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Robert Hill
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Robert Hill
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Robert Hill is a long-time sales and marketing professional who has served Acosta Sales and Marketing in a variety of key capacities. Acosta is a leading full-service sales and marketing agency providing outsourced headquarter sales, retail merchandising, marketing, and customer support services to consumer packaged goods companies. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Acosta has more than 35,000 associates and operates throughout the U.S. and Canada. Hill's reputation for achieving outstanding results comes from his in-depth knowledge of the industry, strategic sales execution excellence, and strong client relationships.
Hill was President of Siler Brokerage, a family business since 1927, and managed sales and marketing for numerous consumer packaged goods companies when Acosta acquired Siler in 1994. After a series of positions with increasing responsibility, he was appointed Acosta Chief Operating Officer in 2004 and led the company to record financial results with double-digit revenue growth. During this tenure, he has led Acosta in meeting the sales and marketing objectives for more than 1,000 consumer packaged good companies across North America, and the acquisition and integration of 20 agencies to increase Acosta's size, scale, and service offerings. He became President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2009.
Hill serves on numerous industry-related boards and is active in the Jacksonville, Florida community. In addition to serving on Furman University's Board of Trustees and the Jacksonville University Board of Trustees, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baptist Healthcare System and a board member of Baptist Medical Center (downtown Jacksonville), is Chairman of the JAXUSA Partnership of the Jacksonville Chamber, and is a board member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Florida. Hill is a graduate of Furman University and of Leadership Jacksonville.
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