Speakers

Thom brings more than 40 years of in-depth operating and advisory experience with major retail chains, consumer package goods manufacturers, and technology companies.
He is recognized as a pragmatic strategist and operational tactician focused on helping clients compete in an increasingly complex retail landscape. His client experience serves all channels of retail including Supercenter/Mass, Grocery (both Large and Independent), Drug, Apparel, Convenience Store, Dollar, e-Commerce, and Club. Thom has extensive experience in “big box” retailing having been an operating executive as well as a strategic growth advisor to numerous market leading Retailers, CPG manufacturers, and Wholesale Distributors, both in the US and abroad.
He is known for his technology driven transformation advisory leadership and innovation across merchandising, category and assortment planning, pricing, merchandise platform innovation, store format innovation, e-commerce (strategy to fulfillment), robotics, artificial intelligence, supply chain, and retailer/supplier collaboration.