After textiles , a stint in automotive and then more than a decade with highend global manufacturers of consumer products , Jeremy joined Gibson in 2019 to lead its operations and supply chain teams . He brought with him the value of culture on employee engagement , the breadth of automation and continuous improvement methods that enable world-class quality and the experience to transform supply chain into a competitive advantage .
Investing in people
As he details , it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity . “ From the outside , I knew fans still had an emotional attachment to Gibson . When I realized that the core of Gibson was intact and the vision was to rebuild it into the company , leader and iconic instrument maker that it could be ( and should have been all along ), I was in .
“ Buying any Gibson product should be an amazing out-of-the-box experience . There is more than a century of history that we are building upon – some of it Golden , some of it Norlin . ( Gibson historians will understand this reference ),” he continues . “ I remind the team that our legacy is built on quality . Data and external feedback tells us that we ’ re now making the best product we ’ ve ever made , but our goal is for our fans to tell us that Gibson ’ s instruments are the best in the industry .”
To do that , Jeremy says the company is continuing to strengthen its capabilities by investing in the right balance of both technology and people . “ Gibson is built upon the shoulders of people that came before us ,” he goes on . “ A great example of this intentionality since we last spoke is our facility expansion in Bozeman , Montana , which makes Gibson ’ s acoustic guitar . Being the first substantial
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