LumiData Hires Wal-Mart Sales Specialist as Director of National Accounts
Minneapolis, MN — December 22, 2011 — LumiData, a demand intelligence specialist providing virtual remote and on-site demand analytics for consumer goods products (CPG) companies, has increased its presence in the Wal-Mart/CPG supplier community with the hiring of Gib Mitchell as Director of National Accounts in LumiData’s Bentonville, Arkansas location.
Mitchell has 13 years’ retail experience in category management, CPFR replenishment, buyer presentations, private label initiatives, supply chain management and Retail Link® analysis specific to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, as well as other key retailers including 7-Eleven and Eckerd Drug Stores.
Mitchell has served as Vice President of Sales at International Legwear Group, responsible for sales and category analysis, CPFR replenishment and buyer presentations to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.
He has also served as Wal-Mart National Account Manager for Belkin International, directly responsible for sales into two new categories in Wal-Mart during his term and growing overall Wal-Mart business by 28% and Sam’s Club Business by 31% in two quarters. As Sales and Replenishment Manager at WGM Inc., Mitchell secured first business at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club for Lentek International, Susan Lucci Enterprises, Smack Apparel, and Norcross Marine Electronics. He has also served as Sales Analyst / National Account Manager with Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club for Haddad Apparel.
Notes Ransom Stafford, President and CEO, LumiData, “Mitchell has demonstrated a keen understanding of mutually beneficial supplier and retailer initiatives — his past successes on behalf of his employers with Wal-Mart speaks for itself. His understanding of Wal-Mart and his decade-plus familiarity with Retail Link will be a definite asset for our clients.”
Mitchell earned a Masters of Business Administration from Americus University.
About LumiData.
LumiData is a demand intelligence specialist providing retail demand information that assists Fortune 1000 consumer goods companies to evolve their business strategies. LumiData’s combination of software dashboard applications and client services creates easy-to-visualize demand planning solutions utilized to drive sales and marketing strategies that increase revenue, increase margins, enhance brand visibility and strengthen market positions. LumiData’s SOLYS is a comprehensive, adaptive software solution that delivers seamless and actionable point-of-sale information across downstream and upstream business functions — bridging the gap between data and decisions. LumiData is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has an office in Bentonville, Arkansas.
