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  <body><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a virtual Impact session on Wednesday, September 2 from 5 pm to 6 pm as we host Melanie Huet, Chief Marketing Officer for Serta Simmons Bedding LLC.</p>

<p>Melanie will share about her corporate journey, about SSB&#39;s initiatives around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and answer questions from the audience.</p>

<p>Melanie Huet joined SSB in January 2019 as Chief Marketing Officer.&nbsp; She is responsible for all marketing and advertising initiatives for the SSB house of brands. She also leads SSB&rsquo;s Innovation team to deliver cutting edge products and technology across SSB&rsquo;s portfolio.&nbsp;Before joining SSB&nbsp;Melanie was Vice President of Marketing, Beverages &amp; Snack Nuts at Kraft Heinz Corporation, where she was responsible for a $4B portfolio including iconic brands like Planters, Capri Sun, Kool-Aid and Maxwell House.<br />
Prior to Kraft Heinz, Melanie progressed through brand management roles at Kimberly-Clark and Unilever.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Impact is a weekly series of meaningful&nbsp;conversations, free and open to all. The talks provide students, and the larger community on and off-campus, the opportunity to network with and learn from, successful leaders and entrepreneurs from the corporate and social sectors.</p>

<p><strong>The 2020/21 series will feature conversations on race, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.</strong></p>

<p>This event is presented in collaboration with the Scheller&nbsp;NetImpact Chapter and moderated by Victoria Skinner (MBA&#39;21).</p>
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