Leadership

As Chairman and General Partner, Russ is involved in key strategy, investment and talent decisions, as well as key customer relationships. He joined HAVI as Chief Executive Officer in 2010, then in 2014, he and five members of senior management purchased the business from founder Theodore F. Perlman and the Perlman family. After serving as CEO for nine years, he decided to step back from the day-to-day management of the business, effective January 1, 2020.

Prior to joining HAVI, Russ was President and CEO of H&R Block, one of the world’s largest tax services provider. In this role, he was responsible for H&R Block’s tax preparation business, as well as the H&R Block Bank and RSM McGladrey, a leading professional services firm providing tax and consulting services.

Prior to this, Russ spent more than 20 years at McDonalds Corporation, gaining extensive worldwide management experience in Latin America, Asia, the US and Europe. He last served as President of McDonald’s Europe, McDonald’s Corporation’s second largest area of the world. In this role, he was responsible for 6,200 restaurants in 51 countries, representing $6.7B in total revenues.

Russ earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Lewis University in Romeoville, IL and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.

As President of HAVI’s Supply Chain business unit, Neil provides strategic direction and oversight of HAVI’s global supply chain services, including supply chain management, analytics and logistics. These services are provided by more than 8,000 employees in approximately 50 countries globally. Neil joined HAVI in August 2017 and assumed the role of President, Logistics in January 2018.

Neil comes to HAVI from Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of food, home care, personal care and refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. In his more than 30-year career with Unilever, Neil served in a variety of sales and supply chain operations and leadership roles, most recently as EVP Supply Chain Europe and Chairman, Unilever Supply Chain Company, where he had executive responsibility for the total supply chain for all Unilever businesses in Europe.

During his five years in this role, Neil led an end-to-end team responsible for the manufacturing, planning, logistics and customer service delivery for a 13-billion-euro European business. He established a new direction and vision, creating a truly business-driven supply chain, and drove significant innovation within the supply chain, such as the implementation of an operational “control tower” approach globally. Improvements made under his leadership played a key role in Unilever being named Gartner’s number one supply chain in the world in 2016.

Born in the U.K., Neil holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southampton.

Mark Landolt provides strategic direction and oversight to tms, a HAVI affiliated company that provides customer engagement and marketing services across the globe. Mark has served in this capacity since January 2008.

Prior to joining tms, he was President of Creata – McDonald’s, where he was responsible for overseeing the global McDonald’s strategy, promotional activities and business. From 2002 to 2005, Mark was President of IDM Matrix, a venture capital funded company engaged in intellectual property design and development. In this capacity, he had a team of marketers, engineers, and manufacturing experts in the U.S. and Asia focused on bringing a variety of diverse intellectual properties to market.

From 1988 to 2002, Mark worked at Simon Marketing in Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois where he held various leadership roles. Over the course of his career at Simon Marketing, Mark was an essential part of the company’s explosive growth and development, building revenues from $100 million to $750 million. During this time, he was responsible for developing many precedent-setting campaigns that impacted the entire industry, including McDonald’s Monopoly Game promotion and the evolution of McDonald’s Happy Meal programs.

Mark received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from Western Illinois University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.

Dan Musachia oversees all aspects of financial governance, internal controls and resource allocation for HAVI and its three business units. Prior to becoming CFO in January 2016, Dan served as President of HAVI Global Solutions, one of the HAVI companies combined under the single brand HAVI in 2016.

Dan started his career with HAVI in 1989, progressing from Finance Manager to Controller and Director of Finance for The HAVI Group, LP. He joined Perseco in June of 1995 as Chief Financial Officer, then in June 2004, was promoted to President of Perseco Americas, responsible for operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America, as well as Perseco’s global financial and human resource functions. In July 2005, Dan was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of HAVI Global Solutions. Two years later, his responsibilities were expanded to include all of HAVI Global Solutions’ businesses globally.

Dan received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University,  and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and is a Certified Public Accountant.

As Chief People Officer, Preet Michelson is responsible for advancing the employee experience, talent development and organizational transformation at both HAVI Corporate and tms. Working closely with senior leaders worldwide, she drives operational excellence and fosters a collaborative workplace. 

With over 25 years of experience across global brands such as CVS Health, United Airlines, Molson Coors, PepsiCo and Beam Suntory, Preet has established herself as a strategic HR leader with expertise in executive coaching, succession planning and organizational design. She brings a proven ability to manage complex organizational restructures, develop high-performing teams and support the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and retention to talent and performance management. Preet’s approach integrates data-driven insights and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, which has enhanced organizational culture and operational efficiency. 

Known for her strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, Preet is a trusted partner, guiding transformational change and shaping teams that meet today’s evolving business needs. She takes pride in the meaningful impact she has made on organizations and in building lasting relationships with colleagues and leaders across the globe. 

Matt Navarro is a senior global executive with a consistent history of building successful brands, developing highly effective commercial strategies, and developing business teams and capabilities to drive exceptional revenue growth. Mr. Navarro currently serves as President of Global Stanley (A Division of HAVI), where he is leading revenue growth and increasing profitability for Stanley. Matt has delivered record global financial results for Stanley by transforming the commercial, operations, and consumer strategy, establishing key partnerships with top organizations, providing strong brand leadership, and creating a premium consumer experience globally. 

Prior to Stanley, Matt worked in continuously expanding executive leadership roles for Amer Sports, the $3.3B owner of internationally recognized brands that include Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Suunto, and Wilson. His work with Amer Sports culminated as Vice President of Sales, North America, where he served as a key member of the Amer Sports Americas senior leadership team and managed the company’s portfolio of brands to increase US market share and accelerate growth and profitability on $513M in annual revenue. Mr. Navarro led Amer Sports through a comprehensive transformation effort to reposition the company as a consumer and retail-focused organization. His efforts built the D2C business to a 12% contribution rate, drove +37% growth at Amazon, and enabled +26% growth with key eCommerce customers in the US market. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Navarro has achieved professional recognition for standout performance, including the Sporting Goods Business 40 Under 40 Award in 2010. Matt’s recent transformational work at Stanley earned him multiple industry awards from Fast Company, NPD Group, Target, Scheels, and REI. He is currently an advisor to Mediafly’s CEO and Board of Directors, served on the Board of Baseball for Life, and was the Co – Founder / Board President for Team Dealer Market. Matt supports a range of industry causes he has been a mentor for Amer Sports Future Leaders and the Outdoor Industry Association’s Skip Lowell Leadership Foundation.

Matt resides in Park City, UT, with his wife and three sons, where he is active in the Park City community as a Board Director for Park City Football, Board Director for the Park City Education Foundation, and a youth sports coach. He enjoys travel, outdoor endeavors, skiing, golf, and watching Georgia Bulldogs football. 

As Chief Information Officer, Allison is responsible for the information and digital technology functions globally, including strategic planning, product delivery, operations, security, controls and compliance. She is charged with leading the team to be a competitive asset for the company by focusing resources and prioritizing initiatives that deliver the greatest opportunities for revenue growth and improved business performance.

Prior to joining HAVI, Allison served has Chief Information Officer for Beam Suntory Inc., a world leader in premium spirits, Senior Director of Information Systems for Mondelēz International and spent 10 years at GS1 US as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

Allison began her career in management consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she spent ten years specializing in supply chain management process re-engineering and information systems implementation for the consumer products industry. 

Allison received her Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.  She lives in Chicago and enjoys running, cooking, spending time with her husband, Steve, their three daughters and their Golden Retriever, Hazel.

Renee Sotos serves as HAVI’s General Counsel, responsible for all corporate legal activities. She works closely with the business unit legal teams as well as supporting the corporate functions and leadership teams.

Prior to joining HAVI, Renee was with Molson Coors Beverage Company, where, for nearly 10 years, she was legal partner to numerous divisions across the commercial organization, ranging from brand marketing to sales and regulatory.

Before going in-house, Renee practiced litigation at the law firm of Winston and Strawn after completing a federal judicial clerkship at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Renee holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from Loyola University Chicago, and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.