IRVINE, Calif. \u2014 Advantage Solutions has announced the hires of Jack Pestello as chief operating officer of branded services and Francesco Tinto as chief digital officer, both reporting to Advantage CEO Dave Peacock.<\/p>\n
Pestello joins Advantage with 30 years of global retail experience, including building and executing innovative merchandising programs. As COO of branded services, Pestello will lead Advantage Sales, which provides industry-leading headquarter sales services, retail services and business process outsourcing for brands and retailers across all channels of trade in the U.S. and Canada. He most recently served as a senior advisor in Boston Consulting Group\u2019s consumer practice, partnering primarily with retail and manufacturing CEOs on growth strategies, operational and organizational design, merchandising, sustainability and product development. Pestello was previously an executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Big Lots, where he led the omnichannel merchant team and was responsible for buying, planning, financial services, pricing and promotions. He spent seven years with Walmart, where as senior vice president and general manager for grocery, he oversaw a $66 billion omnichannel portfolio across the company\u2019s largest merchandise division and was honored as a Walmart \u201cSVP of the Year.\u201d His global experience includes serving as the head of trade for Woolworth\u2019s Australia Limited, where he led the grocery team for Australia\u2019s largest supermarket business and managed and sourced the private brand portfolio. Pestello\u2019s early career includes 20 years at Daymon in roles leading new business development, international operations and private brands.<\/p>\n
As Advantage\u2019s chief digital officer, Tinto will oversee the company\u2019s information technology team and Advantage Intelligence, a portfolio of software solutions and services that turn data into problem-solving insights and strategies that drive demand, distribution and supply chain efficiencies. His 30 years of technology experience includes leadership roles at some of the world\u2019s most iconic brands, including Kraft Heinz Company, Procter & Gamble and Walgreens Boots Alliance, where he most recently served as global chief information officer. In that role, Tinto oversaw the company\u2019s digital transformation, launching a new digital experience and customer insights platform that delivered personalized offerings and blended online and offline customer experiences. Earlier, he was the global chief information officer for Kraft Heinz, where he led the complete technology integration for the merger between Kraft Foods and Heinz, defining streamlined operating processes and implementing system, application and product solutions. Prior to that, Tinto spent more than a decade in information services and technology leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, where he was based in Rome. His areas of expertise include data analytics, business intelligence insights, consumer solutions development, business process optimization and technical services.<\/p>\n
\u201cJack and Francesco each have long histories of leading high-performing teams, streamlining processes and innovating for the future,\u201d Peacock said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to welcome them to Advantage and am looking forward to the immediate value they will add to our leadership team and to our company as we work to better enable the organization to evolve, drive growth and deliver strong results.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IRVINE, Calif. \u2014 Advantage Solutions has announced the hires of Jack Pestello as chief operating officer of branded services and Francesco Tinto as chief digital officer, both reporting to Advantage CEO Dave Peacock. Executive Appointments Strengthen Strategy, Innovation, and Growth Pestello joins Advantage with 30 years of global retail experience, including building and executing innovative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2629,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"mrktblog-category":[42],"class_list":["post-2630","mrktblog-posts","type-mrktblog-posts","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mrktblog-category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n