December 20, 2021 | COLOGNE
The CEO of BAYARD is supporting the implementation, expansion and strategic development of global standardised product content management via GS1 GDSN.
GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN) is the world's largest product data network of the consumer goods industry and parts of the healthcare sector worldwide. Through standardisation and crosslinking of currently 50 data pools, it ensures that product content can be exchanged interoperably and industry-wide between manufacturers, marketers and retailers globally.
More than 63,000 companies worldwide use GS1 GDSN for product data synchronisation. Decisions on the strategic direction and further development of GDSN and its Global Registry are made by the Board of Directors of GS1 GDSN Inc.
Björn Bayard, CEO of BAYARD, has now been appointed to this board. "I am very pleased to be able to actively contribute to decades of product content synchronisation experience in the consumer goods and healthcare industries to the strategic further development of GS1 GDSN as the global framework for inter-industry data management," says Björn Bayard, CEO of Bayard Consulting Group.
He has been contributing to the development of GS1 GDSN since its inception. In 1997, Björn Bayard developed a product information management system with his former company Cataloom that became the basis for the subsequent SINFOS master data pool of the German consumer goods industry, of which Bayard was Director of Development. As Director, he also shaped the further development of the SINFOS successor SA2 Worldsync before founding the Bayard Consulting Group in 2011.
His consulting firm, which specialises in product content management, employs a large number of experts who also have decades of experience with GDSN. Since November 2017, Bayard Consulting Group has also been offering its own GDSN data pool with b-synced and enabling companies of all sizes to easily connect to the worldwide network of the GS1 community via its SyncManager solution.
The GS1 GDSN Board of Directors develops long-term strategies and plans for the future of GS1 GDSN and adopts action plans for the next two years. It is also responsible for enforcing the agreed rules with the data pools and their customers. The GS1 GDSN Board of Directors includes representatives from Carrefour, Nestlé, Ahold, PepsiCo, Procter&Gamble, Metro and Oetker.
About GS1
GS1 is a neutral, not-for-profit organisation that provides global standards for efficient business communication. We are best known for the barcode, named in 2016 by the BBC as one of “the 50 things that made the world economy.” GS1 standards improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sectors. We enable organisations of all types and sizes to identify, capture and share information seamlessly. Our scale and reach – local Member Organisations in 115 countries, more than 2 million user companies and 6 billion transactions every day – help ensure that GS1 standards create a common language that supports systems and processes across the globe.
BAYARD
Bayard Consulting Group consultants are the independent experts for Product Information Management (PIM), Master Data Management (MDM) and the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) in retail, manufacturing and healthcare. Strategy, organisation, processes, IT, digital transformation – the experts at Bayard Consulting improve their clients' business results sustainably and noticeably. With their expertise, the specialists advise decision-makers in all corporate functions and business processes along the value chain. The combination of recognised consulting, implementation and development ensures optimal results for their clients.
GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network (GS1 GDSN) is the world's largest product data network of the consumer goods industry and parts of the healthcare sector worldwide. Through standardisation and crosslinking of currently 50 data pools, it ensures that product content can be exchanged interoperably and industry-wide between manufacturers, marketers and retailers globally.
More than 63,000 companies worldwide use GS1 GDSN for product data synchronisation. Decisions on the strategic direction and further development of GDSN and its Global Registry are made by the Board of Directors of GS1 GDSN Inc.
Björn Bayard, CEO of BAYARD, has now been appointed to this board. "I am very pleased to be able to actively contribute to decades of product content synchronisation experience in the consumer goods and healthcare industries to the strategic further development of GS1 GDSN as the global framework for inter-industry data management," says Björn Bayard, CEO of Bayard Consulting Group.
He has been contributing to the development of GS1 GDSN since its inception. In 1997, Björn Bayard developed a product information management system with his former company Cataloom that became the basis for the subsequent SINFOS master data pool of the German consumer goods industry, of which Bayard was Director of Development. As Director, he also shaped the further development of the SINFOS successor SA2 Worldsync before founding the Bayard Consulting Group in 2011.
His consulting firm, which specialises in product content management, employs a large number of experts who also have decades of experience with GDSN. Since November 2017, Bayard Consulting Group has also been offering its own GDSN data pool with b-synced and enabling companies of all sizes to easily connect to the worldwide network of the GS1 community via its SyncManager solution.
The GS1 GDSN Board of Directors develops long-term strategies and plans for the future of GS1 GDSN and adopts action plans for the next two years. It is also responsible for enforcing the agreed rules with the data pools and their customers. The GS1 GDSN Board of Directors includes representatives from Carrefour, Nestlé, Ahold, PepsiCo, Procter&Gamble, Metro and Oetker.
About GS1
GS1 is a neutral, not-for-profit organisation that provides global standards for efficient business communication. We are best known for the barcode, named in 2016 by the BBC as one of “the 50 things that made the world economy.” GS1 standards improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sectors. We enable organisations of all types and sizes to identify, capture and share information seamlessly. Our scale and reach – local Member Organisations in 115 countries, more than 2 million user companies and 6 billion transactions every day – help ensure that GS1 standards create a common language that supports systems and processes across the globe.
BAYARD
Bayard Consulting Group consultants are the independent experts for Product Information Management (PIM), Master Data Management (MDM) and the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) in retail, manufacturing and healthcare. Strategy, organisation, processes, IT, digital transformation – the experts at Bayard Consulting improve their clients' business results sustainably and noticeably. With their expertise, the specialists advise decision-makers in all corporate functions and business processes along the value chain. The combination of recognised consulting, implementation and development ensures optimal results for their clients.
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Björn Weber
PR | Media Contact
Niddastr. 64
60329 Frankfurt
Germany
T: +49 69 156 154 05
E: bjoern.weber@fourspot.net
BAYARD
Caroline Julia Arens
Head of Design & Marketing
Agrippinawerft 30
50687 Cologne
Germany
T: +49 221 716 185 0
E: caroline.arens@bayard-consulting.com