Carene Kunkler
Marketing and Advertising Executive
An award-winning marketing executive, Carene Kunkler most recently worked as vice president of product supply with LensCrafters. She was responsible for product development and helped introduce new branded lens products such as Durathins and Duralens for North American markets. Carene Kunkler also handled purchasing and distribution of eyeglass frames and lenses for all of LensCrafters’ 600 locations.Earlier in her career, Carene Kunkler served as a brand manager with Proctor & Gamble. Her campaigns included a rebrand of Pert Shampoo that involved a new ad copy and a new bottle design still in use today. Her accomplishments with Pert Shampoo were featured in a Wall Street Journal company profile.Named to the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Who’s Who Among Women in Business, she holds a bachelor of science and a master of business administration in marketing from Michigan State University. During her graduate career, she served as an academic advisor and president of the marketing club. Outside of work, she enjoys watching women’s golf competitions.