Melissa & Doug CEO and leadership

Creative and entrepreneurial executive known for delivering large-scale transformations - focused on systemic improvement opportunities and driving cross-functional teams to execute with excellence. Values-driven people leader with a transparent, empowering style. Distinctive track record of impact across a diverse set of industries and organizations - Consumer Goods and B2B, small and large, high-growth and mature - while navigating ambiguity and adapting to shifting priorities.

Accomplished leader capable of standing up Marketing functions, leading organizational strategies, digital and sustainability with 10+ years of success in brand and P&L management. Transformative professional who leverages market and consumer insight to deliver organizational growth. Skilled at synthesizing information and translating complex organizational issues into simplified and manageable opportunities.

Marketing leadership roles at Melissa & Doug, Henkel Corporation (Dial, Right Guard, got2b, Schwarzkopf, all laundry), Sun Products (Sun, Wisk laundry brands), Parfums de Coeur (men's and women's fragrance brands), KAO Brands (John Frieda hair care brands), and other major consumer product companies: Georgia Pacific, Playtex, Clorox. P&L responsibility for $100 million to $1 billion brand portfolios across categories.

Kristine Garberding is a Chief Partner in Play at Melissa & Doug and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. She has worked as Human Resources Director - Valve Division at CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP; Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma) at Convergys; and Chief Human Resources Officer at Nestl Skin Health. Kristine works or has worked as Global Vice President Human Resources, Galderma at Nestle Skin Health Galderma.

Sharon Fox has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2016. Ms. Fox is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Melissa & Doug where she leads global brand development and brand building activities as well as eCommerce business development. From December 2014 to August 2015, Ms. Fox served as Senior Vice President, North America eCommerce of Ralph Lauren Corporation. From October 2011 to November 2014, Fox served as Senior Vice President, Retail Consumables and International Expansion of Quidsi, LLC, an Amazon Company, where she was responsible for Diapers.com, Wag.com and Soap.com as well as their AutoShip and Easy Reorder product development. Prior to October 2011, Fox spent over 13 years in brand management with her most recent role as the Senior Category Brand Development Director at Unilever, N.A. Fox received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. The board of directors believes that Ms. Fox’s experience in the omni-channel retail, brand and digital marketing industries will allow her to make valuable contributions to the board of directors.