Leadership

Amy Lang, President

As president of global operations for CDS, Amy Lang leads business strategy, operations and delivery of demonstration services in Costco warehouses across twelve countries.  With a clear directive to engage members and influence purchasing through brand advocacy, product discovery and retail excitement, CDS makes member moments that matter.

Amy joined Advantage Solutions to lead CDS in July 2022 after 16 years demonstrating business leadership and impact in roles at her previous company, Staples.  At Staples, she led retail and sales operations, talent management, transformation strategy, brand and marketing. Prior to her time at Staples, Amy worked at Bain & Co., American Express and investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

Amy received her BA in Economics from Williams College and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is part owner of a local restaurant & an expanding locally-sourced fried chicken market, and loves to sample the newest dishes.

Favorite Kirkland product: Kirkland Signature Praline Pecans

Roy Timmerman, Vice President, International

Roy Timmerman is Vice President of International for Club Demonstration Services, a subsidiary of Daymon Interactions.

He has been working in the retail industry since 2003 and during his time at Daymon Worldwide, Roy held several leadership positions throughout Asia and Europe. Roy was named Vice President of International for Daymon Interactions in 2010, where he managed multiple demonstration business units in Asia, Europe and South Africa.

In 2015, Roy was appointed to his current position with CDS. He is based in Japan and focuses his attention on our international business including Australia, China, France, Japan, Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

Favorite Kirkland product: Kirkland Signature Mixed Nuts

Hina Kapoor, Manager, Human Resources

Hina Kapoor is a Human Resources professional with over a decade of successful experience in areas such as Strategic Human Resource Planning, Compensation & Payroll, Recruitment, WHS and Performance Management. She has been working with CDS Australia since early 2018, managing end to end employee life cycle starting from Recruitment, Onboarding, Payroll, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Workers’ Compensation, Safety and Development.

Prior to joining CDS Australia, she managed the Human Resource functions in various sized companies from industries like Banking, Education and IT Services.

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Llewellyn Chukwok, Country Manager, CDS Australia

Llewellyn has been part of the CDS Australia team since its inception in 2009 as an Event Manager at the first warehouse in Docklands, Victoria. In 2011, Llewellyn was promoted to Sales Manager, where he was responsible for business operations. Today, he leads the entire Australia business.

During his time at CDS, he has significantly contributed to expanding the demonstration program and strengthening the relationship between Costco and CDS. His various leadership roles within the company have been instrumental in delivering an innovative and valuable program to Costco and its vendors.

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