Walmart supply chain veteran Ron Montgomery just hit a 20-year milestone at the US retail giant
Kieran Shanahan, EVP & Chief Operating Officer at Walmart, has taken to social media to pay tribute to Rob Montgomery, who currently serves as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and is celebrating 20 years at the US retailer.
Montgomery joined Walmart in 2006 as Logistics Engineer and has held various positions over the past 20 years, including Director US Replenishment. He took on his current role in January of last year.
In a LinkedIn post, Shanahan said: "Congratulations to Rob on his 20-year milestone with Walmart. Over the past two decades, Rob's leadership across strategy, replenishment, logistics, inventory flow, optimisation, network design, and planning has helped transform our supply chain and position it for continued success."
"As leader of our supply chain, his deep expertise and strategic vision continue to shape the future of our business and deliver meaningful impact for our customers and associates. We’re so grateful for Rob and his years of service, and also for his family who were here to celebrate with him."
"Thank you to Rob and all our long-term associates who have dedicated so many years to serving our customers and each other. Our people make the difference. Let’s go."
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Supply chain technology will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
