Leadership

Denise Garcia, Head of International

As Head of International, Denise Garcia is a key business leader responsible for the operational direction and management of CDS Canada, Mexico, France, Spain and Sweden. Denise leads the execution of strategic plans and operational excellence by offering customized event marketing solutions for Costco and its brand partners.

She joined CDS in May 2004 and over her tenure has held multiple roles in sales, business development, customer relations and international expansion. In 2017, she led the CDS business expansion into Canada and relocated to become the Country Manager. In 2020, Denise expanded her scope of responsibilities to include the Mexico region and was appointed Vice President of International.

Denise received the Innovative Thinker of the Year award for her contributions on creating and implementing a new demo platform in 2011. In 2016, Denise was selected for Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery in the rising star category and at the Executive level in 2019.

Favorite Kirkland product: Kirkland Signature Chocolate Covered Raisins

Jamet Hamud, Regional Country Manager, Canada and Mexico

Jamet is the Regional Country Manager for Canada and Mexico. Jamet is a people-focused change agent with a strong background in sales growth. He brings years of experience in shared revenue and growth in a variety of consumer products within multinational corporations.

Prior to joining CDS in 2023, he spent two years working for Weber as Commercial Director where he grew net sales by 45%. Prior to that, he spent 12 years working for Nestle, 8 of which were with Nespresso. In that time, he moved from sales executive to Head of retail and launched the Nespresso roadshow program in Costco Mexico.