Product Ventures is a brand strategy and design consultancy specializing in product and packaging innovation. We are unique in our ability to provide truly holistic design and 360 degrees of consideration to every challenge. As pioneers of the consumer-informed business actionable process, we transform ideas into purposeful, meaningful and memorable design solutions. Our cohesive team of experts encompasses industrial design, graphic design, consumer research, mechanical engineering, packaging engineering and prototyping. Bringing together decades of experience, unparalleled facilities and an unwavering dedication to solving clients'​ needs has empowered us to shape the world's best known brands.
Headquarters
55 Walls Drive, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, United States
75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Mighty American Ale
Branding
Juicy Juice
Package Design
Juicy Juice / Disney-Pixar
Package Design
SunnyD
Product Ventures Team Bios
Peter Clarke
Founder & CEO
CEO Peter Clarke founded Product Ventures to help the world’s leading companies shape their best known brands with breakthrough design. Peter has been dedicated to creating valued products and packaging which improve peoples' lives.
Randy Adis
VP Consumer & Market Research
Randy has more than 20 years of marketing research experience, having worked on the client-side for PepsiCo, Unilever and most recently as Head of Client Experience at Olson Zaltman. Randy has an undergraduate degree in Marketing from UCONN and a Masters in Marketing Research from UGA.
James McCay
Chief Industrial Designer
James has a diverse background in product and packaging design, having earned both IDEA and Good Design Awards, as well as numerous other awards and patents. James has contributed to dozens of packaging programs holding patents across categories.
Ashley Rutter
Creative Director, Branding
Ashley Rutter's multi-disciplinary background in packaging, advertising and digital communications brings a unique perspective to her designs. She is an award-winning graphic designer who has created packaging graphics for a broad range of clients in food and beverage, personal care, and more.
Eric Hartman
VP Technologies & Commercialization
Eric leads Product Ventures' team of packaging engineers, mechanical engineers and prototyping specialists, and is responsible for the exploration of emerging technologies in an effort to develop innovative, environmentally responsible and sustainable packaging solutions.
Trond Erik Tollefsen
Head of Mechanical Engineering
Trond is the Head of Mechanical Engineering in PV's London office. With his background in mechanical engineering and material science, Trond ensures that design criteria are met throughout concept development, prototyping, and manufacturing.
Sarah Palomba
Head of Account Services
Sarah has over ten years of experience in the CPG industry, having worked with many Fortune 500 companies, including Kraft Heinz, Procter & Gamble, and Abbott Laboratories. She works with Product Ventures’ interdisciplinary leadership team to ensure project execution meets client objectives.
Stuart Leslie
Vice President industrial design
Stuart leads the industrial design department at Product Ventures and has been innovating for the world’s biggest brands for over 35 years. Stuart brings an eye for breakthrough innovations, an acumen for maximizing client profitability through design.
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