Stewart Krentzman
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Business executive
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Oki Electric
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Stewart Krentzman (born 1951) is an American educator and business executive who serves as an adjunct professor at the New York University Stern School of Business in the executive, full and part-time graduate business programs in New York and Washington D.C., teaching the Marketing Planning and Strategy and the Social Media and Mobile Technology courses. {{Cite web|url=https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/stewart-krentzman|title=NYU Stern - Stewart Krentzman }} Previously, he served as the president and chief executive officer of Oki Data Americas, Inc. with responsibility for North and South America. He was a member of the board of directors of Oki Data Corporation from 2003 to 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://qconline.com/life/color-copy-of-presley-car-joins-cancer-struggle/article_9756b808-9dac-5be3-82af-cb2ef75beca0.html|title=Color copy of Presley car joins cancer struggle|date=August 4, 2008|website=Dispatch Argus}}{{Cite web|url=https://6abc.com/archive/6373010/|title=Local campaigners cheer network joint venture | 6abc Philadelphia | 6abc.com|website=WPVI-TV}}
Early life and education
Krentzman was born in 1951. He earned a BA in psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1973 and an MA in human resources from The New School in 1977.
Career
Krentzman began his career at Unilever, where he served in various sales and marketing roles, including director of marketing for Unilever's flagship brand Lipton tea during the Tetley and Snapple tea wars. He was previously director of marketing for condiments and snack brands, including Wish-Bone salad dressings and helped create and then managed the fruit snack segment, including Sunkist, Nintendo, Disney, and Warner Bros brands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18831236/crn-interview-stewart-krentzman-oki-data-america|title=CRN Interview: Stewart Krentzman, Oki Data America | CRN|first=Steven Burke and Edward F.|last=Moltzen|website=CRN}} He also developed the national sales strategy for Equal, a sugar substitute.
In 1997, Krentzman joined Oki Data Americas, Inc., a 1200-employee division of $3B Tokyo-based Oki Electric LTD., an imaging and biometric company in Mount Laurel, New Jersey as the vice president of the inkjet printers division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/static/cv/cv_sk107_20231220.pdf|title=Stewart Krentzman}} In 2001, he became the senior vice president of sales and marketing and a year later he was appointed as the chief operating officer of the company.{{Cite web|url=https://njbiz.com/for-the-record-7252000-issue/|title=For The Record – 7252000 Issue|first=Jessica|last=Perry|date=August 9, 2005}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.trentonian.com/2001/03/02/oki-data-americas-taps-nabeshima-to-head-company/|title=Oki Data Americas taps Nabeshima to head company|author=Staff report|date=March 2, 2001|website=The Trentonian}} From 2003 until 2010, Krentzman was the president and chief executive officer of the company. He was named to the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology" in 2009 by CRN Magazine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18823908/oki-data-names-krentzman-ceo|title=Oki Data Names Krentzman CEO | CRN|first=Edward F.|last=Moltzen|website=CRN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/221900236/the-top-25-channel-sales-leaders-of-2009|title=The Top 25 Channel Sales Leaders Of 2009 | CRN|first=Steven|last=Burke|website=CRN}} He served as a board director of Oki Data Corporation in Tokyo, Japan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516170130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108447024.html "Oki Data Americas Promotes Stewart Krentzman to President and Chief Executive Officer."], Business Wire, October 2, 2003. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Later in his career, Krentzman developed an expansion strategy for the healthcare segment at the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/entertainment/society/2012/04/01/new-york-presbyterian-hospital-s/9675052007/ |title=New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Summer Reception in Hamptons blooms |first=Shannon |last=Donnelly |website=Palm Beach Daily News}} Additionally, he worked on a project exploring implementing a concierge medicine model in the United Arab Emirates.
Since 2009, Krentzman is the president of The BBQ Cleaner, LLC in Hackensack, New Jersey, with 298 locations across the United States and Canada.
In 2017, Krentzman and his wife co-founded the New Jersey Friends of Memorial Sloan Kettering and established Survival+ for Schools, Inc. in October 2023, a non-profit organization focused on addressing school violence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/hill-msk-1529957147/|title=Memorial Sloan Kettering opens new Bergen County facility}}
Board memberships
Krentzman has been a member of the Board of Trustees at Fairleigh Dickinson University since 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdu.edu/stewart-krentzman/|title=Stewart Krentzman|website=Fairleigh Dickinson University}} From 2018 - 2024 he was a member of Advisory Council of Studio Samuel, an organization that creates pathways for girls in Ethiopia{{Cite web |url=https://www.studiosamuel.org/international-advisory-council.html|title=International Advisory Council}}
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Category:American computer businesspeople
Category:Colonia High School alumni
Category:Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni