Serial Entrepreneur CEO, Executive-in-Residence at General Catalyst
Robert Gierkink is the founder and Chairman of Datalogix and an Executive-in-Residence of General Catalyst Partners. Prior to that he co-founded three of the world’s largest cross-merchant loyalty programs, including Loyalty Management Group, a company that operates the UK’s largest loyalty program, Nectar, with over 50% of UK households participating.
Under Gierkink’s leadership as CEO, the company grew from a start-up to over $400 million in revenues in under six years. Gierkink also co-founded Loyalty Management Netherlands and The Loyalty Group, which runs the Air Miles Reward Programme for Canada’s largest loyalty program. While at The Loyalty Group, Gierkink focused on account management, new business acquisition, and the development of a business-to-business program. He was also instrumental in personnel recruiting and public relations during the early years of Loyalty Management UK Limited. Gierkink has served as President of Alliance Development Group, the leading developer of co-branded credit card programs with supermarket retailers in the United States
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