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As the consumer goods industry moves into a new era of innovation, leading the charge is the 2022 class of CGT Visionaries. Learn about the achievements drawing widespread praise from their peers, partners, and CGT’s own editors.

We’re entering our 10th year of the program and need your help to identify leaders across the industry. Know someone who is driving digital and IT transformation?

While not all companies have been able to pivot and adapt to changing employee demands, Forbes recently showcased the companies that are meeting staff needs, as ranked by their employees. Find out who made the list here.

The small- and medium-sized businesses — classified as companies with less than $1 billion in revenue — that are growing through a fierce dedication to consumers and invention (and sometimes a bit of scrap).

Bestowed upon an executive who has made the greatest demonstrable impact through the implementation and successful use of new marketing strategies, technologies and/or processes, this year's CMO of the Year winners are The Hershey Company’s Jill Baskin and e.l.f. Beauty’s Kory Marchisotto.

Each year, CGT collects nominations for CIOs who are making a business impact within their consumer goods organizations through the implementation and successful use of technology. This year, we unveil three winners; read about them here.

While some CGs retreated in the face of their new, complicated realities, other innovative leaders welcomed the challenge, fast-tracking technology implementations while not worrying about failing fast. Read about these execs here in CGT's 2021 Visionaries feature.

Now in its 10th year, the awards are given to retail CIOs who have demonstrated an innovative use of technology that has moved their retail organization forward. The 2021 winning duo include Vera Bradley Inc. CIO Adam Fox and Ulta Beauty CIO Elliott Rodgers.

Fortune released its ranking of the 10 Best Large Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production, and this year’s list included two consumer goods companies.

It’s entirely fitting that this year’s CGT CIO of the Year winner would be someone who effected great change through digital transformation.

From technologies to strategies and everything in between, this year’s class of purpose-driven visionary executives are leading the charge to a more innovative and sustainable future.

The CEO of HanesBrands was recently recognized as a most-admired CEO in the Piedmont Triad, NC, region, awarded the 2020 C-Suite Award from the Triad Business Journal.