LEAD Network
Sales Chapter

LEAD Network's Sales Chapter aims to educate and support leaders, and grow and retain female sales professionals.

About the Sales Chapter

We empower business leaders to boost sales through inclusive leadership and diversity, accelerate gender equity, and be recognized as DEI thought leaders. Join our Sales Chapter to benefit from our programs designed to educate and support leaders, grow and retain female sales professionals.

Chapter Co-chairs

Frouke Hakstege, Friesland Campina
Leeza Hossain, Director Strategic Analytics & Insights, NielsenIQ

Latest Activity

We learned about

Personal Branding with Noelle Goris – executive VP, La Prairie – who talked about how success is not just about who you know, it’s about who knows you and what they know about you.

We loved hosting

How to harness data for success – Rachael Noon from NIQ facilitated a panel featuring Ebru Dolunay of Unilever and Ozenc Okyay of Mars. They shared real-life examples of leveraging data to win clients and boost confidence in data usage.

A highlight was our

Face to face panel discussion at the Annual Conference to hear from 3 esteemed leaders from our partner companies on why and how to increase allyship for women in sales.

Chapter Committee Members

  • Dervilla McCann

    European Discount Manager

    Kellanova/Mars

  • Ebru Dolunay

    Unilever

  • Eda Ekenkol

    IT Project Manager

    Lidl

  • James Spalding

    General Manager - Global Strategic Accounts

    McCormick

  • Manuela Monetti

    Director, Flywheel Europe & Americas

    Versuni

  • Romain Charles

    CEO

    Lucky Cart

  • Sofia-Danai Dovletoglou

    Business Analyst for AI

    Danone

"The gender gap is real, and everybody can be part of the change. The Sales Chapter is contributing to that change: inspiring women and creating the environment to empower us."

Giuditta Pagnozzi, Account Manager EMEA Flavor Solution, McCormick & Company

Join the LEAD Network Sales Chapter

Become a Member for free and join this Chapter to attend events, expand your network, and learn from other DEI advocates.

What are LEAD Network Chapters?

LEAD Network Chapters are regional and functional DEI groups that connect CPG and retail professionals. Open to all, they offer opportunities to learn, lead, and grow through networking, inspiration, and community. Become a Member of LEAD Network and browse our available Chapters.