Global Shop Solutions Director of Cloud ERP Marks Leadership Milestone
As manufacturers continue to accelerate digital transformation, Global Shop Solutions, a family-owned AI-driven ERP provider for nearly 50 years, has marked a leadership milestone of one of the industry’s earliest Cloud ERP pioneers, George Thuo, Director of Cloud ERP, for 20 years of service and leadership in cloud technology for manufacturers.
According to a company statement,Thuo joined Global Shop Solutions at a time when the manufacturing industry was “moving toward smart manufacturing, IIoT, automation and scalability. The market demanded ERP software move to the cloud. With his passion for innovation, technical skill and engineering abilities, Thuo was the right individual to lead 1,800 manufacturing companies into one of the most transformative initiatives in decades: Cloud ERP.” 
“For the last two decades, technology has evolved at an incredible pace, and George has been at the forefront of helping our customers stay ahead,” says Dusty Alexander, President & CEO at Global Shop Solutions. “His vision for Cloud ERP reshaped not only our product strategy but the way thousands of manufacturers run their businesses.”
One of the most defining moments of his career which accelerated the advent of Cloud ERP came during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Global Shop Solutions.
“Everything shut down, and many businesses had no way to support remote work,” says Thuo. “Migrating them from on-premise to the cloud kept their operations running. It made a massive difference. For example: one Midwest US metal fabrication customer reduced downtime by 57% after migrating to Cloud ERP during the first two months of the pandemic.”
Today, Thuo leads a specialized team of 10 experts whose everyday mission is to safeguard our customer’s data and provide 100% uptime. In addition to bringing transformation to manufacturers, Thuo prides himself on bringing professional transformation to his team.
“Turning new ideas into business-impacting processes is rewarding, but nurturing others to grow in knowledge and expertise – that’s what really matters,” says Thuo. “Seeing someone take on bigger responsibilities because they’ve gained confidence and skill is the best result.”
Thuo credits Global Shop Solutions’ authentic culture, cloud security discipline, operational efficiency and continuous growth for his long tenure. “This company fosters change and lets employees be part of it,” he says. “When I started, we were fewer than 60 employees. Now we’re over 325 and climbing. Being part of the systemic changes – from small company ways to scaling into higher market tiers – is something you don’t experience when you hop jobs.”
