Chuck Maniscalco, Consumer Packaged Goods Veteran, Joins Shapiro+Raj

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Mar 08, 2016, 08:00 ET

CHICAGO, March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chuck Maniscalco has joined Shapiro+Raj as Chairman according to Zain Raj, CEO. Chuck brings over 30 years of Marketing, Strategy and General Management experience at Fortune 100 companies to the firm while also providing powerful perspective and insights, from his client-centric background.

Chuck began his career at Quaker Oats, then PepsiCo subsequent to the companies' merger in 2001. As President, Gatorade, Chuck and his team doubled the business in less than 5 years through powerful marketing execution, highly successful line extensions, and a new product, Propel, which pioneered a whole new product category called Fitness Waters. In his position as CEO of QTG (Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade), he led the team through very challenging cost and competitive challenges, while maintaining healthy growth at both the top line and bottom line, including a successful acquisition of an emerging growth company, Naked Juice. Chuck moved to Vermont in 2009 to take the helm of Seventh Generation, a maker of environmentally friendly household cleaning and personal care products, and led a successful campaign to raise a significant infusion of new capital to support the growth needs of the business.

"Shapiro+Raj has a legacy of being an innovator in generating and leveraging information to help businesses make better, smarter decisions," said Chuck. "Having spent my entire career striving to do just that as a marketer, general manager and CEO, I am excited to partner with Zain and his team in taking the company to a whole new level."

According to Mr. Raj, "Chuck's role provides the perfect counter-balance to mine. I grew up on the service-side of the business, Chuck comes from a client background. Together we can think through Shapiro+Raj's clients' issues from both perspectives. That kind of balanced offering is not something you can find in many places and it's one of the many reasons Shapiro+Raj is unique in the world of research and insights."

About Shapiro+Raj
Shapiro+Raj is a new strategy and research company for the Insight Economy™, connecting Shapiro's 60-year leadership in research, insights and analytics with new world brand strategy, innovation and ideation capabilities. Shapiro+Raj delivers deep, enduring insights and inspired ideas to help its Fortune 500 clients improve the value of their brands while driving profitable growth of their business. Headquartered in Chicago, the independent firm also has an office in New York.

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