Brent O. Ewing
Experienced Business & Product Development Executive
- Role
- Vice President, Product Development & Global Strategic Partnerships at siffron
- Location
- Rockford, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brent O. Ewing
CORE EXPERIENCE Product Development | Product & Project Management | Intellectual…
Experience
Vice President, Product Development & Global Strategic Partnerships
Aug 2017 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
August 2017, Southern Imperial and FFR Merchandising joined forces as Siffron. Siffron specializes in solutions for loss prevention, product facing, LED lighting, and fresh area merchandising for retail, grocery, convenience, and more. Our products address current retail challenges from increasing merchandising space, product turns and brand recognition to reducing theft, spoilage, and labor costs.Responsibilities and Accomplishments: Oversees product development, supervising 10 global direct reports, over 80+ professionals, seven facilities, and maintains company strategic relationship position with 10+ global manufacturing and distribution partners. Responsible for P&L, administering a global capital expense budget for multiple product lines and departments. Maintains $250+M in annual revenue through development, marketing, and engineering activities to provide innovative products to major retail companies worldwide. Manages custom product development to meet client needs. Leads custom RFQs, 300+ custom-engineered multi-material projects, and the development of 100+ prototypes for customer review each month. Directs M&A activities, from due diligence through to closing. Achieves double-digit YOY growth in new products, leveraging knowledge in intellectual property, product line reviews, global manufacturing processes, licensing and distribution contracts, and sales. Coordinates the RFQ process, directing the production of custom quotes, online bids, e-Commerce tier pricing, 200+ annual price lists, and tariff implementation strategy. Executed the marketing integration effort and rebranding that impacted websites, product details, e-Commerce, and trade show information following the merger of Southern Imperial & FFR Merchandising.
Education
Lansing Community College
AAS
1993 — 1997
Ferris State University
BS,Product Design Engineering
1997 — 1999
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engineering Professional Development
2011 — 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master’s Degree
2013 — 2015
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