Gooten announces the formation of an Advisory Board

Gooten announced the formation of its Strategic Advisory Board, a move to bolster its expertise and leadership in the sectors of print-on-demand, retail, and eCommerce, the company said in a press release.

Chaired by photo-industry veteran Manny Almeida, the advisory board will help Gooten’s business strategies and enhance its enterprise platform. Deborah Merrill, an existing Gooten board member, will also join the board alongside Arnaud Deshais.

Almeida has more than 40 years of experience in the photographic imaging industry and previously served as the Divisional President of the Imaging Division of Fujifilm North America. Over the past 42 years, Almeida has held various positions in sales, marketing, business strategy, and general management, all focused on the photo imaging industry. He brings this track record of success and deep knowledge of the photo industry to Gooten’s Advisory Board.

“I am honored to chair Gooten’s Advisory Board and deepen my relationship with Gooten’s leadership team,” said Almeida. “I met the Gooten team over seven years ago and have been continually impressed with their innovation and approach to the print-on-demand market. I look forward to guiding the team as they tackle their next phase of growth.”

Merrill is the former President, Delta Group and CFO of Delta Apparel, Inc. During Merrill’s tenure, Delta Apparel became a leading provider of core activewear and lifestyle apparel.  Seeing the transformation that digital had in other industries, Delta began offering on-demand decorated products in 2010 and quickly became a market leader in the direct-to-garment digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing innovation to the supply chain of its customers.

Deshais is a Supply Chain and Operations expert with more than 13 years of experience in the print-on-demand industry. Arnaud was Art.com’s (now owned by Walmart) Director of Supply Chain and he was also appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer of Redbubble (now Articore). During his time at Redbubble, Deshais had leadership responsibilities for Supply Chain, Logistics, Customer Experience, Quality, Social Responsibility (ESG) as well as Content Compliance Management and Artist Support