Brett Whittleton, PE

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Director, Environmental Affairs at TreeHouse Foods

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

Brett Whittleton is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience leading Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs. As Director of Environmental Affairs at TreeHouse Foods, he oversees compliance for numerous manufacturing sites. His expertise spans the chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, and food industries, with a focus on sustainability and risk management.

He has pursued executive education from esteemed institutions, completing programs in Negotiation and Leadership at Harvard Law School and Financial Analysis at the University of Chicagos Booth School of Business.

His strategic initiatives in energy, waste, and water reduction have resulted in over $500 million in cost savings and avoidance.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

Upfront

Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Environmental Compliance
His current role and recent hiring efforts are centered on regulatory compliance, permit management, and agency support for manufacturing plants.
Sustainable Operations
He has a proven track record of executing projects in energy reduction and waste minimization that generated significant cost savings for global companies.
Liability Management
In a previous global role, he led teams that divested over $150M of remediated properties by managing environmental liability and risk.

Media Appearances

Brett has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2022
Director, Environmental Affairs at TreeHouse Foods
6-2015 - 7-2022
Global Director, Legacy Asset Management & Environmental Affairs at AkzoNobel
5-2011 - 6-2015
Global Head - Environment & Sustainability at Novartis Pharma AG
Global Energy Manager / Health, Safety & Environment Manager at ALCON, a Novartis Company
Senior Environmental Manager at ALCON, a Novartis Company

Education

2017 - 2017
Financial Analysis - Booth School of Business from University of Chicago
Negotiation and Leadership - Executive Education from Harvard Law School

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Exp : 14 Location : Greater Chicago Area, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Environmental Affairs at TreeHouse Foods
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Insights For Selling To Brett

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brett is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brett

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brett move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Brett take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Brett

Personality Compatibility


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