Phone: 440.724.2658
As founder, CEO and President of RHG, LLC, Richard knows companies run most
effectively when formal knowledge is forged and tempered with real business
experience. In fact, Richard brings his clients the benefit of experience developed
as CEO for over 25 years in the distribution / retail sector. He has served in
numerous executive roles, including a decade as chairman and CEO of a $100-
million marketing, distribution (consumer products) and third-party logistics firm.
The company sold more than 300 nationally known consumer brands—over 3,000
products from multiple distribution facilities. His perspective is further broadened
and deepened by his successes with IT, operations, and sales, marketing, and
branding functions.
He has learned that success depends on the power of relationships, and he
knows how to build and leverage those relationships on behalf of his clients. He
employs his knowledge to help fledgling, early-stage, mid-market, and mature
consumer-products manufacturers establish or enhance relationships with
companies in existing or alternative retail channels, including distributors and
retailers involved with sectors such as department, specialty, home center, big
box, grocery, drug, direct-retail TV, and e-commerce. In addition to supporting the
launch of new products and helping his clients develop favorable relationships
that lead to increased sales, Richard Henry counsels clients on operations and IT
issues that can hinder growth. The company's Retail Relationship Management
practice leads manufacturers through an evaluation of distributor relationships
that can offer a more profitable path to customers. Making decisions strategically
and executing tactics effectively are two of Richard’s greatest strengths.
While serving a variety of client companies, Richard is active on the BEST
committee for MAGNET, Inc. and the visiting committee of the Nance College of
Business at Cleveland State University. Other organizations in which he
participates include the Association for Corporation Growth, the Ohio Venture
Association, the Turnaround Management Association, the Council of Smaller
Enterprises-COSE, and the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Henry holds a BBA in accounting from Cleveland State University and lives in
Westlake, Ohio.
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