier of the Year award twice (2013 & 2015).
More recently, Todd was EVP for Advantage Solutions, leading their Walmart Enterprise – Sales Team. His responsibilities spanned managing HQ Sales for the Advantage team and four broker acquisitions along with Retail Operations. As part of the Sales Leadership team, he worked to accelerate client sales growth across Walmart and Sam’s Club with support across all other channels.
Todd and his wife Marjorie have lived in Northwest Arkansas for the past 7 years where they have established themselves as active and respected members of the community. He has two children, Connor and Caila, attending college at Mizzou and the University of Arkansas, respectively. In his spare time, Todd serves on the Boys & Girls Club Board, Walton Arts Center – Corporate Leadership Council and Enactus – Executive Council.
“I am very excited and delighted to be joining the Loacker Team,” says Hanus. “I am impressed by the company’s entrepreneurial spirit, product quality and focus on growth in the US! I look forward to contributing to Loacker’s continued success.”