Walmart Executive Joins GS1 US Board of Governors

GS1 US has elected Bala Prasanna, vice president, store automation & innovation, Walmart, to join the GS1 US Board of Governors. Prasanna joins an accomplished cross-industry group of leaders who help guide the GS1 US strategy to drive greater adoption and use of GS1 Standards in the healthcare, apparel, general merchandise, retail grocery and foodservice sectors.

In his current role, Prasanna leads a team that supports automation and innovation for US Walmart stores. Having joined Walmart in 2000, Prasanna has worked for more than 20 years in information technology and more recently was vice president of pricing at Sam's Club. Prior to joining Walmart, he worked as a consultant, managing clients based in Europe. Prasanna earned a master of business degree from the University of Arkansas and an engineering degree in computer science from Ambedkar University, India.

The GS1 US Board of Governors comprises executives from leading organizations including: Amazon; The Coca-Cola Company; Dot Foods, Inc.; eBay, Inc.; Golden State Foods; Google; The J.M. Smucker Company; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PepsiCo; The Procter & Gamble Company; Publix, Inc.; PVH Corp.; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Sysco Corporation; Topco Associates LLC; Wakefern Food Corp.; Walmart; and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.