| With more than a century of combined experience in the retail grocery industry—from the loading dock to the boardroom and every position in between—our team of professionals understands the specific challenges you face. With those challenges in mind, our mission is simple: form proactive partnerships with you, our client, centered around the mutual goal of making your operations more efficient and more profitable through better decision support. Following is FMS' leadership team:
John Schock, CEO
John Schock has over 30 years experience in the food distribution industry, as well as several years experience in the finance-banking industry. He founded FMS, Financial Management Solutions, in 1974 to provide retail and accounting services for independent retailers and wholesalers.
Mr. Schock leads the FMS team in their efforts to help independent retail grocers succeed by transforming historic accounting activities into timely, accurate decision support tools.
In addition to his work with FMS, Mr. Schock has been a speaker and author for NGA, as well as other regional food distribution associations. He is frequently employed as an industry expert by consultants and developers of software and hardware systems specific to the retail grocery industry. Mr. Schock also currently serves on the board of directors for RDSI, an outsourced data processing firm serving over 50 banks in the Midwest.
Robert Graybill, Vice President
Robert Graybill, CPA, joined FMS in 2000, with over 18 years of experience in the retail grocery industry. FMS provides benchmarking, decision support, and best practices to over 1800 stores across the United States and the Caribbean. Currently, Mr. Graybill works with retailers around the country helping them to interpret their financial results and transform them into operational plans for improvement.
Mr. Graybill spent 9 years working with A&P serving in various positions including, Director of Pricing, Group Accounting Manager, Inventory Control Manager and store operations. Prior to joining A&P Mr. Graybill worked for a local independent grocer in the Baltimore market. He has authored the FMS/N.G.A. Independent Grocers Survey and FMI's Annual Financial Review for the past four years. He has also served as a speaker at the N.G.A. Financial Symposium, N.G.A.'s annual conferences, FMI's International Food Show, and various state association food shows. Mr. Graybill holds a bachelors degree from the University of Baltimore and holds an MBA from the Executive Program at Loyola College of Maryland.
Mark Ehleben, Vice President
Mark Ehleben graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Economics in 1982. In 1985 he earned his Graduate Certificate of Food Industry Management as a Kroger-sponsored student at the University of Southern California.
Mr. Ehleben has over 22 years experience working in the food industry. He has held various management positions with Kroger, Malone & Hyde, Wal-Mart and Associated Wholesale Grocers. In addition, Mr. Ehleben spent 6 years as an independent retail grocer, operating 3 stores.
Mr. Ehleben's various management experiences provide valuable insight in all aspects of the food business including national chains, independents, wholesalers and mass merchants.
Tim Laycock, Vice President
Tim Laycock joined FMS in 2007, with over 22 years of experience of Information Technology . Mr Laycock has worked in varied industries from oil and engineering to behavioral healthcare. This includes working overseas in Europe and the middle east.
Mr. Laycock recently worked for a start-up software company taking them to a $10 million organization within four years. With an applications development background, Mr Laycock has experience in all aspects of developing applications and delivering results to clients. Mr. Laycock is also highly qualified in network design and implementation, IT infrastructure planning and disaster recovery.
Mr. Laycock has worked in various high tech industries, and his application development background is well suited to FMS’s direction in planning and delivering new technologies and solutions to our clients. Mr. Laycock graduated in 1984 from Basingstoke College in England with a Diploma in Computer Studies. Mr. Laycock continues to attend classes and college courses to stay current with industry trends and new technologies.
Jean Hatton, Controller
Jean Hatton is a CPA with over 20 years experience in accounting. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Cedarville University in Ohio. Prior to joining FMS in 1999, she served as Controller and Finance Director for Medical Enterprises Development Company and Seton Medical Group, respectively.
Ms. Hatton is responsible for establishing the strategic financial direction for FMS, as well as maintaining its fiscal records. She serves as the company trustee for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401k Plan and HR administration. Ms. Hatton is also heavily involved in working with FMS' retail services area in assisting clients with their accounting related questions.
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