In her role as Sr. Director of Global Connections Planning at Beam Suntory, Andrea Javor is responsible for leading consumer connections planning, including paid media investment, digital content creation, consumer response strategies, and media analytics. Her current focus includes supporting the global marketing team in transforming the organization from a company of great brands, into a great brand building company through better leverage of IMC principles and discipline.  Beam Suntory’s roster of brands include: Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Yamazaki, Courvoisier, Sauza, Laphroaig, EFFEN, and Knob Creek.

Andrea is a proven strategic leader with a highly diverse background encompassing more than 17 years communications and media strategy experience for several public world-renowned consumer companies. Before joining Beam Suntory, Andrea served as Partner, Sr. Communications Planning Director for Mediacom, responsible for integrated media execution on brands like Healthy Choice, Hunt’s and Slim Jim, for ConAgra Foods.

Her previous experience also included roles at Mindshare Chicago serving clients such as Unilever, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Nestle, on cross-functional, cross-brand, media planning and strategy. Andrea worked for OMD on the Global McDonald’s account as the resident expert on high-growth media vehicles, implementing a plan of action for technological advancements in marketing around the globe.

Andrea holds a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Psychology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her new husband and three stepchildren as active members of their community.  She lives in Glen Ellyn, IL.