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Randy Hughes Joins the Editorial Board of The Distribution Pricing Journal
We are very proud to announce that Randy Hughes has joined the editorial board of The Distribution Pricing Journal. Randy has helped hundreds of distributors improve their pricing and profitability. As a member of the editorial board, Randy will help guide our content and evaluations in ways that improve the value of The Distribution Pricing Journal, our blog and our solution guide.
Randy brings over 25 years of experience in pricing and e-commerce in the supply chain and distribution industry. He is an expert in wholesale distribution ERP systems, private trading exchanges, supply chain integration, indirect materials management, business intelligence and e-business strategies.
“Randy is a true innovator in distribution pricing”, said Campbell Frazier, Editor-in-chief of The Distribution Pricing Journal. “I couldn’t imagine a better candidate to join our board, and believe his wealth of experience in consulting, leadership and analytics will be of extremely educational to our readers.”
Randy is Director of Pricing at Bridgestone HosePower. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of pricing within the company – from developing pricing strategies to executing price changes across all sales channels.
“I’m extremely excited to join the editorial board,” said Hughes. “My passion has always been helping people drive new success in their businesses. I feel that The Distribution Pricing Journal fills a very necessary void in helping distributors find new profit, and I am eager to bring my experience to the table alongside other industry leaders.”
Prior to joining Bridgestone HosePower, Randy was VP sales and marketing at epaCUBE, a distribution price optimization platform. In this role, he was responsible for driving global sales and marketing initiatives – including the development and execution of go-to-market plans, lead generation programs and product launches. Randy brought many new innovations into the market around price optimization, segmentation and analytics.
Randy has also held various positions at Infor over the years – most notably as Vice President and Executive Director of E-Business. In this role, he was responsible for developing and executing e-business strategies across all lines of business.
About The Distribution Pricing Journal
The Distribution Pricing Journal is the only publication specifically focused on helping distributors improve their pricing strategies through price optimization solutions, business intelligence and customer engagement. The journal is published as a quarterly PDF and distributed to our subscribers. We also send out regular newsletter emails that include recent blog articles, new solution provider announcements, case studies and more to help you on your distribution pricing journey.