Join your CEO colleagues at the strategic event of the year—a senior-level conference for industry decision-makers! Access retailers and industry experts directly...share information and ideas with other housewares and home goods decision-makers...wine and dine in a unique setting with your industry colleagues.
September 9-10, 2008
Chicago, IL USA

Presentation Brief & Bio:

Chris Nielsen
VP, Home and Garden
Amazon Services

 


Presentation Brief:

RETAIL PANEL—How to Become a Top-Tier Supplier

In this final presentation, several prominent retailers representing different channels will explore how to best meet the needs of each channel. Panelists will answer the following types of questions:

Be prepared to ask your own questions of each panelist.


Biography:

Chris Nielsen was appointed vice president of Amazon Home & Garden in 2006. He is responsible for Amazon's merchandising, marketing, inventory management and customer service for all Home & Garden categories. Prior to this position, Nielsen served as director of the Home & Garden team and previously of hardlines finance at Amazon, supporting Home & Garden, Electronics, Jewelry, Gourmet Food and other stores.

Prior to working at Amazon, Nielsen was a manager at Bain & Company, a leading business consulting firm. He served clients in the consumer products, online retail, and telecommunications industries in the areas of profit improvement, growth strategy and business development. Before joining Bain & Company, Nielsen worked for Accenture.

Nielsen holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.