Greg Spira
ABOUT
Greg has extensive experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG), and has supported organizations in a variety of other industries including packaging, dairy, lubricants, medical devices, chemicals, retail, quick serve restaurants, and fashion. Before joining Oliver Wight, he held several roles at Mondelez International; first, standing up Integrated Business Planning (IBP) in Canada, then establishing and leading the business forecasting team for the North American business. Greg was also Director of Demand Management at BlackBerry, where he eliminated chronic bias, driving down excess inventory by $300M and saving $50M/quarter in capacity under-utilization expense. Greg is an established coach, educator, and author focused on demand management.
EDUCATION
B.Com in Management Information Systems from the University of Ottawa and Lund University
MBA in Management Accounting from McMaster University
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Certified Management Accountants of Ontario