James Gitney
CEO at Group50 Consulting
Upland, California
Jim Gitney is the Founder and CEO of Group50 Consulting and a board of adviser member for THINaër and strategy lead for multiple companies. He is considered a strategy, operations, and supply chain subject matter expert.
Group50 specializes in providing middle market companies with the resources required for them to grow through and inflection point. Jim and his team work with senior leaders to create and execute Lean Business strategies, business process reengineering through Value Stream Mapping, and the development of leading-edge supply chain strategies.
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Group50 specializes in providing middle market companies with the resources required for them to grow through and inflection point. Jim and his team work with senior leaders to create and execute Lean Business strategies, business process reengineering through Value Stream Mapping, and the development of leading-edge supply chain strategies.
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Jim Gitney is the Founder and CEO of Group50 Consulting and a board of adviser member for THINaër and strategy lead for multiple companies. He is considered a strategy, operations, and supply chain subject matter expert.
Group50 specializes in providing middle market companies with the resources required for them to grow through and inflection point. Jim and his team work with senior leaders to create and execute Lean Business strategies, business process reengineering through Value Stream Mapping, and the development of leading-edge supply chain strategies.
Founded in 2004, Group50's mission is to be the only consulting partner middle market companies will need. Supporting this mission, Group50 has joined Inflection Point Partners, a group of highly skilled functional experts focused on helping companies position themselves for significant growth.
Jim has over 30 years’ experience in world class companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies including various senior level assignments at GE, Black & Decker, Sunbeam, Rain Bird and Pankl Aerospace. He has extensive experience in running large global operations and working with boards, business owners and executives on developing and implementing transformative strategic initiatives including Mergers and Acquisitions, integration, and lean management which encompasses business process engineering and sustainable continuous improvement initiatives.
Jim has been an Executive Chairman, Board Member, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and had other assignments in business development, marketing, sales, operations and supply chain. Through his career and consulting work with over 200 companies, he has hands on experience working with various industries including consumer and industrial products, the internet, government, aerospace, professional services, healthcare, big data, and high-tech.
Jim has been instrumental in:
• The development and launch of DeWalt and Snakelight at Black & Decker
• 11 operational and financial restructurings
• The design and launch of Black & Decker’s Global TQM process
• Adapting blockchain to the supply chain
• Writing over 125 articles on critical topics supporting middle market companies
The leadership teams Jim has worked with laud him for his ability to facilitate teams through tough issues and work with them on executing their strategies. A current client had this to say:
“Jim and his team at Group50 are seasoned experts in strategic planning, opportunity evaluation and execution. We have worked with Jim for 2 years, during which time he has become an integral contributor on our team. From the beginning, Jim was very engaged in getting to know our team, our business and its capabilities. With a well-developed process and disciplined leadership, every member of our group had a voice, which created wonderful synergy and enthusiasm. Jim did an excellent job helping us define and align on key strategic pillars, then building a consensus on the best way to execute them. He was instrumental in making certain we had ownership and accountability for our goals and a way to measure and report on them. Jim took on a tough assignment and did an outstanding job! For middle market companies looking to build a more valuable and diversified business, I highly recommend Jim Gitney and Group 50. “
Group50 specializes in providing middle market companies with the resources required for them to grow through and inflection point. Jim and his team work with senior leaders to create and execute Lean Business strategies, business process reengineering through Value Stream Mapping, and the development of leading-edge supply chain strategies.
Founded in 2004, Group50's mission is to be the only consulting partner middle market companies will need. Supporting this mission, Group50 has joined Inflection Point Partners, a group of highly skilled functional experts focused on helping companies position themselves for significant growth.
Jim has over 30 years’ experience in world class companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies including various senior level assignments at GE, Black & Decker, Sunbeam, Rain Bird and Pankl Aerospace. He has extensive experience in running large global operations and working with boards, business owners and executives on developing and implementing transformative strategic initiatives including Mergers and Acquisitions, integration, and lean management which encompasses business process engineering and sustainable continuous improvement initiatives.
Jim has been an Executive Chairman, Board Member, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and had other assignments in business development, marketing, sales, operations and supply chain. Through his career and consulting work with over 200 companies, he has hands on experience working with various industries including consumer and industrial products, the internet, government, aerospace, professional services, healthcare, big data, and high-tech.
Jim has been instrumental in:
• The development and launch of DeWalt and Snakelight at Black & Decker
• 11 operational and financial restructurings
• The design and launch of Black & Decker’s Global TQM process
• Adapting blockchain to the supply chain
• Writing over 125 articles on critical topics supporting middle market companies
The leadership teams Jim has worked with laud him for his ability to facilitate teams through tough issues and work with them on executing their strategies. A current client had this to say:
“Jim and his team at Group50 are seasoned experts in strategic planning, opportunity evaluation and execution. We have worked with Jim for 2 years, during which time he has become an integral contributor on our team. From the beginning, Jim was very engaged in getting to know our team, our business and its capabilities. With a well-developed process and disciplined leadership, every member of our group had a voice, which created wonderful synergy and enthusiasm. Jim did an excellent job helping us define and align on key strategic pillars, then building a consensus on the best way to execute them. He was instrumental in making certain we had ownership and accountability for our goals and a way to measure and report on them. Jim took on a tough assignment and did an outstanding job! For middle market companies looking to build a more valuable and diversified business, I highly recommend Jim Gitney and Group 50. “
