Barry Litwin

Barry Litwin is an accomplished CEO renowned for managing various industrial distribution and consumer retail sectors. His leadership tenure includes significant roles at publicly traded companies and private equity-backed organizations, where he has been instrumental in driving revenue growth, enhancing operational efficiencies, and increasing profit margins. His strategic approach and ability to develop high-performing teams have made him a transformative leader in his field. Throughout his career, Barry has become known for his deep strategic insights and his role as a trusted advisor to business leaders and organizations. His transformational and adaptive leadership style focuses heavily on collaboration, associate engagement, and operational excellence. He is committed to problem-solving, focusing on customer needs, and emphasizing accountability and ownership across all levels of the organizations he leads. Barry employs a strategic planning framework, the Five by Five, which helps identify initiatives that maximize value, increase organizational prioritization, and foster innovation and operational efficiency. He believes enhancing the entire customer experience is critical to improving financial performance, guiding his approach to leadership across various companies. His strategies often involve strengthening digital and omnichannel capabilities, enhancing quality control, improving sales force efficiency, speeding up product development, and optimizing supply chain operations. From April 2015 to January 2019, Barry served as the CEO of Adorama, where he revitalized the company's business strategy, turning it into a leading retailer of professional cameras and consumer electronics. Under his leadership, the company implemented the FOCUS strategy, significantly transforming talent, financial, marketing, digital, inventory, merchandising, and supply chain processes. This strategy expanded the company's high-margin offerings and strengthened its position in a competitive market.