Meet the team
The Advisory Services team at GS1 Australia assists companies in solving the complexities of the supply chain, ultimately leading to enhanced profitability and safety. The team is headed up by John Szabo and are committed to delivering innovative solutions tailored to your company’s specific needs.
John manages the GS1 Australia Advisory Services team. For more than 30 years John has contributed to improvements in supply chain management for multinational organisations. John has spent the past 17 years at GS1 Australia, assisting organisations to improve operational efficiencies utilising the GS1 standards. An accredited GS1 traceability auditor, John previously served as the Co-chair of the GS1 Global Traceability Programme group and was involved in the development of the GS1 Global Traceability Training program. With a background in Industrial Engineering, John is passionate and committed to providing expert advice to best address client challenges, focused on business process and sustainable practices to set companies up for future growth and success.
Roberto Perez-Franco,
PhD - Engineering Systems
Principal Advisor, Industry Transformation & Innovation
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Roberto has extensive expertise in the assessment and reformulation of supply chain strategies for organisations. His concepts have been taught at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and deployed by organisations including BASF, Intel, 7-Eleven, Cardinal Health, Saflex and the United Nations. Roberto has designed and managed scenario planning projects in Australia for Woolworths, Coca-Cola Amatil and Qube, as well as the Commonwealth Government to inform the development of freight, logistics and supply chain strategies. At MIT, he was part of projects for the United States government and AB InBev.
Mishu holds a Bachelor of Technology as well as Prince2 project management certification. As Consulting Advisor at GS1 Australia, Mishu is focused on achieving supply chain improvements through data management to achieve cost effective results. Mishu's pragmatic problem solving approach to client needs has delivered cost effective results for many organisations across a vast array of industries including Healthcare, Pharmacy, Grocery, Food Service and Liquor.
Bojan has over 20 years of experience across technology and supply chain. His approach is distinctly human-centric, placing people at the heart of both technology and process in achieving business focused outcomes. This philosophy has been instrumental in his contributions to transformational projects across transportation, warehouse operations, and robotics. Having held senior leadership positions across both technology and portfolio management, he is as comfortable in the boardroom as he is on the shop floor.