VP of Business Development, USA

Originally a New Zealand native, Ryan’s original assignment with Krunchbox was establishing the Krunchbox New Zealand office and building the business from ground up. His success in that role then landed him an opportunity to move to the USA, where he has taken the role of VP of Business Development, USA. With a background in packaging and supply chain for FMCG companies, Ryan has extensive knowledge of how to use data effectively to drive better business decisions. Getting beyond the numbers and teaching people how to use information in their everyday working life is a personal focus of Ryan’s. In his personal life Ryan enjoys the outdoors—hiking, spearfishing, skiing and any team sport as long as it doesn’t involve bats or rackets.

John Pitman
Co-founder and CEO
VP of Business Development, USA
Graduating from Cambridge with a degree in Biological Anthropology, life took the first of many twists, and John spent the next six years with The Dow Chemical Company. After completing an MBA at IMD in Switzerland, the next twist landed him at Coca-Cola Amatil in Sydney, Australia, where he spent four years as Head of Commercial Planning. In 2000, he joined the Sydney based News Corporation- Softbank vehicle, “e-Ventures”, as Chief Operating Officer. John then took on the role of Managing Director at a privately owned accessories wholesale business, where he remained for 12 years. It was during this time that he and his business partner first conceived the concept of utilizing Point of Sale data to drive incremental growth in a wholesale business, and the krunchbox model was born. John is passionate about data visualization and collaboration. When he is not krunching data, John has an alter ego as a professional musician, and has been a Board Member of a number of prominent Australian Arts companies.