Bio

Mr. Kingman is a Partner and the Director of Consumer Insights at L Catterton. Prior to joining L Catterton, he was most recently the Head of Strategy for Melissa & Doug, a leading specialty toy and educational products brand. Prior to joining Melissa & Doug, Mr. Kingman was a Senior Principal at the Parthenon Group (now Parthenon-EY), a boutique management consultancy, where he worked closely with L Catterton over an 8 year period. Mr. Kingman was a member of the firm's Private Equity practice, leading strategic due diligence, category assessment, and growth strategy engagements for private equity investors and their portfolio companies in the consumer products, retail, and restaurant investment verticals. Mr. Kingman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.