Tom Gladfelter

President

 

Tom is an accomplished leader and respected sales professional with an impressive 35-year career in the consumer goods industry.  Tom has amassed a remarkable network in the top food, drug, dollar and mass retailers throughout the country and around the world.  Tom has extensive experience in developing, selling and managing multi-million dollar consumer product portfolios in numerous categories.  He has worked with some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, including Procter & Gamble, Chesebrough Ponds and Duracell.  His specialty is scaling small to mid-sized consumer goods companies.  

 

Tom has an outstanding cross section of experience to draw from including, CEO, President, Head of Marketing, Sales and Product Development.  Tom has been integral in the acceleration of several companies.  One shining example is his tenure as General Manager at Unico where he led the acceleration of this private label manufacturer from approximately $1 million in revenues to $60 million in revenues.   It was ultimately acquired.  

 

Tom has served as Advisory President of the General Merchandise and Health and Beauty Category Boards of the GDMC.   Tom has also founded several companies. He serves on the Board of Directors for University of West Georgia.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chi Phi Fraternity.  Tom gained his B.S. in Marketing from the University of West Georgia, Carrolton, GA.