Courtney Hamacher is the Vice President, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide.  CPW, a Nestle and General Mills joint venture, is one of the leading cereal companies in the world, operating in 130 different countries worldwide with some of the most iconic breakfast cereal brands, such as Cheerios, Nesquik, Fitness, and Chocapic.

Courtney joined CPW from General Mills where she most recently served as the Vice President of the Dairy Business Unit, leading the brand vision, strategy, and execution for the GMI Yogurt portfolio. Courtney brings a wealth of cross-category marketing experience from leadership roles in multiple breakfast & grain categories for brands such as Nature Valley, Fiber One, Larabar, Pillsbury, Cheerios, and Yoplait in both the US and Europe and Australia Region over the past decade+.

Prior joining GMI, Courtney worked in China for the private equity firm Harbour Group as well as in Washington DC at RedPeg Marketing. 

Courtney earned her MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary.?  She currently resides in Lausanne, Switzerland with her puppy Penny.