Vikki Nicholson-West
U.S. Dairy Export Council
Senior Vice President-Global Ingredients Marketing
As Sr. Vice President of Global Ingredients Marketing for the U.S. Dairy Export Council, Vikki Nicholson-West is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies that promote U.S. dairy products internationally. She also serves as the Executive Director of the U.S. Dairy Export Council Singapore Ltd. and its U.S. Center for Dairy Excellence.
Vikki’s path to success started at Kraft Foods/Mondelez as a product developer. She was encouraged to return to school and get her MBA, after which Vikki rose through the ranks in brand and category management, working on brands such as Maxwell House, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Kraft Cheese, and Oreo. She received her MBA in marketing and business policy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and mathematics from Howard University.
Vikki also leads an industry advisory committee of 36 different exporting dairy ingredient processors and traders.