Hello Expands Team

Fast-growing oral care brand Hello Products has expanded its team with four new staffers.
 
“These four new team members are joining us at an exciting time and will help further maximize our explosive growth as we continue to strengthen our presence in the marketplace,” said Lauri Kien Kotcher, hello’s CEO. “On the coattails of being named one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2019 along with our recent nationwide launches, we’re seeing exciting opportunities for relevant channel expansion as well as for innovative new product developments with our existing partners.”
 
Hello’s sales growth—the brand has recently doubled its national footprint and become an essential part of retailers’ oral care growth strategy—continues to be led by SVP of sales, Kim Sines. 
 
Joining sales manager Casey Huth and reporting to Sines are Janette Carle, Jill Fitzgerald, and Sarah Yarborough. All three join as senior sales directors, along with the company’s new sales administrator, Chelsea Williams. 
 
Carle joins the hello team from Unilever, where she led the natural channel business across all Unilever brands. Prior to Unilever, she was director of Sales at Seventh Generation, running the natural channel businesses and leading relationships with major grocery retailers. Previous roles include strategic sales at Church & Dwight and Playtex. 
 
Fitzgerald joins from The Emerson Group where she was the head of grocery, working across brands including SheaMoisture and L’Oréal. Prior to Emerson, Fitzgerald honed her skills at Unilever and GSK with positions in sales, analytics and marketing. 
 
Yarborough joins the team from Kashi, where she led East Coast grocery channel sales.  Prior to Kashi, she worked with Starbucks and their Evolution Fresh brand, Reckitt Benckiser, and led Pfizer Consumer Healthcare’s natural channel business.