Former Starbucks exec joins Advantage in key leadership role

Leading sales and marketing solutions provider Advantage Solutions named former Starbucks executive Jeff Hansberry to the newly created position of president and chief commercial officer.



Hansberry most recently served as president of Evolution Fresh at Starbucks, a brand the company acquired in 2011. Hansberry joined Starbucks in June 2010 as president of the company’s global consumer products and foodservice group. Prior to Starbucks, Hansberry served as vice president and general manager for E&J Gallo Winery and he also spent 17 years at Procter & Gamble where he held a variety of leadership positions.



At Advantage Solutions, Hansberry will report to CEO Tanya Domier and his direct reports will include the company’s presidents of sales, marketing and foodservice.



The appointment marks the end of a robust search to identify a senior executive and thought leader to further strengthen the company’s enterprise-wide customer relationships, provide next generation strategic vision and leadership, and accelerate its evolution as a leading provider of business solutions, according to a statement released by Advantage Solutions.



“Advantage is at a key moment in our history having grown from a sales and marketing agency into an international business solutions provider with over 45,000 associates. We were determined to identify a leader with a great track record of success and industry experience but it was equally important for the candidate to be an outstanding cultural fit,” said Domier. “We sought a proven strategic thinker in consumer products, entrenched in the customer service mindset and with experience leading a workforce the size and scale of ours. I couldn’t be more excited about finding all of this in Jeff, who has an outstanding record of success from early in his career at P&G to his recent time at Starbucks. His experience in hospitality gives him strong customer orientation and we believe that he is a Level 5 leader and true cultural fit for Advantage Solutions.”



Hansberry said he was honored and excited to be joining the Advantage team and found the company’s passion for customer service inspiring.



“I look forward to being part of the team and contributing to its continued success,” Hansberry said.



He officially joins the company on March 21.