Patrick Gates Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

Thought Leaders develops and commercializes innovative technology in the reduced risk and medical sectors that provide superior consumer experiences and results.. We have secured IP protection for our product portfolio and are currently commercializing new products that will transform their categories. Thought Leaders are poised to disrupt the burgeoning reduced risk related product categories.

Miami, Florida

STARBOARD CRUISE SERVICES, Miami, FL, 2014 – 2016 World’s largest cruise ship duty free retailer providing products and services to over 100 ships across 10 cruise lines. Wholly owned subsidiary of LVMH Moet Hennessey – Louis Vuitton Inc. SVP, Chief Merchandising Officer - Responsible for all global merchandise assortments, customer experience, business strategies and supply chain including planning and distribution. Total revenue accountability for $1B with categories managed including Jewelry (Fine and Costume), Watches (Swiss and Fashion), Accessories, Beauty, Apparel, Spirits and Itinerary-based product. Managed team of 130 Merchandisers, Planners and Distributors with offices across the USA, Europe and Asia.

New York, New York

150-year old American direct marketing eCommerce and Catalog Company designing and marketing women's apparel, accessories, home goods and footwear under the Spiegel, Newport News and Shape FX brandsAccountable for all sales revenue channels and distribution, licensing, business operations, technology platforms and product strategies. Charged with complete overhaul of DTC platform, CRM, ERP and consumer experience. Delivered new platform in 6 months, reducing infrastructure costs and increasing revenue

Greater New York City Area

Innovative next generation affiliate shopping application allowing in content purchasing connecting to real time vendor inventories. Launched by Time Warner and Conde Nast digital publications.

Silver Spring Maryland

World’s leading nonfiction mass media and entertainment company owning 50 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Science Channel, Velocity, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Family and Discovery Life.Accountable for P&L and growth of Discovery’s $500M global commerce division. Responsibilities included Merchandising, Licensing, e-Commerce, Catalog, Stores, Digital Media, Gaming and TV Commerce. Provided vision, strategic direction and innovative business plans to drive increased revenue, profitability and streamlined infrastructure. Grew business by 100% and implemented cross collaboration across all company brands and touch points to drive a connected consumer experience, traffic, customer intelligence and revenue for our businesses.

USA’s largest full service consumer ISP with over 40M subscribers at peak. AOL merged with Time Warner in 2001Direct P&L management of $800M+ revenue and 150 people across 13 departments, including direct marketing, travel, auto, classifieds and retail advertising. Managed portfolio of over 300 partners including retailers, travel partners and auto manufacturers. Created and implemented consolidated commerce vision, strategy and implementation for all brands (AOL, AOL.com, Netscape, CompuServe, CNN, TNT etc.) onto one unified commerce platform.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

America's 2nd Largest Home Shopping Network.SVP of Programming & Merchandising with accountability for $400M + of Revenue in Apparel, Beauty, Accessories, Home, Crafts, Collectibles, Licensing, Memorabilia, Fitness. Managed team of over 50