Stride, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors · 2023 — Present
Stride's mission is to help learners of all ages reach their full potential through inspired teaching and personalized learning.
President, BLACK+DECKER · Stanley Black & Decker Board Director, Stride, Inc.
Allison Lawrence
Twenty years of building brands, businesses, and people — from the sales floor to the P&L of one of the world's most iconic consumer brands.
20+ yrs
Consumer products leadership
Fortune 250
P&L ownership at NYSE: SWK
4 boards
Public, education, youth & healthcare
Leadership
A builder's approach to growth
Allison Lawrence is a dynamic, results-oriented, inclusive and empathetic leader with a twenty-year portfolio of success driving strategic growth through data analytics, marketing prowess, and a relentlessly customer-centric approach.
As President of BLACK+DECKER at Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), a $14B Fortune 250 corporation, she leads the revitalization of one of the most recognized brands in the American home — transforming BLACK+DECKER into a lifestyle hub spanning kitchen, home improvement, and cleaning. She directly oversees full P&L delivery alongside strategy and execution across innovation, new technology, product development, commercialization, engineering, and manufacturing operations.
Her path to the presidency ran through every discipline that touches the customer: channel and brand management, regional sales leadership, national accounts, and nearly three years as VP & Chief of Staff to the CEO — helping align and sequence enterprise strategy across the executive team of a global corporation.
Career
Measured in results
Fourteen years inside Stanley Black & Decker — earning the presidency one discipline at a time.
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2022
President, BLACK+DECKER
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · 2022 — Present
Leads the BLACK+DECKER product group of a $14B Fortune 250 corporation. Full P&L ownership with strategy and execution across innovation, technology, product development, commercialization, engineering, and manufacturing — with a mandate to revitalize the iconic brand into a lifestyle hub of the home.
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2019
VP & Chief of Staff to the CEO
Stanley Black & Decker · Hartford, CT · 2019 — 2022
Reported to the CEO. Facilitated development and deployment of corporate strategic initiatives, working with the executive team to align, sequence, and execute the enterprise agenda; led strategic projects defined by the CEO and accelerated programs enterprise-wide.
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2012
National Account Manager
Stanley Black & Decker · 2012 — 2019
Seven years owning the company's most strategic national customer relationships — the commercial foundation for enterprise-level leadership.
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2011
Regional Sales Manager
Stanley Black & Decker · Dallas, TX · 2011 — 2012
Managed a diverse, high-performing regional team; delivered financial objectives, expanded the commercial customer base, and set a standard of integrity and ethics as the norm.
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2009
Brand Manager
Stanley Black & Decker · New Britain, CT · 2009 — 2010
Led the Stanley Hand Tools & Fastening brand team — creative, cost-effective marketing programs for key national accounts and strategic advancement of the brand.
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2007
Channel Manager
Black & Decker · Towson, MD · 2007 — 2009
Grew the DEWALT power tool business at Lowe's through marketing program planning and execution — interfacing directly with key account decision makers.
Driving strategic growth via maximization of data analytics, marketing prowess and a customer‑centric approach.
Allison Lawrence — on twenty years of leadership
Boards & Community
Leadership beyond the P&L
A Better Chance
Board Member
Expanding educational opportunity for young people of color across the country.
Hartford Hospital
Board Member
Serving the governance of one of New England's leading medical institutions.
Girl Scouts
Board Member
Championing courage, confidence, and character in the next generation of women leaders.
African Ancestry Network & RISE
Executive Sponsor · Co-Founder, RISE Community Program
Executive sponsor of the African Ancestry Network employee resource group and co-founder of the RISE Community Program.
Contact
Get in touch
For board inquiries, speaking engagements, and press, connect with Allison on LinkedIn.
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