James Kilts

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is an American company that manages food, beverage, household, and personal care products for companies worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company focuses on health and wellness, particularly reducing childhood obesity by being transparent with food labels and educating youth about their relationship with food. GMA Brands provides expert reviews on meal brands and comparison articles to help consumers make informed buying decisions. Geoff Freeman has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Global Gillette manufactures and sells razors, personal care products, batteries, and oral care products. It also provides selected female grooming products, wet shaving, hair epilating devices, batteries, and toothbrushes. Global Gillette was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

MeadWestvaco Corp. provided packaging solutions to healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, tobacco and home and garden industries. It was also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy and infrastructure industries. The company was operates through five business segments: Food & Beverage, Home, Health & Beauty, Industrial, Specialty Chemicals, and Community Development and Land Management. The Food & Beverage segment produces packaging materials, and designs and produces packaging solutions primarily for the global food, food service, beverage, dairy and tobacco end markets, as well as paperboard for commercial printing. The Home, Health & Beauty segment designs and produces packaging solutions for the global personal care, fragrance, home care, lawn and garden, prescription drug and healthcare end markets. The Industrial segment designs and produces corrugated packaging solutions, primarily for produce, meat, consumer products and bulk goods primarily in Brazil. This segment also includes operations in India, which develop corrugated packaging materials as well as corrugated packaging solutions for the domestic fresh produce growers. The Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures markets and distributes specialty chemicals derived from sawdust and other byproducts of the papermaking process in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Its products include performance chemicals derived from pine chemicals used in printing inks, asphalt paving and adhesives as well as the agricultural, paper and petroleum industries. This segment also includes products based on activated carbon used in gas vapor emission control systems for automobiles and trucks and applications for air, water and food purification. The Community Development and Land Management segment include the operations of Real Estate Development, Forestry and Leasing Activities. MeadWestvaco was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in Richmond, VA.

The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies is a policy research and scholarship center that focuses on political, economic, and security issues. The private company is based in Washington.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The May Department Stores Co. owns and operates retail distribution department stores. The company sells designer-label apparel, shoes, cosmetics and home furnishings to middle and upper-middle income buyers. The company operates 489 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's and The Jones Store, as well as 241 David's Bridal stores, 452 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11 Priscilla of Boston stores in its Bridal Group. May operates in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company was founded in 1877 and is located in St. Louis, MO.

Kraft International Commercial manufactures and markets food products. The firm markets many of the food brands, including kraft cheese, maxwell house & jacobs coffees, nabisco cookies and crackers, philadelphia cream cheese, oscar mayer meats, post cereals & milk chocolates. It sells food products in 155 countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Northfield, IL.

The Nielsen Co. BV engages in the provision of information and measurement solutions. It delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise. The company was founded by Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands.

Nielsen NV is a global performance management company. It provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behavior. It delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics and manufacturer and retailer expertise marketing consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and related assets. The company operates its business through two reporting segments: What Consumers Buy and What Consumers Watch & listen. The What Consumers Buy segment provides retail transactional measurement data, consumer behavior information and analytics primarily to businesses in the consumer packaged goods industry. This segment is organized into two areas: Information, which provides retail scanner and consumer panel-based measurement, and Insights, which provides a broad range of analytics. Its Buy products and services enables clients to better manage their brands, uncover new sources of demand, launch and grow new products, analyze their sales, improve their marketing mix and establish more effective consumer relationships. The What Consumers Watch and listen segment provides viewership and listening data, and analytics primarily to the media and advertising industries for television, radio, online and mobile viewing, and listening platforms. This segment offers national and local television audience measurement services, including more than one screen, unduplicated reach, cause and effect analysis, and program viewing behavior testing; digital audience measurement services, such as digital media and market research, audience analytics, and social media measurement; mobile measurement services comprising measurement and consumer research for telecom and media companies in the mobile telecommunications industry; and advertiser solutions. It provides radio audience measurement services such as information on consumers lifestyles, shopping patterns, and use of media to radio, advertisers and advertising agencies, local cable television companies, national cable and broadcast television networks, and out-of-home media sales organizations. The company was formerly known as Nielsen Holdings NV. The company was founded by Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Centerview Partners Holdings LLC (Centerview Partners Holdings) is a private equity subsidiary of Centerview Partners LLC founded in 2006 by David M. Hooper and James Marshall Kilts. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Del Monte Foods Co. is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market. Their portfolio of brands include Del Monte, S&W, Contadina, College Inn, Meow Mix, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Meaty Bone, Snausages and Pounce. The company was founded in October 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Gillette Group UK Ltd. sells personal care products. It provides Braun-brand shaving systems as well as Gillette's extensive products such as antiperspirants & deodorants, shaving creams and skin care items. The company is headquartered in Isleworth, UK.

Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which intends to focus on the consumer sector and consumer-related businesses. The company was founded on April 20, 2016 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc. engages in the business of producing, distributing, and marketing branded and private label dry and wet pet food and pet snacks. Its products portfolio includes Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Kibbles ‘n Bits, 9Lives, Natural Balance, Pup-Peroni, and Milo’s Kitchen. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust provides wealth advisory and private banking services. Its services include wealth planning, investment advisory, personal banking and lending, commercial lending, business cash management, and wealth and succession planning. The company was founded in April 2008 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Cato Institute, Inc. provides public policy research services. The firm specializes in finance, banking, monetary policy, foreign policy, government and politics, health care, international economics, law and civil liberties, tax, budget policy, telecom, internet and information policy, trade and immigration. The company was founded by Edward H. Crane and Charles G. Koch in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Nielsen Holdings Plc engages in the provision of global marketing data collection and analytics services. It operates through the Connect, Media, and Corporate business segments. The Connect segment consists principally of market research information and analytical services. The Media segment handles television, radio, online and mobile audience and advertising measurement, and corresponding analytics. The corporate segment includes unallocated items such as certain facilities and infrastructure costs as well as intersegment eliminations. The company was founded by Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Oscar Mayer Foods Corp. was founded in 1883. The company is based in Madison, WI. Oscar Mayer Foods offers a variety of food products including hot dogs, bacon, and cold cuts. Customers can learn about the company's story, discover new products, and even follow the Wienermobile.

Global Gillette manufactures and sells a variety of consumer products, including razors, personal care products, batteries & oral care. It is also a leading battery (Duracell) manufacturer. It also makes Braun electric shavers, stationery products business and hair care lines

Philip Morris USA, Inc. makes and markets tobacco goods. Its products include cigarette non-tobacco, cigarette tobacco and flavor ingredients. The company was founded by Philip Morris in 1847 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

The Nielsen Co. (US) LLC provides marketing and business information. It offers audience segments, audio measurement, consumer neuroscience, and consumer panel measurement, optimization, concept screening and forecasting solutions. The company was founded by Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on May 2, 2019 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 7, 2021 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Ole Smoky Distillery LLC produces and markets distilled alcoholic beverages. The firm specializes in the distillation and production of whiskey and moonshine products. It offers products in seasonal flavors, such as blueberry, grape, hunch punch, lemon drop, pink lemonade, and strawberry. The company was founded by Joseph Andrew Baker in 2009 and is headquartered in Gatlinburg, TN.

Nabisco, Inc. used to manufacture, distribute and sale cookies, crackers & other food products. The company was headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

Karman Topco LP operates as an investment find. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.