President and Chief Executive Officer, Acosta, Inc.
Robert E. Hill Jr. is a long-time sales and marketing professional who has
served Acosta in a variety of key capacities. His reputation for achieving
outstanding results comes from his in-depth knowledge of the industry,
strategic sales execution excellence and strong client relationships.
Hill was President of Siler Brokerage, a family business since 1927, and managed
sales and marketing for numerous consumer packaged goods companies when Acosta
acquired Siler in 1994. After a series of positions with increasing
responsibility, he was appointed Acosta President and Chief Operating Officer
in 2004 and led the company to record financial results with double-digit
revenue growth. During this tenure, he has led Acosta in meeting the sales and
marketing objectives for more than 1,000 consumer packaged goods companies
across North America, and the acquisition and integration of 20 agencies to
increase Acosta’s size, scale and service offerings. He became President and
Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2009.
Hill serves on numerous industry-related boards and is active in the
Jacksonville, Florida, community. He is a board member of Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of North Florida, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baptist
Healthcare System and Baptist Medical Center (downtown Jacksonville), is a
graduate of Leadership Jacksonville, and serves on the Furman University Board
of Trustees. Hill is a graduate of Furman University.