SVP, Global Products - Our Place

Chu Chimezie

"Impossible is nothing; when people say impossible, they usually mean improbable..." I am ready. I am consistent. I am devoted. I am generous. I am faithful. I am a finisher. I am churific!

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About Chu Chimezie

Tochukwu (Chu) is a Global Products & Operations leader with 15+ years of ​experience within end to end Product Development and Supply Chain across ​multiple industries, disciplines and geographies while working with different ​companies, chemistries, manufacturing techniques and materials.


He was born in Nigeria but immigrated to the US with his family in 2002 (Dual ​Citizen of USA & Nigeria.) His never ending drive to retire both parents and end ​the cycle of poverty in his family would drive his never unquenchable thirst for ​learning and for working with products and brands that touch and improve lives.


He earned his bachelors in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, then an ​MBA in International Business & Strategy at Krannert before completing the ​rigorous GE Leadership Program and kicking off his extensive global career.


Chu is currently the Global Sr. VP of Products at Our Place leading the R&D, ​Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Compliance, Sustainability, ​Packaging, Product Development and Industrial Design teams to drive the ​company through both unprecedented growth and global uncertainties.


He is as well rounded as they come and have worked in both huge organizations ​(General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Haeir) and fast growing startups (Harry's, ​quip, Our Place) while also advising and helping smaller scale startups build ​pillars and scale their operations (Front of the Pack, Fable, Arber, etc.)


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United States

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Thailand

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Mexico

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United Kingdom

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Canada

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South Korea

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Germany/Italy

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China

Here are some of the key countries I've worked in

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France

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Nigeria

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India

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Austria/Czech Republic

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Spain

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Japan

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Cambodia

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Vietnam

Industries & Categories

Here are some of the industries and categories I've worked in (with overlaps)

Oral Care & Consumables

Beauty & Personal Care: Shave, Grooming, Face, Skin, Body

Home Appliances

Kitchen & Home Goods

Packaging & Paper Goods

Travel Products

Textile & Clothing

Big, Small, Fast!

Here are some of the companies I've worked with/for

Roles & Disciplines

Here are some roles & disciplines I've held and/or lead

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Strategic Sourcing

E2E Supply Chain

Production

Global Operations

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Quality

Compliance

Logistics

Transportation

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Product Development

Industrial Design

Packaging

Sustainability

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R&D and Engineering

CAPEX - Tools & Equipments

Cost Modeling

Contracts - Writing & Negotiations

Woods

Walnut, Spruce, etc.

Silicones

Solid, Liquid, etc.

Everything is raw material

Here are some of the materials I've worked with

Plastics & Resins

PP, PE, Nylon, PEEK, etc

Metals

Aluminum, Iron, Steel, etc

Glass

Soda lime, Borosilicate, etc

Textiles

Stay tuned!

Ceramics

Porcelain, Stoneware, etc

Papers

Products, Boxes, Mailers, Pulp, Tubes, etc.

Electricals

PCBA, Electronics & Electrical Components

Other Solids

Bars, tablets, wipes, pastes

Electronics

PCBAs, components, etc

Liquids...

coatings, oils, gels, waxes

CAPEX

Tools, Equipments, Fixtures

Inside & Outside the box!

Here are some of the endless products I've worked on

Our Place is my place!

Tantalizing & Functional designs meet complex technologies, techniques and supply chains!