Richard Dent
Chief Operating Officer at PLANT-CO
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Plant
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Dent
Consciously working at the intersection of process, purpose and passion. An experienced, global, C-suite executive with more than 20+ years of corporate finance, operations, global production & sourcing and branded, consumer marketing leadership in both Fortune 100 companies and mid to early stage ventures. Co-lead the fastest-growing retail concept in history (zero to $1B in 5 years). Oversaw operational and financial execution across Victoria’s Secret store channel, e-commerce, and freestanding PINK stores.[Limited Brands]Built out the Victoria’s Secret PINK licensed apparel business from $0 to over $100M in sales in 3 years. Negotiated exclusive co-branding deals with 60 universities, the NFL, and Major League Baseball.[Limited Brands]. Responsible for leading and helping launch and close funding raises totaling over $150M USD for an array of companies.(Financing include preferred class equity, collateralized bond and debt and royalty) With a blend of right-/left-brain strengths spanning retail operations, finance, supply chain optimization, merchandising, and customer marketing, I know how to create shareholder value for high-growth aspirational brands.
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Dec 2017 — Present · Miami, TX, US
The connected food system for the smart cities of tomorrow.
Education
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
1988 — 1993
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Masters of Business Administration, Corporate Finance
Skills
- Store Operations
- Global Production and Sourcing
- Project Management
- Capital Investments
- Inventory Optimization
- Gross Profit Maximization
- Strategic Planning Build-Out
- ♦ Financial Planning + Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Organizational Restructuring
- In-Store Space Planning
- Business Planning + Analysis
- Vendor Capacity Management
- Yield Management Implementation
- Inventory Management
- Store Planning + Merchandising
- Merchandise Planning + Allocation Systems
- Customer Marketing + Social Media Engagement
- Long-Range Financial Planning
- Long-Tern Assortment Planning
- Licensed Apparel Brand Leadership
- Retail Store Sales Maximization
- Private Equity
- Start-Up Retail Operations
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