Jeri finard biography
Finard, born on the South Side of Chicago and raised in Philadelphia, says she even had her first job at the now-defunct Pennsylvania.
Jeri Finard General Information.!
By Mary Shustack
Photographs by Bob Rozycki and courtesy Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
There’s a sweet sense of fate in Jeri Finard becoming president of Godiva North America.
The Larchmont woman smiles as she shares a bit of personal history on a recent afternoon in her Manhattan office.
And it’s a history that underscores the charming element of kismet underlying years of hard work that brought her, this past August, to a top executive post in the premium chocolate company known around the world.
“Honestly, I feel like it was destiny for me,” she says.
“Growing up, my father actually worked for a chocolate factory.”
Finard, born on the South Side of Chicago and raised in Philadelphia, says she even had her first job at the now-defunct Pennsylvania chocolate company.
“When I say I was practically weaned on chocolate, I was weaned on chocolate,” she says.
It makes the post with Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
especially rewarding for Finard, who candidly shares “I never go a day without c