ANN ARBOR, Mich. (March 1, 2021) – Retail Velocity, the pioneer and industry leader in consumer demand and supply data management, reporting and analytics, announced today that John Rossi will join the company as President. An experienced consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail industry executive, Rossi will immediately assume day-to-day business operations responsibilities and lead the development and execution of the company’s long-term strategic plan.
Rossi brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience at some of the world’s largest information technology, consulting and business process companies. In one of his most recent roles, he served as vice president and North America leader for Capgemini’s consumer products and retail consulting sectors, where he successfully led business transformation, digital transformation and business optimization for numerous food and beverage, health and beauty, apparel and FMCG global 2000 organizations across their enterprises.
“From the moment I met John, I knew he was the right person to lead Retail Velocity to the next level of our success and beyond,” said Jeff Beckett, Retail Velocity cofounder and CEO. “Without a doubt, he has the depth and breadth of industry experience, leadership experience and strategic vision needed to drive significant growth not only at Retail Velocity, but also for our clients and their retailer partners.”
Prior to his work at Capgemini, Rossi led the consumer goods, retail, hospitality, distribution and transportation consulting groups at Wipro, and he was a partner at Clarkston Consulting, where he was accountable for the go-to-market strategy and growth of the company’s global CPG vertical. He has also served as an independent advisor and consultant helping improve business services and processes for global retailers and CPG manufacturers.
“I am excited to join Retail Velocity and work with an extremely talented, experienced and passionate team to deliver on our mission to improve collaboration among consumer goods manufacturers and retailers and drive profitable growth for both through better data, actionable insights and augmented intelligence,” said Rossi. “I look forward to building on Retail Velocity’s strong market position as the leader in improving retail execution, expanding our cloud solution offerings for our clients and providing the best career experiences for our people.”
About Retail Velocity
Since 1994, Retail Velocity has been an industry leader in helping consumer goods manufacturers and retailers better collaborate to gain greater visibility into—and control of—the most timely, accurate and reliable data. By leveraging clean, harmonized daily demand and supply data at the most granular level, companies develop precise analytics to generate actionable insights and greater business intelligence, helping improve sell-through, eliminate operational inefficiencies and achieve profitable growth. Retail Velocity’s best-in-class platform, VELOCITY®, provides one version of the truth to help users make profitable decisions and accelerate growth and success for key business areas such as sales, marketing, supply chain, demand planning, finance, operations and IT.
Retail Velocity Contact:
Chris Spallino
Sr. Director of Marketing and Communications
chris.spallino@retailvelocity.com
