2014-11-12T14:56:38-06:00 2013-12-31 KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York NY 101540102 990 2013-01-01 362746754 GS1 US Inc % CRAIG WELLENS GS1U 6096200200 1009 LENOX DRIVE Suite STE 202 LAWRENCEVILLE NJ 08648 YESGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP AND CFO 6096200200 2014-11-12 true KPMG LLP P01249521 6096200200 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ROBERT CARPENTER 1009 LENOX DRIVE SUITE 202 LAWRENCEVILLE NJ 08648 134472883 false X WWW.GS1US.ORG X 1971 DE THE PURPOSES OF GS1 US, INC. ARE TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O. 21 19 166 20 0 0 0 0 42965475 50148785 5599168 5675804 0 625 48564643 55825214 0 0 0 0 17044351 21740705 0 0 0 19736547 23331864 36780898 45072569 11783745 10752645 153982028 171144675 35554384 30555062 118427644 140589613 X THE PURPOSES OF GS1 US, INC. ARE TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS. 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X X false true X X X X true true false ROBERT CARPENTER CEO AND BOARD MEMBER 620982 0 702163 0 390086 0 946426 0 24931 0 2684588 0 1090099 0 BERNARD HOGAN SVP, EMERGING CAPABILITIES 300203 0 156699 0 284377 0 318478 0 25110 0 1084867 0 329380 0 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP, CFO 320882 0 170938 0 198652 0 367905 0 27413 0 1085790 0 367927 0 DENNIS HARRISON SVP, INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT 255193 0 113510 0 118331 0 111041 0 23004 0 621079 0 228140 0 SIOBHAN O'BARA SVP, INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT 218924 0 69860 0 42846 0 136307 0 22789 0 490726 0 69860 0 RUCHI DATTA VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 100991 100991 61470 61470 219 219 42358 42358 12966 12966 218004 218004 61470 61470 LAURA DISCIULLO SVP, SOLUTIONS 210000 0 75345 0 1021 0 110339 0 18913 0 415618 0 75698 0 GAYLE REILICH SVP, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT 190838 0 69491 0 611 0 102481 0 24792 0 388213 0 69491 0 SUE BROZAS SR DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY 112491 48212 38559 16525 554 237 42263 18113 19646 8420 213513 91507 35060 15025 STEPHANIE KRUM VP, HUMAN RESOURCES 7461 7461 37519 37519 48551 48551 7483 7483 1501 1501 102515 102515 37849 37849 GREGORY ROGERS SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES 160486 0 0 0 1509 0 123169 0 18733 0 303897 0 0 0 JOSEPH ANDRASKI PRESIDENT, VICS (ACQUISITION) 0 0 0 0 383500 0 20800 0 0 0 404300 0 0 0 ANGELA FERNANDEZ VP, RETAIL GROCERY 161815 0 81640 0 306 0 73345 0 24931 0 342037 0 81640 0 CRAIG WELLENS CORPORATE CONTROLLER 101851 67901 37523 25016 216 144 42629 28419 14959 9973 197178 131453 41276 21263 PATRICK JAVICK DIRECTOR, KEY ACCOUNTS 156206 0 57640 0 299 0 49748 0 26707 0 290600 0 57640 0 MARY WILSON VP, ADVISORY SERVICES 156535 0 56717 0 750 0 65262 0 24004 0 303268 0 56717 0 KATY THEROUX FORMER SVP, CHO 0 0 111056 0 149383 0 20800 0 0 0 281239 0 77253 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I LINE 1A SIOBHAN O'HARA, SVP, INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT, RECEIVED HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR RESIDENCE NEAR HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS. THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED WERE TAXABLE AND INCLUDED IN HER 2013 FORM W-2 AND REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B). LINE 1B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY RELATED TO THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AS THIS BENEFIT PROVIDED TO SIOBHAN O'HARA WAS A ONE-TIME TRANSACTION WRITTEN IN HER OFFER LETTER. LINE 4A: THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SEVERANCE OR CHANGE-OF-CONTROL PAYMENTS IN 2013: STEPHANIE KRUM - $96,900 JOSEPH ANDRASKI - $383,500 LINE 4B: BERNARD HOGAN RECEIVED $107,259, SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTION. GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 566181 CONSULTING false GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 8623671 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT false GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 4695292 MEMBERSHIP DUES false PART IV - BUSINESS TRANSACTION INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS COLUMN (B) - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION GS1 AISBL, INC. - ENTITY OF WHICH A GS1 US BOARD MEMBER, MIGUEL LOPERA, SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION Form 990, Parts I and III, Line 1 THE PURPOSES OF GS1 US, INC. ARE TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 4, 6, AND 7A The bylaws of GS1 US, INC. (the "Corporation") were amended effective as of November 20, 2013, to provide that a majority of the members of the Board of Governors (the governing body of the Corporation) shall be individuals who have been nominated by the Executive Leadership Committees of the Industry Initiatives. Members of the Corporation are admitted upon obtaining a Company Prefix and/or joining an Industry Initiative and paying the applicable dues and fees. An Industry Initiative is any one of several industry-specific initiatives formed by the Corporation to support Members by developing, recommending, promoting, overseeing, and securing administration of effective global supply chain management standards and techniques applicable to the specified industry. The governing body of each Industry Initiative is its Executive Leadership Committee, the members of which are elected by the members of such Industry Initiative. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B As explained in the narrative response to question 4 of Part VI, Section A, the procedures for appointment of members of the Board of Governors effectively reserve all governance decisions of the organization to the Members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH GS1 US, INC. STAFF MEMBERS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM (CEO, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CFO, AND GENERAL COUNSEL). A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (DIRECTORS), FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C GS1 US, INC. HAS A CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRING EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EACH YEAR. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ESCALATED AS APPROPRIATE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY USED BY GS1 US, INC. IN BENCHMARKING JOBS IN THE MARKET HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2004. IN ORDER TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERS, GS1 US, INC. MUST BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO ITS MEMBER BASE. FOR THE TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MARKET DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF $500 MILLION TO 1 BILLION IN REVENUE IS THE BENCHMARK GROUP. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN DATA DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS RANGE, WE MUST EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BENCHMARK GROUP. THIS COMPARISON GROUP OF ORGANIZATION CLOSELY REFLECTS GS1 US, INC.'S LABOR MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT AND RECOGNIZES THE PAY LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS, GS1 US COMPLETED A FULL MARKET STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS. THIS MARKET DATA IS PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM OF TOWERS WATSON. FROM THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT CREATES SALARY RANGES, MERIT BUDGETS, AND BONUS TARGETS. THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS, IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO EACH ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE AND WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS IN THE EVENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES (I.E., COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS). GS1 US, INC. MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS, BOTH IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECORDS. GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GS1 US, INC. COMPLIES WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF IRC SECTION 6104. Reconciliation of Net Assets Part XI, Line 9 (11,574) PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING Form 990, Part XII, Line 2 GS1 US, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES RELATED ENTITIES. GS1 US, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. 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