Jon Plimpton and his wife Anne recently moved to Tucson to join his brother Conrad and sister-in-law Ann in our wonderful community and Rotary club. Jon is the Managing Director at Plimpton & Company and the Principal and Founder of IBMI, a global business development company. Jon is also affiliated with CDI Global, which is a collaboration of over 50 M&A firms in major global markets. Additionally, he is President of ObjectiD, Inc. a technology start-up company specializing in anti-counterfeit and anti-diversion systems protecting manufacturers and ensuring end users of product integrity.Jon has served as Director-International for Church & Dwight (owner of Arm & Hammer brands), where he was responsible for globalizing the company product lines. He also served as Vice President of International at Prince Manufacturing, Inc., a tennis and leisure products company where he was responsible for the company’s sport marketing operations. In 1985, Jon was one of five participants in a management led buyout of Prince from Unilever. He continued to oversee international operations until the company’s successful sale to Edizione of Italy (Benetton) in December of 1990. During that time the international business grew 2.5 times to represent over 65% of the company’s operating profit and 55% of its sales.
Jon holds an MBA from the Booth School at the University of Chicago and a BA from Case Western Reserve University. Jon and Anne have two sons, Daniel and Matthew. Please say hello to Jon Plimpton!
