Bryan Gildenberg, Chief Knowledge Officer

Cited frequently in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Boston Globe in the USA, and globally in the China Economic Times, BBC Radio and ETRetailBiz India, Bryan Gildenberg has been MVI’s Chief Knowledge Officer since 2004 and is recognized as a global expert in retail insight. He started at MVI in 1997 as an Analyst.

At Management Ventures, Inc., he oversees MVI’s Analysis and Insight, driving the direction of content with in-depth knowledge and intuitive skills few can match. Additionally, Bryan provides a clear, ever changing and always topical focus on a variety of channels and retailers worldwide.

A prolific writer, Bryan has authored numerous articles online at MVI-Insights and in prestigious third-party publications. An engaging speaker, he has addressed numerous professional meetings.

Bryan Gildenberg received his MBA degree, summa cum laude, from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, Wellesley, MA; and his undergraduate degree from Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.

Ethan Sinick, Managing Director EMEA

Ethan Sinick opened MVI’s first European office in London during 2003 and is responsible for the development of MVI’s products, research, and consulting initiatives in Europe. He conducts retail insight workshops for MVI’s clients in more than 15 countries annually. Ethan has presented key research at major industry events such as ECR Europe and IFM. Ethan also oversees and contributes articles for MVI’s international retail magazine, Selling Global Leaders (SGL).

Ethan leads the development of industry leading research on the phenomenon of hard discount growth, market development in Eastern Europe, the future of private label, pan-European product sourcing, and category value creation. His team ensures that MVI’s insights are grounded in a detailed fact-based understanding of leading European retailers like Tesco, Lidl, Kaufland, Auchan, Carrefour, Metro, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com.

John A. Rand, Director of Retail Insight

John Rand is MVI’s Director of Retail Insight and the Team Leader for the Grocery Channel, for which he directs all grocery research. He is a presenter and trainer for syndicated and MVI Onsite events, in addition to working with numerous Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods companies, retailers, and trade associates. John also contributes featured grocery industry and retailer articles to MVI’s retail publication, Selling National Accounts (SNA).

He has also contributed numerous articles appearing in publications such as GMA Forum and Promo Magazines.

Anne Zybowski, Director of Retail Insight

Anne Zybowski is a Director of Retail Insight. She currently manages the product research and training for the Mass Merchandising Channel. Since joining MVI in June of 2004, she has been MVI’s lead retail analyst on Target, Wal-Mart, and Sears Holding Corporation.

Anne is a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Management and Executive Education at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. She contributes regularly to MVI’s Selling National Accounts (SNA) and is instrumental in driving the content and analysis for Wal-Mart InFocus, which showcases industry news, MVI’s exclusive interpretation, and supplier implications.

Leon Nicholas, Director of Retail Insight

As a Director of Retail Insight at Management Ventures, Inc. (MVI), Leon Nicholas focuses on mass merchandisers and club-format retailers. He has over fifteen years of experience advising numerous consumer goods manufacturers and retailers on marketing and sales initiatives.

Leon has appeared as a retail expert on CNBC, Bloomberg, New England Cable News (NECN), and the Public Television Network. In print, his retail analyses have appeared in The Washington Post, Boston Globe, BrandWeek, The Guardian (UK), Nikkei (Japan), Russian Business Daily, and many others.

He was a retail manager in the Hannaford Bros. flagship store in Portland, ME. And was with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI). Leon has served as a senior marketing analyst for Veridiem. And directed the consumer goods and retail practice at Global Insight.

He has addressed the National Retail Federation, Outdoor Industry Conference, and the World Economic Conference. He is also a member of the Retailwire Brain Trust.

Leon Nicholas is a summa cum laude graduate of Bates College, Lewiston, ME.

David Marcotte, Director of Retail Insight

David Marcotte is MVI’s Director of Retail Insight with expertise in International Retail, Supply Chain Management, and Business Intelligence. He is a presenter and trainer for syndicated and MVI onsite events in addition to working with numerous Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, retailers, and trade associates.

His primary areas of focus are Wal-Mart International, business intelligence and Latin America. David also contributes featured content and insights on leading retailers as well as industry topics for MVI’s client website, MVI-Insights.com.

Brendan Langan, Director of Retail Insight

Brendan Langan is MVI’s Director of Retail Insight. He currently manages the product research and training for the Drug Channel. Since joining MVI in May of 2006 as a Senior Analyst, he has been MVI’s lead analyst on CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid. Brendan contributes regularly to MVI’s Selling National Accounts (SNA) publication and is instrumental in driving the content and analysis for drug industry news, MVI’s exclusive interpretation, and supplier implications. He is a presenter and trainer for syndicated and private seminars, in addition to working with numerous Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods companies, retailers, and trade associations.