London, 3 March 2008 – GS1 UK, the independent global supply chain standards and solutions organisation, has announced the appointment of a new business development director, Malcolm Bowden.  Malcolm who joins from GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, will contribute his extensive industry knowledge and experience to drive the adoption of GS1 standards in the UK.

In his new role, Malcolm will be responsible for leading GS1 UK’s drive for growth in standards adoption; and increased credibility and influence amongst businesses in the UK that operate in a wide range of industries including retail, logistics and healthcare.
 
Commenting on his appointment, Malcolm said: “GS1 UK is an established and well-respected organisation with a strong and dedicated membership base.  I am pleased to be joining the team and look forward to working with them to grow its membership, drive the adoption of its standards and ensure it continues to offer valued, relevant services to the supply chain community across all industries.”

Gary Lynch, Chief Executive of GS1 UK said:  “Growing our membership and delivering value are the key elements of GS1 UK’s corporate strategy.  We are pleased to have Malcolm bring his experience, commercial expertise and knowledge of the supply chain market to the GS1 UK team to help ensure we achieve these objectives.”

Malcolm has more than 25 years experience in the B2B e-commerce market and an in-depth knowledge of the retail supply chain.  Prior to joining GS1 UK, Malcolm spent ten years working for GXS.  He held various roles at GXS including sales director of data synchronisation solutions, where he spent four years working with GS1 Member Organisations globally to deploy GDSN compliant data pools. His latest role was as sales director strategic accounts in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

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