Eugene M. Dunkin is a proven leader of brand driven consumer businesses with Fortune 500 companies as well as with smaller, early stage enterprises. Currently working as a consultant to several consumer package goods companies, Mr. Dunkin spent over 15 years with Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., a division of Campbell Soup Company in a series of key functional and general management positions, playing a major role in delivering Godiva worldwide sales from $79 million to over $450 million. He was President of Godiva North America, with full P&L responsibility for Godiva’s $300-million, 2,900 employee North American business and was charged with revitalizing the business that had languished post 9/11. Prior to that he had been President & General Manager of Godiva International with full P&L responsibility for over $100 million in Godiva business in Europe, Japan and the Pac Rim and SVP of Global Sales & Marketing. Mr. Dunkin won Campbell’s most prestigious award, the John T. Dorrance Award for the best performing business in the Campbell Soup Company.

Prior to his tenure with Godiva, Mr. Dunkin was VP/Director of Marketing for Citicorp P.O.S. Information Services, an early stage start-up marketing information services venture targeting the top 100 CPG companies. Also, He had been Director of Sales and Marketing for Cuisinarts, Inc, a $60-million premium consumer small appliance business. His earlier career included management positions with Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson and Cheeseborough Ponds.

Mr. Dunkin had been a Naval Officer, and was President, Board of Directors of New York American Marketing Association. He holds a BA, Political Science, from Providence College and completed the Executive Program at the Harvard Business School.