Robert
Knudsen has more than 16 years of experience in sales and operations
building brands and guiding top-tier coatings and companies. An accomplished
corporate strategist and marketer, his vision and expertise in business
performance have driven notable growth in the retail and wholesale sectors.
His achievements have been featured in the Des Moines Business Record,
as well as other business media.
Offering a rare blend of sales and operational strengths, Robert has achieved exciting product and company turnarounds and is recognized for his success in growing sales and profits. His strategic approach to building a business is reflected in his work as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of IPM Group, Inc., where his sales philosophy, service focus and product-line strategy quickly delivered impressive bottom-line results. His turnaround capability is highlighted by his accomplishments on several acquisitions where he led distressed companies to record profitability through brand revitalization that included major shifts in sales strategy, operations, product design, packaging, marketing communications and point-of-sale merchandising.
Robert Knudsen's exceptional track record of business improvement is based on his philosophy of total enterprise engagement in change. He is known for his ability to quickly identify and diagnose sales and growth impediments that go far beyond marketing, working to refine organizational structure, product lines, sourcing, sales channels, market position and attitude.
Education- B.S. Management from Northern Illinois University, 1992
- M.B.A from Drake University, 2002
- Variety - Children's Charity - Board of Directors
- Blank Park Zoo - Board of Directors
- Iowa Architectural Foundation - Board of Directors
- Executive Continental Breakfast Club - Executive Committee
- United Way Emerging Leaders
- Junior Achievement - Classroom Instructor
- DMAM Rotary Club
- Habitat for Humanity
- Numerous Sales Achievement Awards
- Des Moines Business Record Unsung Hero
- Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
- Top Forty Business Leaders Under Forty, Des Moines
Robert currently resides in West Des Moines, Iowa with his wife Lynn and their four children: Robert Jr., Michael, Elisabeth and Thomas.