Greg Spira

Greg Spira, a business advisor with Oliver Wight, is an expert in Demand Management and Integrated Business Planning. He has written and co-authored many whitepapers on the subject of Demand Management and is an instructor of the Oliver Wight Americas Demand Management course.

Greg has particularly deep experience in the consumer goods industry, having helped many well-known large food companies improve their planning processes. He has also supported companies in a wide range of other industries, including packaging, chemicals, healthcare, medical devices, and fashion.

Prior to joining Oliver Wight, Greg held several roles at Mondelez International, one of the world’s largest snacking companies. There he established the Integrated Business Planning process in Canada and led the process for the Nabisco business in the United States. He went on to various roles leading forecasting and planning for North America.

Prior to joining Mondelez, Greg spent several years at BlackBerry where he led the global team responsible for planning smartphone demand. There he navigated a rapidly evolving environment with long lead times, short product life cycles, evolving business models, and intense competition.

Greg also held roles as a Controller and Information Technology Manager with a mid-sized retail fixture company.

Greg received his MBA and CPA, CMA from McMaster University where he has since been a sessional lecturer.