Ocean Spray Cranberries Chief Digital and Technology Officer Jamie Head

August 24, 2020

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About the Guest

Jamie Head

Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries

Jamie Head is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries, the agriculture cooperative with $2B in revenue annually. In this role, Jamie oversees the company’s Tech division with an emphasis on digitally transforming the operation. Prior to joining Ocean Spray, Jamie held divisional CIO roles at GSK and at Mars.

Episode Overview

479: Ocean Spray Cranberries Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Jamie Head, discusses:

Jamie’s purview as Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Ocean Spray’s five-year plan to transform from a cranberry business to a health and wellness business
The company’s innovation plan, the digital hub his team is building
The company’s relationship with the farmers who grow the cranberries
How the company approaches external partnerships
Jamie’s interest in the health and wellness space

Among a variety of other topics.

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“"The plan on the business side is to double the innovation in half the time. How to get more innovation out the door beyond just cranberries and drive the portfolio diversification, get it out to the market quicker, micro markets testing, learn, see what sticks, and then grow.""