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Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to sit down with one of the most influential men in the business world!
Mr. Levin is CEO of JW Levin Management Partners LLC, an executive management firm. Mr. Levin was Chairman of Wilton Brands LLC from 2009 to October 2015, the largest arts & crafts supplier in North America.
Mr. Levin’s career spans over 40 years. Early in his career, Mr. Levin was Treasurer and then Vice President of Corporate Development for Marsh & McClennan, from 1972 until 1974. Mr. Levin next spent 15 years at the Pillsbury Company, where Mr. Levin completed numerous mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Some of the transactions Mr. Levin led included Haagen-Dazs, Green Giant, Totino’s Pizza, Steak & Ale, Chart House, and American Beauty Macaroni, as well as the sale of Pillsbury to Grand Metropolitan in 1989. Mr. Levin also led several operating units within Pillsbury, including Haagen-Dazs and the second largest restaurant group in the U.S. (comprised of Burger King, Steak & Ale, Bennigan’s, Chart House, and Godfather’s Pizza).
From 1989 until 1991, Mr. Levin was the Chief Executive Officer of The Coleman Company, Inc., or Coleman. During his tenure as Coleman’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Levin divested non-strategic businesses and devoted resources to growing the core camping business. Mr. Levin returned as Chief Executive Officer of Coleman from 1997 until the sale of Coleman to Sunbeam Corporation in 1998. During such time, Mr. Levin again refocused Coleman on its outdoor recreation heritage.
From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Levin was the Chief Executive Officer of Revlon, Inc.
Mr. Levin oversaw the divestiture of non-strategic businesses, and the development and launch of several new products and brands, including Colorstay. By the end of Mr. Levin’s tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Revlon, Revlon had been restructured with its debt load significantly reduced and it had attained the number one share in the United States mass market for color cosmetics.
From 1998 until 2005, Mr. Levin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Household, Inc. (formerly named Sunbeam), the holding company for Coleman, Sunbeam Products, Inc., Coleman Powermate, Inc., and First Alert, Inc. During his tenure, Mr. Levin restructured American Household’s operations and finances, including divesting non-core businesses, reallocating resources to investments in new products and brand support, developing an efficient overseas supply chain and realigning the management of the businesses by brands rather than by products. Mr. Levin sold a business unit of American Household in 2004 and then sold the remainder of the business to Jarden Corporation in 2005. At the time of its sale, American Household’s businesses were the leading or one of the leading businesses in the industries they served.
Mr. Levin serves as Lead Director and Chairman of the Governance Committee of the Board of Ecolab Inc.
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Valid for 1 person.
To be scheduled at a mutually agreeable date; based on Mr. Levin's availability.
The cost of the meal is included. Restaurant to be chosen by Mr. Levin.
Cannot be resold or re-auctioned.
Expires 6 months from the close of auction.
Travel and accommodations to NYC are not included. Winning bidder subject to security screening.