Gibu Thomas
Global P&L Leader | CEO, EVP, & Board Director | Scaling Consumer, Retail & E-commerce Businesses
- Role
- Board Director at Femsa
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gibu Thomas
Gibu Thomas is an operator and public-company director with 25+ years leading consumer, retail and e-commerce businesses, running multi-billion-dollar P & Ls and building senior leadership teams.At Estée Lauder he was P&L owner for a $4.5B global online & omnichannel business people across six regions), delivering >$1B incremental post-COVID and leading the replatforming of 250+ brand sites into a single modular platform.Earlier he built PepsiCo’s global e-commerce business from under $200M to >$3B, authored Walmart’s global e-commerce blueprint (including mobile initiatives that scaled to >$1B), founded and served as CEO of SugarSync (acquired), and serves as an independent director at FEMSA (NYSE: FMX). He treats digital and data as levers to improve unit economics, speed-to-market and customer value.
Experience
Board Director
May 2023 — Present
Member, Corporate Practices and Nominations CommitteeMember, Operations and Strategy CommitteeFEMSA (NYSE: FMX) is a leading multinational company operating in the beverage and retail industries. It operates several retail banners, including OXXO, one of the largest convenience store chains in Latin America, Valora in Europe, and operates Coca-Cola FEMSA (NYSE: KOF), the world\'s largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products.Independent director with governance responsibilities across corporate practices, operations and strategy; active contributor to CEO succession and enterprise strategy. Provides guidance on digital and omnichannel retail strategy for a leading multinational retail and beverage business.
Education
Stanford Business School
MBA, Business
1998 — 2000
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
B. Tech, Computer Science
1987 — 1991
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