Bob Carpenter
- Role
- President, CEO, and Board Member at GS1
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bob Carpenter
A senior executive with extensive general management and corporate board experience…
Experience
President, CEO, and Board Member
Jun 2009 — Present
Lead $80 million in revenue global information standards, services, and solutions enterprise serving over customers. Direct line responsibility for Marketing & Solutions, Industry Engagement, Standards, Technology, Finance, Member Support, Innovation & Partnerships, and Human Resources functions totaling over 210 employees. Lead the GS1 US Board of Governors comprised of 20+ executives from Fortune 50 companies. Member of GS1 Global Management Board. Transformed GS1 US from a technical standards-body to a technology services and solutions business for unique identification. Led the migration from instore-only to omnichannel business processes that reduce cost, increase revenue, and deliver regulatory compliance. Achieved five-year compound annual revenue growth of +7%, with cumulative operating surplus exceeding $38 million during this time. Grew investment fund to $400 million. Delivered three-year compound annual customer growth of +19%. Implemented the Denison Survey in 2009, measuring organization culture and alignment across 12 essential capabilities. Increased average ranking from 6th to 98th percentile in 2020 among a global database of Fortune 50 companies. Maintained 98th percentile over last 3 years despite challenges of COVID 19. Established a strong link between culture, behaviors, and performance. Led a three year $33M+ investment to re-build the GS1 US technology stack. Strengthened cyber security, migrated all applications to the cloud, and launched a SaaS-based platform for companies to register unique identification for all their products, locations, and companies. Since 2016, Data Hub has acquired over 45M million items from 239K companies.
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
Middlebury College
BA, History
Skills
- Retail
- Project Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mergers
- New Business Development
- Healthcare
- Supply Chain
- Strategy
- Process Improvement
- Customer Service
- Recruiting
- Marketing Strategy
- Team Building
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sales
- Management
- Finance
- Change Management
- Strategic Planning
- Human Resources
- Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Marketing
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