Primo Brands
Robert Austin is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in operational leadership, currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Primo Brands Corporation since November 2024. Prior to this role, Robert held the position of Chief Operating Officer at BlueTriton Brands from April 2021 to November 2024, where responsibilities included overseeing sales, operations, and integrated planning for a vast workforce and significant revenue. As President of ReadyRefresh, Robert managed a substantial business unit with over $1 billion in revenue and led numerous strategic initiatives. Earlier experience at Nestlé Waters encompassed senior roles in supply chain management and logistics, while initial leadership positions at PepsiCo and Austin Computer Enterprises contributed to a robust foundation in operations and business growth. Robert holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Economics from SUNY Empire State College and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Villanova University.
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Primo Brands
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Primo Brands™ is a leading North American branded beverage company with a focus on healthy hydration, delivering sustainably and domestically sourced diversified offerings across products, formats, channels, price points and consumer occasions, distributed in every state and Canada. Primo Brands has an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets, including established billion-dollar brands, Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, Press Release premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain®, Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands including Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. These brands are sold directly across retail channels, including mass food, convenience, natural, drug, wholesale, distributors and home improvement, as well as food service accounts in North America. The Company also has extensive direct-to-consumer offerings with its industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers, which create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across its Water Direct, Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses. Through its Water Direct business, Primo Brands delivers sustainable hydration solutions direct to home and business consumers. Through its Water Exchange business, consumers can visit approximately 26,500 retail locations and purchase a pre-filled, multi-use bottle of water that can be exchanged after use for a discount on the next purchase. Through its Water Refill business, consumers have the option to refill empty multi-use bottles at approximately 23,500 self-service refill drinking water stations. Primo Brands also offers water filtration units for home and business consumers across North America. For more information, visit www.primobrands.com.