Bobby Chacko is a veteran CPG executive and entrepreneur who has spent the last 25 years as a
transformational leader driving progress, equality, and sustainability across multiple industries.
Working with iconic brands in category-leading companies like Mars, The Coca-Cola
Company, ABInbev, and GE Capital, he has been a dynamic change agent impacting
businesses across US and international markets. Most recently Bobby was the President
and CEO of Ocean Spray Inc., a cooperative with $2 billion in global sales, where he
delivered a significant innovative renovation and transformation of a 90-year-old company.
Bobby’s early experiences have no doubt fueled his success. He is the youngest of 4 siblings,
born and raised in Nigeria to immigrant Indian educator parents. He began his journey at
15 years old coming to the United States alone as an international college student. Upon
graduation at 19, his student visa was expiring leaving weeks to find a job that would
sponsor a work visa. Walking building to building, floor to floor through Manhattan’s
midtown streets he cold-called businesses. Eventually, that hard work and determination
persevered. With days to spare, he became the youngest employee at Marketing
Management Analytics (MMA).
From that first job at 19 to today, Bobby’s experience and impact on business and
the community has cut across many facets. From integrating companies for rapid growth, to
founding an in-store technology group in financial services, to pioneering new products, to
shaping global marketing and innovation strategies for iconic brands, to opening-up
international markets for fast-emerging category busters, to the transformation and
restructuring of divisions and companies for strategic events including strategic
acquisitions and divestitures- each of these experiences shaped and formed Bobby as the
a strategic and transformational leader he is today. He has worked across 30+ international
markets, including having lived in Europe, Latin America, and Africa, affording him a rare
globally insightful skill-set most C-suite executives only dream of.
Bobby is known to be a key driver of diversity in thought and equality in the workplace. He
sets significant performance and progressive cultural accountability with his leadership
teams as well as himself. He fosters a debate-oriented environment with a strong
meritocracy and an edict of accountability “do what you say you will do” balanced with
strategy and execution. Bobby’s community involvement has included support behind local
Food Banks, Childhood Health & Education, Habitat for Humanity, and community
sustainability efforts.
Bobby has served on the Board of Directors of Ocean Spray, Consumer Brands Association,
National Council of Farmer Cooperative, Trustee of GICL, Chamber of Commerce, and other
organizations.
Bobby has a B.S. in Communications and Computer Science from Southern Connecticut State
University and has completed executive education programs at Columbia University in
Corporate Finance and GE’s Leadership Development Center in Global M&A
Bobby and his family currently live in Boston, MA.
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Bobby Chacko took the reins of the 90-year-old company Ocean Spray and turned things around with innovative change and renovation. During his time there, Ocean Spray reached $2 billion in global sales. His impact on large companies spans several industries in more than 30 countries over the past 25 years. As a visionary and transformational leader, […]
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