# Dave Cook

> Dave Cook is a retail technology executive and TradeGlobal co-founder. He was its CEO in 2014 and executive chairman by 2015, when SingPost announced a US$168.6 million acquisition of a 96.3% stake. His career includes Procter & Gamble, PCS Technologies and Retek, followed by leadership at Global Retail, commercial advisory work and service to the Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty.

- **Role:** CEO, Strategy & Development Lead at Global Retail
- **Organizations:** TradeGlobal, Filltek, Netrada North America, Global Retail, PCS Technologies, Retek, Procter & Gamble, EagleONE, Cloudality, Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty
- **Education:** University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science
- **Known for:** Co-founded the business that became TradeGlobal., Led TradeGlobal as CEO during its 2014 rebranding and Asia-Pacific expansion., Served as executive chairman at the time of SingPost’s 2015 majority-stake acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2001** — Worked at Procter & Gamble; served as president/CEO of PCS Technologies and president of Retek’s application and supply chain product business.
- **2001** — Co-founded the company initially known as Filltek with Dave Eckley.
- **2011** — Identified as FillTek president in NETRADA’s acquisition announcement; business became Netrada North America.
- **2013** — LinkedIn lists nonprofit board service beginning in January; Bregal Sagemount lists 2013 as its TradeGlobal investment year.
- **2014** — CEO and co-founder when Netrada North America rebranded as TradeGlobal and announced expansion in China and Hong Kong.
- **2015** — Executive chairman when SingPost announced the acquisition of 96.3% of TradeGlobal for US$168.6 million; both founders were to remain executives and shareholders.
- **2018** — Final year as TradeGlobal executive chairman, according to his EagleONE biography.
- **2025** — Named to Cloudality’s advisory board in an April 8 announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the business that became TradeGlobal.
- Led TradeGlobal as CEO during its 2014 rebranding and Asia-Pacific expansion.
- Served as executive chairman at the time of SingPost’s 2015 majority-stake acquisition.
- Held a senior product leadership role at Retek through its IPO.
- Listed as a lifetime trustee of the Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Cloudality announced Cook as a member of its advisory board on April 8, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalretail.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cook-014389

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