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IRI Expands Retail Leadership Team, Appoints David Hoodis as President, Americas RetailIRI™, the global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail, media and over-the-counter health care companies, announced today that in order to continue building IRI's momentum in the retail space, David Hoodis has joined the company as president, Americas Retail. Hoodis will work closely with president of the Americas, Piyush Chaudhari, to drive the growth and expansion of IRI's services to the retail industry. He will work with retailers to help them tap the opportunities created by big data and advanced analytics to drive ongoing, sustained growth. "David brings a 360-degree view of the retail industry from his experiences at retailers, consultancies and other organizations serving the market," said Chaudhari. "IRI is committed to arming retailers with the information and insights to meet the many challenges they face today, and David will be instrumental in helping these companies achieved outsized growth." Most recently, Hoodis served as the vice president of software, strategy and innovation for NCR Retail, where he worked with clients globally to provide strategic and tactical advisory services. During his tenure working with NCR, Hoodis also founded SMART Retail Solutions Group, a retail consultancy. Prior to working at NCR Retail, he served as the chief executive officer and co-founder of Snack Box (News - Alert), a quick-serve restaurant (QSR) chain located inside Walmart stores, primarily in the southern United States. Before that, Hoodis was an executive vice president at Modell's Sporting Goods, where he was responsible for operations, stores, omnicommerce, distribution and other key functions. For nearly eight years prior, Hoodis was at Walmart, where he was vice president of Innovations and Operations. arlier in his career, Hoodis served as chief information officer of Prime Retail, Inc., a $2 billion retail real estate investment trust (REIT), and held positions at Ernst & Young and Kagan-Edelman (News - Alert)/Commercial Property Advisors. "I look forward to bringing my experiences to IRI and helping the team increase the services we offer the retail industry," says Hoodis. "IRI offers some of the world's best data, analytics and advisory solutions, and I'm eager to work with retailers to create new opportunities for better serving their shoppers." Hoodis holds a master's degree in management from the University of Houston and a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently serves on the board of advisors of Freshub, a pioneer in the Internet of Things (IoT) connected home space; Systems Alliance, Inc., a technology services firm; Natural Insight, a cloud-based workforce management company; and NowLegal, an online resource to help consumers and businesses find qualified attorneys. About the IRI Partner Ecosystem IRI fundamentally believes that delivering differentiated growth for clients requires deep, highly integrated partnering with a variety of best-of-breed companies. As such, IRI works closely with a broad range of industry leaders to create innovative joint solutions, services and access to capabilities to help its clients more effectively compete in their various markets and exceed their growth objectives. IRI is committed to its partnership philosophy and continues to actively enhance its ecosystem of partners through alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions and affiliations. The IRI Partner Ecosystem includes such companies as BlueKai (an Oracle company), The Boston Consulting Group, comScore (News - Alert), Datalogix (an Oracle company), Experian, GfK, Gigwalk, GuestMetrics, Ipsos, Kantar, MasterCard Advisors, MaxPoint, Millward Brown Digital, Mu Sigma, Oracle Social Cloud, Rentrak (News - Alert), SPINS, Univision and others. About IRI IRI is a leading provider of big data, predictive analytics and forward-looking insights that help CPG, OTC health care organizations, retailers and media companies to grow their businesses. With the largest repository of purchase, media, social, causal and loyalty data, all integrated on an on-demand cloud-based technology platform, IRI helps to guide its more than 5,000 clients around the world in their quests to remain relentlessly relevant, capture market share, connect with consumers and deliver market-leading growth. A confluence of major external events-a revolution in consumer buying, big data coming into its own, advanced analytics and automated consumer activation-is leading to a seismic shift in drivers of success in all industries. Ensure your business can leverage data at www.iriworldwide.com. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160114005860/en/ |
