Gabe Cleek
About Gabe Cleek
Gabe Cleek is the Senior Vice President of New Ventures at SC Johnson, with nearly 25 years of experience in brand-building, customer partnership, business leadership, and M&A.
Company
Gabe Cleek is currently working at SC Johnson based in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. At SC Johnson, he holds multiple leadership roles, including Senior Vice President - New Ventures and Vice President - Corporate New Ventures. SC Johnson is a global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals.
Title
Gabe Cleek serves as the Senior Vice President - New Ventures at SC Johnson. He is also significantly involved as the Vice President - Corporate New Ventures, where he is responsible for guiding the company's new venture activities and broader corporate innovations.
Education and Expertise
Gabe Cleek has a solid educational background in marketing. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a BBA in Marketing from 1995 to 1999. He further enhanced his expertise with executive training in marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, completing a CMO Executive Training from 2016 to 2017. His comprehensive training has prepared him well for various high-level roles in brand-building and marketing.
Professional Background
Gabe Cleek has an extensive career spanning nearly 25 years, mainly focusing on brand-building, customer partnership, business leadership, and mergers & acquisitions. Before his current roles at SC Johnson, he served as Vice President - Global Marketing for three years (2016-2019) in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. He also worked at IRI as Manager - Client Service & Consulting from 1999 to 2003, gaining valuable experience early in his career.
Achievements
At SC Johnson, Gabe Cleek has led successful turnarounds for leading global brands in Pest Control and Air Care by developing significant global growth strategies. He has delivered numerous award-winning brand campaigns. Additionally, Cleek has played a vital role in driving SC Johnson’s global initiatives aimed at improving sustainability, reducing plastic waste, enhancing transparency through ingredient disclosure, and combating vector-borne diseases. He is also actively providing guidance to high-growth companies and is an advisor to the UW School of Brand & Product Management at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.