Umbrex is pleased to welcome Shawn Michael Cahill with Retreat45 Advisors. Shawn is an experienced strategist. He has extensive general practice and private equity diligence at McKinsey and Bain. He also has corporate strategy experience from his time in the Corporate Strategy and Development Group at Nike, where he developed geography and category strategies. He also has experience as an operator and a product, merchandising and retail leader. At Nike and Saucony, he led numerous product creation teams, launching market-defining product and driving revenue and gross margin growth in each role. At DSW, he was a merchandising executive, leading a team of buyers and merchandisers.
Most recently, at Rite Aid, he is leading a Transformation team to identify and execute critical strategic initiatives for the company. In his practice at Retreat45 Advisors, he is passionate about grounding his project work in a consumer-centric and distinctive strategy, building a plan to execute and partnering with clients to drive execution.
He has worked with clients in Retail, Consumer Products and in Media across North America and Europe.