Eric Leventhal advises CEOs, CHROs, board directors and private equity investors on their most important leadership challenges and opportunities. He is also passionate about discovering and developing top executives to advance and thrive. His expertise includes board and CEO succession and search, as well as the people, organization and culture aspects of M&A integration.
Eric brings to every client mandate a uniquely informed view as a former operating executive in the consumer industry, and a leadership adviser and executive search partner at Spencer Stuart.
A former client of Spencer Stuart, Eric joined the firm in 2006 and has served in various leadership roles, including head of Americas region (North America and Latin America), global Consumer Practice leader, and member of the firm’s nominating committee to evaluate principal and partner promotions.
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Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Eric was president of Evian North America and subsequently president of Danone Beverages North America. Previously, he held the position of senior vice president of marketing for Dannon, where he was responsible for the company’s brand management, new product development, advertising, packaging, public relations and consumer affairs functions.
- Earlier in his career he held marketing and general management positions at Kraft Foods, The Coca-Cola Company and Campbell Soup Company.
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Eric has been featured as a consumer industry expert in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Advertising Age and The Chief Executive, for which he authored the widely-read article, “5 Things You Should Know Before Becoming a New Private Equity CEO.” He has also appeared on Fox Business Network and CNBC, and is a frequent contributor to Spencer Stuart articles and research.
Eric earned a B.A. in psychology at Tufts University and an M.B.A. in marketing and management at Columbia Graduate School of Business. For eight years, he served on the board of directors for Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network, and currently serves on the board of God’s Love We Deliver, a non-sectarian organization providing medically tailored meals to those with life-altering illnesses.