Jon Goldstone, Global Managing Partner, The BrandGym

Jon has been Global Managing Partner for The Brandgym since 2016.

The Brandgym are a global brand strategy consultancy. Jon’s recent clients include General Mills, Unilever, Grupo Bimbo and Intersnack

Jon has 25 years of client-side marketing experience, at Unilever, Premier Foods, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods

Jon has a particular interest in revitalising brands that have lost their mojo, having led the turn-arounds of iconic brands like Toblerone, Walkers Crisps, Hovis, Marmite and Pot Noodle.

Jon is a a Fellow of The Marketing Society and an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, where he has shared his experience with students for over 10 years.

Advisor to several food and drink start-ups and a mentor to marketing students at The University of Nottingham

Lives close to Reading with Sarah and their four kids. A keen runner and long-suffering season ticket holder at Wycombe Wanderers FC.

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