What Happened?
Birmingham, AL-based Advantage Sales & Marketing has Appointed Yul Vanek as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
With more than 35,000 associates generating over $65B in annual sales throughout our 70 offices, Advantage Sales and Marketing is the premier consumer packaged goods sales and marketing agency, committed to building brand value for our clients and customers. ASM`s customized sales and marketing solutions include headquarter sales, retail merchandising and marketing services, specializing in client and customer events, publications and assisted-selling services for the grocery, drugstore, club, convenience, natural/specialty, sporting goods, consumer electronics and home center channels.
About the Person
Yul Vanek is Chief Information Officer at Advantage Sales & Marketing (ASM) responsible for infrastructure, business systems, mobility and back-office applications. Yul also plays an instrumental role in business development, innovation and mergers and acquisition activities. Yul joined ASM in March 2015 bringing a wealth of experience in Retail systems and over 20 years of systems and technology experience with world-class companies and brands. Most recently, Yul was part of the leadership team at Beats Electronics (Apple’s largest acquisition to-date) stabilizing startup operations and successfully delivering a rapid business integration and eventual transition. Previously, he spent a combined 15 years leading the IS&T teams at Deckers Outdoor, Oakley (now part of Luxottica Group), K-Swiss, and Charlotte Russe delivering global manufacturing, wholesale, and retail systems innovations. Additionally, Yul has provided strategic and tactical advisory services to multi-billion dollar wholesale and retail consumer products brands, helping deliver on key technology investments while also improving the effectiveness of their organizations. Yul began his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), leaving as a Technology Manager in their High Tech & Electronics practice. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.
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