Rena Nickerson - Brand Innovators

Rena Nickerson

GM, Canada, Sodastream

Rena Nickerson is the General Manager of SodaStream Canada. She is a CPG marketing veteran, having led brands ranging from Kraft to Colgate to Campbells. She is having a blast while revolutionizing the beverage industry, replacing disposable plastic and sugary sodas. SodaStream sells more litres than any bottled sparkling water brand and it offers the #1 SKU in the small appliance category.

Holding a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, Rena is a public speaker and longtime marketing awards judge, including Effie’s and CMA awards. She is a native New Yorker who has lived in the GTA long enough to have shopped at Eaton’s.