Traceability and sustainability software firm Texbase appoints retail technology veteran Donny Askin as new CEO

Texbase, a cloud platform that connects supply chain partners and manages traceability, compliance, certification, and sustainability data for retail, manufacturing, and textile brands, has announced that Donny Askin is joining as its new CEO.

His background includes founding and leading CommercialWare (now ORCL), acquiring and leading OrderMotion (now ORCL), and growing other companies, including Gerber Technologies and Arigo.

As CEO, Askin will lead business operations, working with Texbase founder Joe Walkuski and senior management. Prior to his new role, he served a number of years as a member of the firm's board of directors.

“With the industry’s most proven traceability and sustainability software platform that is used by some of the world’s biggest retail and manufacturing brands, Texbase is poised for tremendous growth,” says Walkuski,

"With Donny joining the company, we have a CEO that has deep experience in successfully scaling SaaS retail tech companies to become the leaders in their market segments. Starting today, Texbase begins the next phase in its journey, which will see the company significantly grow its product footprint, global customer base, and revenue."

"Having served on its board of directors, I fully understand the opportunity in front of us at Texbase and am very excited to take the helm as the company’s new CEO," says Askin.

“Over the past few years, I have watched the Texbase team deliver unmatched traceability, sustainability, and certification solutions to the market that have been deployed by some of the biggest brands in the industry.”

“I look forward to working with this talented group with deep domain experience at Texbase to continue the remarkable growth and success the company has experienced recently and take it to the next level.”

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Traceability and sustainability were key focus areas at the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, sponsored by Vista Technology Support, Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, Business France, and Retail Technology Show 2025, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended last month’s gathering.