Robert E. Meeks

bob@oakconsulting.com

Mr. Meeks has extensive sales, marketing, merchandising, consulting and general management experience with consumer product companies in the chemical, automotive, service, retail grocery, non-food and mass merchandising industries.

After graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington, Mr. Meeks spent 9 years with American Can Company. After completing the Young Executive Training Program, he was promoted to various account and sales management positions.

As Senior Merchandising Manager, Mr. Meeks was responsible for developing, testing, and implementing the company’s first shelf management system. His program and research results were published by American Can and Progressive Grocer magazine. Mr. Meeks also held several marketing positions including Product Manager and Senior Product Manager, and was responsible for three new product introductions and $40,000,000 in sales.

Prior to founding Oak Consulting, Mr. Meeks was a Partner at another consulting firm and was employed for 15 years with ECP Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daubert Industries. While employed at Daubert, he was appointed National Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, Vice President of Marketing, and served as President of ECP for 5 years. Under his leadership, ECP became the largest after-sale chemical company in the United States.

Mr. Meeks co-founded and served as Chairman of the Board of the National Chemical Protectant Association, was a board member of AT Home Health, Inc., Cal-Tex Incorporated, and is a member of the American Management Association.