Team
Gary Roethenbaugh, Market Intelligence DirectorLaw graduate who heads up Zenith's international team of analysts and researchers, with 17 years' experience in the fields of consultancy, corporate investigations and research. He previously worked in corporate recovery and investigations in London and Hong Kong for KPMG, and in information security for the US based International Computer Security Association. Since joining Zenith in January 1999 he continues to work on a variety of international consulting projects for the company, and is currently involved in Zenith's sales data pooling initiatives and the development of information management tools.
Stuart Foxon, Market Intelligence ManagerStuart oversees the compilation of Zenith's portfolio of market research reports, news services, global databases and tailored marketing consulting activities. Stuart joined Zenith International in 2005 following 15 years with Environmental Data Services (ENDS), now part of Haymarket Publishing, in many roles in business publishing and journalism, following graduate banking positions in HSBC, and a degree in Mining Engineering from Nottingham University.
Diane Francis, Data Pooling Systems ManagerDiane is a graduate of Aston University and the University of Bath, with degrees in Managerial and Administrative Studies and a Masters in Computer Science respectively. Diane joined Zenith in September 2001, having previously worked in insolvency management in Chester with MBNA. Since joining Zenith she mananges Zenith's sales data pooling initiatives and oversees marketing activities for Market Intelligence.
Beverages team
Natalie Cording, Senior ConsultantA graduate of the University of Wales Cardiff and the University of Bath, with degrees in political science and a Masters in business management respectively. After five years with the UK Ministry of Defence in a number of roles including; market sector analyst and key supplier management she moved over to the soft drinks industry and joined Zenith in March 2007. Natalie has responsibility for the research and production for Zenith's beverages reports, research projects and global databases.
Jenny Foulds, Senior ConsultantA graduate of French from Southampton University, with 6 years' experience as a Business Analyst at global software firm Wind River, Jenny joined Zenith in January 2006 to bolster its expertise in report and newsletter production. She has responsibilities for producing Zenith's European and global reports on energy drinks and other functional beverages.
Anya Hembrough, Senior ConsultantWith an MA in Interpreting and Translation, Anya Hembrough worked as a translator for the Financial Times' Business News Service Department, before joining Zenith International in January 1999. Since joining Zenith she has specialised in bottled water and water cooler research on a global level. Having worked abroad for several years, she speaks fluent French and Italian and also has an understanding of Spanish and Polish. She is responsible for producing Zenith's functionaldrinks newsletter.
Charmaine Holmes, Senior AnalystA graduate of Business Administration from Cardiff University, Charmaine joined Zenith as a Senior Market Analyst in January 2008. Prior to joining Zenith, she worked in market intelligence roles for Leatherhead Food International and Amcor Flexibles. At Zenith Charmaine is involved in the management, research and production of global beverages databases, Zenith reports and client-led projects.
Marzena Borowka, Market AnalystMarzena is a graduate of the University of Silesia, Poland, with a degree in Business with English, Russian and Ukrainian. Prior to joining Zenith Marzena worked in a number of customer service and business administration roles both in the UK and Poland. Marzena joined Zenith in October 2007 and since then has been involved in the research and compilation of Zenith's global beverage databases and directories, and has also worked on a number of reports including the UK bottled water and soft drink reports.
Elena Ripero, Market AnalystA Spanish national, Elena is a graduate of the University of Navarra, Spain, with a degree in Economics specialising in Finance. During her studies Elena also spent a year studying at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. After completing a number of placements in financial roles with both Spanish and French based companies Elena joined Zenith in January 2008. Also fluent in French and English, Elena has been assisting with the research for Zenith's watercooler reports as well as our global beverage databases and directories.
Kasia Stepien, Market AnalystKasia is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, Poland, with degrees in English Language Teaching and a Masters in English and Linguistics. For the past four years Kasia has been working in teaching and administrative roles both in Poland and the UK. Having held a number of supervisory and executive roles in both academic establishments and within the construction industry, Kasia joined Zenith in October 2007. Since joining Zenith, Kasia has been involved in the research and production of a number of reports and bespoke client-led project covering bottled water, juice and UK soft drinks.
Dairy team
Esther Renfrew, Senior ConsultantA graduate in International Management and Modern Languages and a fluent French speaker, Esther joined Zenith in January 2003. Since then she has become Zenith's dairy specialist, project managing our major studies and co-ordinating a growing number of projects in whey, cheese and fresh dairy. She has written articles for dairyinnovation and is charged with developing our dairy activities.
Natasha Maiseyeva, Senior AnalystNatasha joined Zenith in March 2007 with previous experience in retail working for Pineapple and sales with Martial Arts Life Skills Academy. A national of Belarus, she is a native speaker of Russian and Belorussian languages. Since joining Zenith her responsibilities have included researching the beverages and dairy markets, and helping produce databases for Zenith's major consultancy projects. She is hoping to start a University degree in September 2009, studying sports nutrition.
Roberto Donati, Market AnalystRoberto joined Zenith in January 2008, following an extensive career in the training sector . A graduate of Social Psycology from Milan University, he is a native speaker of Italian and is also fluent in English, French and Spanish. Roberto has been assisting with the research for Zenith's watercooler reports as well as researching the Global beverage and dairy markets.
Water team
Kirstin Waite, Senior ConsultantA graduate with degrees from London and Chicago and a German national, Kirstin has been with Zenith since September 2004. Before joining us she worked at Promar for three years where she was directly responsible for a range of trade and industry surveys across beverage markets in Europe and further afield, requiring her to interview trade-based respondents across the supply chain. Her responsibilities at Zenith have included project management across a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage sectors investigating market trends and forecasts, companies and brands.
Lauren Brookes, Senior AnalystA Graduate of French and Russian from the University of Bath, Lauren joined Zenith after working in central France and southern Russia. Since becoming part of the Market Intelligence team in October 2006, she has specialised in the bottled water and water cooler markets. Her responsibilities include producing some of the company's bespoke news services, as well as working on water cooler and point of use reports and consultancy projects.
Victoria Milne, Senior AnalystWith a Masters degree in Marketing from the University of the West of England, Victoria joined Zenith in July 2007. A national of Ukraine, Victoria is a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian languages. Prior to joining Zenith, she worked for a variety of national and multinational companies in Ukraine. Victoria specialises in bottled water market research on a global level.
Karen Wells, Senior AnalystA graduate in Modern Languages and European Studies, Karen joined Zenith in 2007. As well as speaking French and German, Karen brings to the team prior commercial experience in project and sales account management. At Zenith, she specialises in the bottled water market and takes on project management responsibility for a number of global market studies. In previous roles in the red meat and poultry industries responsibilities incuded obtaining market information from key organisations within the FMCG sector.
Emily Brache, Market AnalystA graduate in French and Spanish Studies from Lancaster University, Emily began working for Zenith as a Market Analyst in March 2008. Emily has previous commercial experience working for a manufacturing company where she was responsible for international sales and marketing in both French and Spanish-speaking countries.
Marc Herz, Market AnalystAs a business and management diploma graduate from the University of Munich Marc joined Zenith in December 2007 as a Market Analyst. Through his work in various national and multinational Germany-based companies Marc gained experience in market analysis and consulting.