David Luttenberger, CPP
Global Packaging Director
Mintel Group Ltd.
David Luttenberger is a 30-year veteran of the packaging industry. He is currently the Global Packaging Director at Mintel Group, Ltd., where he has primary responsibility for retailer, CPG, and package converter insights, package innovation, e-commerce, and sustainability activities in North, Latin, and South America, and the Asia-Pacific regions.
David is the former VP/Packaging Strategist at CEB Iconoculture, and the former Director of the competitive intelligence firm, Packaging Strategies.
In July 2018, David completed Amazon’s APASS e-commerce certification program. He has earned Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional status, and has been recognized by the former Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS) as a Top Packaging Thought Leader. In 2015, David was presented with a DuPont Award for Package Innovation. In 2016, he was named by Packaging Digest magazine as one of the global packaging industry’s Top Social Media Influencers. He has been interviewed and quoted by NPR, CNN Business, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, and other major publications and media outlets. He has provided expert witness testimony related to intellectual property, copyright infringement, and package design and marketing. In 2022 he earned a Certificate in Circular Economic and Sustainable Business Strategies from Cambridge University’s Judge Business School.
In July 2018, David completed Amazon’s APASS e-commerce certification program. He has earned Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional status, and has been recognized by the former Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS) as a Top Packaging Thought Leader. In 2015, David was presented with a DuPont Award for Package Innovation. In 2016, he was named by Packaging Digest magazine as one of the global packaging industry’s Top Social Media Influencers. He has been interviewed and quoted by NPR, CNN Business, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and other major publications and media outlets. He provided expert witness testimony related to intellectual property, copyright infringement, and package design and marketing.
Most recently, David was integral to the conceptualization, package development, and commercialization of an FDA-approved hand sanitizer in a flexible sachet for the Amazon Basics brand.
David is a retired 23-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran.