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Mr. Ling most recently completed two successful decades as President and CEO of California-based Unified Grocers, the largest U.S. grocery wholesaler.
Robert M. (Bob) Ling has joined NGB Markets as Chief Customer Success Officer, beginning October 15, 2018.
Mr. Ling most recently completed two successful decades as President and CEO of California-based Unified Grocers, the largest grocery wholesaler in the western United States with revenues of $3.8 billion dollars. Unified Grocers was acquired in June of 2017 by SuperValu [NYSE: SVU], which has since been acquired by United Natural Foods, Inc. [NASDAQ: UNFI].
With its intelligent, user friendly, supply chain software platform, NGB Markets is upgrading the procurement process, helping chain restaurants, grocers, distributors, food manufacturers and other high volume food buyers understand their marketplace, make smarter purchasing decisions, reduce time on procurement, better manage their inventories and, ultimately, maximize profit for their business.
“We are excited to bring Bob to NGB Markets. His deep experience and understanding of produce procurement and distribution makes him uniquely qualified to help the industry leverage our products and enhance the efficiency, transparency and profitability of participants’ supply chain,” according to Rock L. Clapper, President of NGB Markets.
Mr. Ling commented,“I am excited to join the NGB Markets team. NGB has developed cutting edge tools that allow users to execute perishable procurement decisions efficiently and effectively. These tools include a web-based platform that allows buyers and sellers to connect in a secure online environment that includes pricing information and predictive trends crucial to intelligent decision-making. I look forward to helping bring these and all of our tools to retailers and distributors throughout the food industry.“
With its intelligent, user friendly, supply chain software platform, NGB is upgrading the procurement process, helping chain restaurants, grocers, distributors, food manufacturers and other high volume food buyers understand their marketplace, make smarter purchasing decisions, reduce time on procurement, better manage their inventories and, ultimately, maximize profit for their business.
About NGB Markets, Inc.
NGB Markets (ngbmarkets.com) is achieving major account traction by signing industry leading partners, and aggregating top sector customers. Customers are up and running on the NGB platform quickly due to strong sales and customer support teams.
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