About

James M. Kilts has served as a director of Advantage Solutions since October 2020 and as Chairman of the Board since March 31, 2023, a role he also held from October 2020 to April 2022; he previously served as Executive Chairman of Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., the SPAC that merged with Advantage in 2020. He is the Founding Partner of Centerview Capital Consumer and formerly served as Chairman, CEO and President of Gillette from 2001 until its 2005 merger with Procter & Gamble, and as President and CEO of Nabisco from 1998 until its acquisition by Philip Morris in 2000. Mr. Kilts is currently Chairman of The Simply Good Foods Company and a director of Viatris Inc., and previously served on the boards of MetLife, Pfizer, Unifi and Nielsen Holdings. He holds a bachelor's degree in History from Knox College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Roles

Advantage Solutions Inc.
Chairman of the Board and Director · Current role
October 2020 (Chairman since March 2023)–present
Centerview Capital Consumer
Founding Partner
since 2006
Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp.
Executive Chairman · Advantage's SPAC merger vehicle
Gillette
Chairman, CEO and President · Until merger with Procter & Gamble; then Vice Chairman of P&G
2001-2005
Nabisco
President and CEO · Until acquisition by The Philip Morris Companies
1998-2000

External Roles

The Simply Good Foods Company
Chairman
since 2017
Viatris Inc.
Director
since November 2020

Also at Advantage Solutions Inc.

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