Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 17, 2003
LISA KENT is President and Chief Executive Officer of neXpansion,
She joined neXpansion, formerly known as Netgrocer.com, in May
2000 and has been leading its strategy and business development.
Prior to neXpansion, she served as the Executive Director of E-
Ventures for the worldwide Baby and Kids franchise of the Johnson
& Johnson Consumer Products Company. Under Ms. Kent's leadership,
the skin care brands sustained double-digit growth as did her
women's health business. Ms. Kent was responsible for licensing
and acquisitions during her most recent assignments at Johnson &
Johnson. She spent over a decade in traditional brand management,
driving growth on diverse brands in the women's health, skin
care, and food categories. She has also held marketing and sales
positions at Procter & Gamble and Nestl Baking. Ms. Kent was
recently selected as one of the 'Top 40 Executives Under 40 in
Retail' by Chain Store Age Magazine. In 2002, she was awarded the
Princeton Tribute to Women award for her leadership in both
business and the community. She also was recognized in 2001 with
the prestigious 'Mothering that Works' award by Working Mother
magazine for her contribution as a mentor and role model for
mothers in the workplace. As a working mom herself, she helped to
pioneer Johnson & Johnson's on-site childcare center and devised
a flexible work environment for her entire team ' men and women
alike at both Johnson & Johnson and at neXpansion. She has a
Bachelor's degree from Yale University and a Master's of
Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University. She has earned her red
belt in Tae Kwon Do and is a New Jersey Youth Soccer coach for a
third and fifth grade recreational team. Profile
as a business and a company today?
Ms. Kent: NeXpansion was originally founded as Netgrocer.com, the
first nationwide online
