Christopher S. Helle (Chris)

Christopher S. Helle (Chris)

Ardmore, PA / Siasconset. Chris discovered the alluring charms of Nantucket as a kid. After a decades-long hiatus, he and his wife Heather decided to replicate the magic for their kids – and themselves – in Sconset. From Fortune 30 companies to disruptive startups, Chris is known as a data-driven, insight-led brand strategist, high-energy product marketer, and obsessive customer experience champion. He is passionate about identifying differentiating strategies that solve consumer pain points to drive profitable market share growth and has done so across healthcare, technology, entertainment, and packaged goods verticals. Chris currently serves on the Advisory Board of Pontis Biologics, a biotech startup. He was most recently the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Premier Dental & Medical Products, a 112-year-old legacy global brand active in 76 countries. There, he built and led a team of 30, establishing a consumer-driven, AI-informed set of best practices to drive marketing and sales efficacy and efficiency, fueling industry-leading growth. Prior to Premier Chris was the Executive Director of brand strategy & product marketing at Comcast for the $50B Xfinity brand across the internet, TV, voice, and home security product lines. Chris also has extensive consumer packaged goods experiences, having held marketing leadership roles propelling growth for flagship brands such as Wheaties, Cheerios, Yoplait, Chex, Cambell’s, Trident gum, Halls cough drops, etc. while working at iconic multinationals Cadbury-Mondeleze, The Campbell’s Company, and General Mills. At General Mills, Chris enjoyed a four-year stint living in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he led the adult / all family portfolio of cereals for the JV with Nestle, Cereal Partners Worldwide, across 75 countries. Chris holds an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and a BA in Economics from Middlebury College, inclusive of a junior year at University College London, UK. Chris is active on his local civic association board, where he’s held the President, Past-President, and Vice President roles, and helped advocate for a more sustainable, economically-prosperous, and pedestrian-friendly community. In his spare time, Chris can often be found walking with Heather and their two labradoodles along the Sconset Bluff Walk, with much gratitude, soaking in the wonder that is Nantucket.