Chair
Tony Jacobs
President, Bazooka Candy Brands
Bazooka Brands
Vice Chair
Jerry Hagedorn
Executive Vice President - Business Development
Barry Callebaut USA LLC
Chocolate Council Chair
Amy Guittard
Chief Marketing Officer
Guittard Chocolate Company
President & CEO
John Downs
President & CEO
National Confectioners Association
Koen Burghouts
SVP Confectionery
Mondelez International, Inc
Sylvia Buxton
President/CEO, Americas Business Unit
Perfetti Van Melle North America
Brent Cotten
VP, Customer & Industry Affairs
The Hershey Company
Mitchell Goetze
Chief Executive Officer
Goetze's Candy Company, Inc.
Ellen Gordon
Chairman & CEO
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
Greg Guidotti
Chief Marketing Officer
Ferrara
Chip Kunde
Sr. Vice President of Institutional Affairs & Corporate Communications
Ferrero NA
Rick LaBerge
Chief Commercial Officer
HARIBO of America, Inc.
Nic Starace
President & CEO Russell Stover Chocolates
Russell Stover Chocolates
Jason Tuber
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
PIM Brands, Inc.
Anton Vincent
President, North America
Mars Wrigley
