Denis Ring

▪ BS in Economics from Santa Clara University, MA in Philosophy from Fordham University and MBA from Yale

▪ Over 20 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods and retail industries

▪ Served as VP of Corporate Brands at Whole Foods for 6 years, where he was responsible for the development of the 365 product

’portfolio, Whole Foodsˈ private Brand

▪ Founder and CEO of Bode International, a product design and launch consulting firm, having worked with companies such as Costco,

Supervalu, Target or Woolworths

▪ Founder of OCHO, an organic chocolate company which has shown impressive growth since inception in 2010