Yegneswaran Kumar

Yegneswaran Kumar is the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Finance, Legal and Enterprise Programs for GS1 US. His responsibilities include guiding the financial strategy and performance of the organization, financial controls, and investment fund performance. Additionally, he oversees the legal department, the enterprise programs team responsible for product management, has fiduciary responsibilities as Corporate Secretary and is involved in Board membership and governance matters.

Kumar has more than 20 years of finance experience in global companies. Prior to joining GS1 US in July 2005, he was Finance Director–Supply Chain for North American operations at Johnson Diversey, a global manufacturing company. Previously, he also served in different capacities at Black & Decker in the Middle East and the U.S., lastly as Director–Financial Planning & Analysis for its flagship power tools business. Prior to that, he held several financial roles at Unilever in India where he led the financial and logistics operations for the largest sales region in the country.

Kumar holds an undergraduate degree from Madras University, India, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, and professional accreditation as a Chartered Accountant in India. After migrating to the U.S., Kumar obtained his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) accreditations.