Greg Hodge is an Executive Director in Executive Search & Assessment at Russell Reynolds Associates in London, where he has been serving since September 2021, leading the UK Consumer team and the Customer Activation and Growth Practice in EMEA. He specialises in customer activation and growth leadership roles, with a strong focus on CPG and retail sectors, and advises on CEO and regional leadership appointments, particularly in contexts of digital transformation and customer-centric strategy. Prior to this role, he was Global Knowledge Leader for the Consumer Division at Russell Reynolds Associates from 2019 to 2021, where he led global sector strategy, research, and go-to-market transformation initiatives. Before joining RRA, he served as Senior Director of Client Strategy at L2 Inc. from 2018 to 2019, delivering digital marketing insights and benchmarking for global consumer brands. Earlier, he spent nearly seven years at CEB (now Gartner) in senior advisory roles in London and Minneapolis, including Director of Global Advisory Lead and Lead Executive Advisor, focusing on consumer insight and marketing strategy. He began his career at Planet Retail, where he worked from 2004 to 2011 in roles including Retail Analyst and Research Director, building expertise in global retail intelligence and consulting. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Leeds.