2026 Food Marketing Outstanding Alumni Award

Katie Paul, B.B.A.’09 

Senior Vice President, Merchandising, KeHE Distributors

Currently serving as senior vice president of merchandising, Katie Paul has more than 16 years of experience with KeHE Distributors. Paul leads a team that develops supplier and retailer solutions based on analytics, profitability, consumer insights and category trends. 

She has held positions in analytics, pricing, integration, category management and growth solutions. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration in food and consumer packaged goods marketing from Western Michigan University along with an Executive Master of Business Administration in food marketing from Saint Joseph’s University. She was named one of Griffin Report’s 2015 Food Marketing “40 Under 40” and one of Progressive Grocer’s 2024 GenNext Leaders. Paul serves as a KeHE Cares committee member, WMU Food Marketing Advisory Board member, Naturally Network national board member and Naturally Chicago executive committee and board member.