ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC CLASS A (ADV)
Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for ADV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV | Director and Nominee | 63 | [] | [] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRPT | Director | 63 | ["Experience with high-growth companies","Experience in leading complex manufacturing","Experience in navigating complex challenges","Experience in accounting and financial reporting","Experience in directing financial resources","Experience with consumer behavior insights","Experience with talent strategies","Experience rooted in customer centric strategy","Fresh Food Manufacturing, Supply Chain Technologies","Finance","Capital Allocation","Fresh Food Retail and Pet Industries","Human Capital Management","Accomplished pet food and consumer products executive","Over three decades of experience in consumer companies","Partner of Centerview Capital Consumer since May 2016","Former CEO and President of Del Monte Foods","Led Del Monte Foods’ Consumer Products business through rebrand to Big Heart Pet Brands","Oversaw sale to The J.M. Smucker Company","Former CEO, President and director of The Hershey Company","Held senior positions at Nabisco Biscuit and Snacks group"] | ["Compensation","Human Capital Management"] | 2026 |
| SMPL | Current Partner of Centerview Capital Consumer | 62 | ["Established leader in the consumer industry with 30 years of experience.", "Vice Chairman of the Board since July 2017.", "Former CEO of Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., and Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp.", "Former CEO and President of Big Heart Pet Brands.", "Former CEO of Hershey with strong profits and net sales growth.", "Spent 14 years with Nabisco in senior positions including Senior Vice President and Vice President of Corporate Strategy."] | ["Compensation"] | 2025 |
| HSY | President and Chief Executive Officer | 45 | ["President of The Hershey Company since December 1, 2007", "Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer", "Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer", "Former Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer", "Former Senior Vice President, Sales", "Senior Vice President", "Chief Financial Officer", "Executive Vice President", "Chief Operating Officer"] | [] | 2009 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
David J. West has served as a director of the Company since May 2019. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Conyers Park from May 2019 to October 2020. Mr. West served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Conyers Park III until August 2023. Mr. West serves as a member of the President's Advisory Board of Bucknell University. Mr. West is an established leader in the consumer industry, with nearly 30 years of experience leading a range of companies and well-known brands. Mr. West became a partner of Centerview Capital Consumer in May 2016. Prior to joining Centerview Capital Consumer, Mr. West served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Heart Pet Brands (formerly known as Del Monte Foods) from August 2011 to March 2015, at that time one of the world's largest pure play pet food and treats company whose brands included Meow Mix, Kibbles n Bits, Milk Bone, and others. Big Heart Pet Brands was sold to The J. M. Smucker Company in March 2015, at which time Mr. West served The J. M. Smucker Company as President, Big Heart Pet Food and Snacks until March 2016 and as a Senior Advisor until April 2016. Prior to joining Del Monte Foods, Mr. West served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Hershey from 2007 to May 2011. Prior to his Chief Executive Officer role, Mr. West held various leadership positions at Hershey including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Customer Officer, and Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. Prior to joining Hershey in 2001, Mr. West spent 14 years with the Nabisco Biscuit and Snacks group, where he held a range of senior positions including Senior Vice President, Finance, and Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Planning, a role in which he helped shape and execute Nabisco's strategy, culminating in the acquisition of Nabisco Holdings Corp. by The Philip Morris Companies in 2000. At Nabisco, Mr. West worked closely with Mr. Kilts during Mr. Kilts tenure as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. West serves on the board of directors of the following publicly-traded companies: The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) and FreshPet Inc.(NASDAQ: FRPT). Mr. West also serves on the board of directors of Scholar Leaders International, a not for profit entity. Mr. West was a member of the board of directors of Hershey from 2007 to 2011, Del Monte Foods from 2011 to 2014 and Big Heart Pet Brands from 2014 to 2015. Mr. West received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Business Administration from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. We believe Mr. West is qualified to serve as a director due to his deep consumer industry background, coupled with broad operational and transactional experience across many industries.