Miguel A. Lopera

President & Chief Executive Officer, GS1
Chief Executive Officer, GS1 US

Miguel A. Lopera has been Chief Executive Officer of GS1 since April 2003 and President and CEO of GS1 since May 2005. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GS1 US on 1st January 2004.

Mr Lopera, a Spanish national, brings to both organizations a wealth of division management, marketing and IT experience gained in every aspect of the FMCG business having spent 24 years with Procter and Gamble. Joining P&G as an IT analyst in 1979, he became IT Director of P&G Spain and later IT Director of P&G UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. In 1992, he changed career to Marketing, becoming Marketing Director of Laundry Detergents, Europe, in Brussels, Marketing Director of Fabric & Home care in Spain and later responsible for the Fabric & Home Care and Food & Beverages Divisions of P&G Iberia (Spain and Portugal) based in Madrid. His major expertise has been in the areas of new brands introduction and European pricing.

Mr. Lopera is an early developer, strong believer of collaborative commerce between Manufacturers and Retailers. He created a Collaboration Program between key retailers including Mercadona, Carrefour, Auchan and P&G Spain back in 1984, based on multifunctional teams, something unique at that time.

Miguel is an Ingeniero Superior of Electronics and Telecommunications (E.T.S.I.T of Madrid) and holds an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid).