2008 Top 25 Supply Chain Executives |
The Global Supply Chain Review is proud to present and honor the recipients of the 2008 Top 25
Supply Chain Executives Award. This award is presented to selected leaders who have made
exceptional contributions to the Supply Chain Management industry and to Supply Chain
Management within their respective organizations. The Top 25 recipients were selected by the
Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) based on member recommendations and by the
GSCLG Board of Directors.
We are honored to present the 2008 Top 25 Supply Chain Executive Award winners, below, and
invite you to enjoy their individual biographies. |
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Hugh Aitken
Vice President of Worldwide
Customer Fulfillment
Sun Microsystems |
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Hugh Aitken is the Vice President of Worldwide
Customer Fulfillment. He has worked in high
technology since 1980 covering many aspects of
the business. In October 2001, Hugh was
appointed VP of Worldwide Customer
Fulfillment as part of the Worldwide Operations
re-organization where he was tasked with
leading implementation of a new corporate
supply chain architecture code named CFIT
(Customer Fulfillment In Transit). The program,
implemented in 2004, was ground breaking and
industry leading and already on target for
projected ROI's of $35-50M over three years.
Hugh was awarded the Commander of The
British Empire (CBE) in June of 2005, in
appreciation of his services towards The Scottish
Technology Industry and his leadership in events
which have generated over £1.5 million in
donations for children's charities. |
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Eng. Rodrigo Sagredo Arias
Director
SOF-HAR Consultoria &
Engenharia, Brazil |
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Since 1995, Rodrigo Sagredo Arias has
dedicated himself to his company, SOF - HAR
Consultoria & Engenharia. His company
provides consult and coordination to companies
regarding required engineering procedures for
import into Brazil. Prior to starting his own
company, Rodrigo worked for IBM in Brazil
from 1979 to 1994 in engineering and
development of new products. Before joining
IBM, he worked in Chile for engineering and
information companies Cibercom and ESI.
Rodrigo holds a Civil Industry Engineering
degree from the Catholic University of Chile. He represented the Brazilian Technical Standards
Associates, CB-3. IEC/TC-74, in its international
meeting to approve the first release of the IEC-
950 Standard in 1989. In 1988, Rodrigo was part
of the Organization of the International Seminar
of Product Safety in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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Alan Bishop
Global Logistics Director
SanDisk |
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After twenty-three years managing various
aspects of European supply chain operations for
Raychem and Tyco in the United Kingdom, Alan
relocated to California and joined SanDisk.
SanDisk owns and manages its vertically
integrated supply chain from start to finish. As
market leader in flash memory, SanDisk is
challenged by supply routinely moving between
constrained to excess and responds quickly to
changing conditions through short-cycle time
operations. Initially, Alan focused on developing
fulfillment operations in China and Taiwan,
supplying SanDisk's OEM customers. A few
years later he became part of a team that
established supply chain fulfillment operations
for the rapidly growing retail business. In the last
four years Alan has developed and directed the
world-wide logistics team. During this period, he
has introduced responsive logistics processes that
strike a balance between low cost, short-cycle
and delivery reliability.
During his career in the United Kingdom, Alan
held a variety of roles including the management
of supply chain functions in support of utility,
defense, telecommunication, commercial and
medical markets. Alan holds a Masters degree in
Systems Engineering from Warwick University
in the United Kingdom. Alan applies the system
engineering disciplines in the development of
supply chain processes. |
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Gregg Brandyberry
Vice President Procurement,
Global Systems and Operations
GlaxoSmithKline |
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Gregg Brandyberry is responsible for the
development and implementation of web
enabled decision support systems, electronic
sourcing and eProcurement. He oversees
Supplier Diversity, Procurement Compliance and
the electronic bidding and negotiation of over
$4.0 Billion in spend through a best practice
sourcing organization called Global eSourcing.
In 2003, under Gregg's leadership,
GlaxoSmithKline was awarded the prestigious
Charter Institute of Procurement and Supply
award for “Best Use of Technology by a
Procurement Organization”. In 2005, AT
Kearney identified GlaxoSmithKline as having
deployed a global best practice portfolio of
electronic procurement tools (2005 Assessment
for Excellence in Procurement).
Gregg has worked with GlaxoSmithKline since
1993 (starting with SmithKline Beecham
Clinical Laboratories). Prior to this, Gregg
worked in the automotive, electronics and
textiles industries in a variety of roles including
quality, materials management, procurement and
operations. He actively supports the
advancement of the Procurement function, by
his participation as a trustee for The Center of
Strategic Sourcing Leadership, and as member
of Procurement Magazine's Editorial Advisory
Board. Gregg holds a deep commitment to
Supplier Diversity and participates on the
International Advisory Board of The National
Minority Supplier Development Council and as
a board member of the PA, NJ, DE Minority
Supplier Development Council. |
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John Brooks
Director of Distribution &
Transportation
Philips |
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| John Brooks is a logistics professional with
over twenty-five years experience in managing
distribution centers and transportation
operations for major US and internationally
based companies. John joined Philips in 2000
and in his current position as Director of
Distribution & Transportation with the
Forwarding and Distribution organization, assists all Philips business units with US
domestic transportation and outsourced
logistics operations needs (3PL). John is a
member of CSCMP and a graduate of Georgia
Southern University. |
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Jeff Chiu
Director of Compliance
Global4PL |
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| Recently honored as one of the top "2008 Pros
to Know" by Supply & Demand Chain
Executive Magazine, Jeff Chiu has over
eleven years of experience in import
operations and compliance. Jeff is Director of
Compliance at Global4PL, a supply chain
management consulting company that assists
clients to reduce costs and achieve their full
operational potential. As a licensed U.S.
Customs Broker, Jeff Chiu's experience has
emphasized internal Customs audits,
commodity classification, tariff engineering,
trade programs, and training. Considered an
expert in Customs topics, Jeff Chiu is a
sought-after lecturer who has also lead
Customs operations for Fortune 100
companies. He has managed in-house
Customs brokerage departments for one of the
largest importers in California, renegotiated
contracts that have lead to multi-million dollar
savings, and conducted extensive broad
ranged Customs training for merchants,
vendors, and buying agents. |
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Shawn Curran
VP North American Transportation
Gap Inc. |
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Shawn Curran has over twenty years of
progressive experience in the Logistics industry.
His previous roles have included Industrial
Engineering, Distribution Center Operations,
Brand Management and Transportation. As Vice
President of North American Transportation for
Gap Inc., Shawn oversees an operation that
manages more than 400,000 deliveries to over
3,000 store locations every year. The company's
NA Transportation operation includes
distribution campus transportation management,
load control center operations, third-party pool
operations, transportation procurement and
customer service.
heir three kids live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shawn
served as past president of the Tri-State Chapter
of the Materials Handling Management Society
and was also a founding member and vice chair
of the Northern Kentucky Business Leadership
Network from 2004-2005. He holds an MBA
from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and a
Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Dayton. He,
his wife Amy, and their three kids live in
Cincinnati, Ohio. |
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Sandy Emerson
Manager Supply Chain, InterMarket
Business Group
Nestle Purina PetCare |
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| Sandy Emerson, in her current role, works to
streamline operational elements of exporting Pet
products to Nestle affiliates across sixty-five
countries by leveraging her root cause problem
solving approach coupled with process reengineering.
Most recently she has led
InterMarket design for the Nestle/SAP Globe
system implementation for NPP. Sandy
previously worked as Senior Manager of
Operations for the Walt Disney Company
managing product planning and distribution. |
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Scott Figura
Vice President, Supply Chain,
National Fulfillment Organization
Coca-Cola Enterprises |
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Scott Figura, a member of GMA, DSD
Subcommittee and CSCMP, Atlanta Chapter, is
responsible for National Product Availability,
Centralized Club Store Channel Order
management and the execution of all non direct
store delivery activity. Scott was instrumental in
the development of CCE's Customer Supply
Chain department.
Scott joined CCE in 1995 as a part of Coca-Cola
Bottling Company of New York, where he was a
plant manager in the New England and New York
areas. He held several production, quality,
warehouse and transportation roles including
Regional Vice President of Operations for the
Northeast. He later served as North American
Director of Remanufacturing for Sales and
Marketing Equipment, then went on to work on
the company's global SAP ERP project as the
Director of Supply Chain Process Development
with implementations in Europe. Scott started his
career as an officer in the United States Navy as
an Engineering and Operations officer, and
received his Bachelors Degree in Industrial and
Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. |
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Tony Fitzpatrick
Vice President, Supply Chain and
Process Re-engineering EMEA
Baxter Healthcare |
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Tony Fitzpatrick, of Baxter Healthcare since
1999, oversees Supply Chain functions and
processes with their European Program Office.
As Vice President he is also responsible for
Technical Services operations, Business Process
Improvement and large systems re-engineering
initiatives.
Tony provided leadership to the EMEA Quality
organization on an interim basis and was
recently responsible for EMEA activities to
support the sale of Fenwal to Texas Pacific
Group. He has been responsible for leadership of
regional Environmental, Health and Safety
organizations, and was the recipient of the CEO
Leadership Award in 2003. Tony holds a
Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering from
Manchester University, and a Masters in
Numerical Computation from the University of
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. |
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Theo Fletcher
Vice President of Import Compliance
and Supply Chain Security
IBM Corporation |
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Theo Fletcher is responsible globally for
establishing relationships with government
officials, and maintaining the internal processes
necessary to ensure efficient, compliant and
secure importing of IBM's goods into the onehundred
and seventy countries where IBM
conducts business. Theo joined IBM in 1970
with an extensive executive background in
Finance & Planning and Procurement. He was
Pricing Director for IBM's Services Business,
where he led his team in establishing the
financial structure and pricing for IBM's first
outsourcing contract. He went on to be named
Financial Planning Director for IBM United
States. In 1994, Theo joined IBM's Global
Procurement organization as Director of
Financial Planning and Controller, and was later
named Director of Global Sourcing in 2000. He has held other positions including Vice President
of Global Procurement Operations and Vice
President of Supply Chain Compliance, Security
and Diversity. He was named to his current role
in July 2005.
In addition to his role with IBM, Theo is an
active member of several organizations including
but not limited to the Executive Leadership
Council, World Customs Organization, Business
Alliance for Customs Modernization, the
National Minority Supplier Development
Council, and the Business Consortium Fund. |
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Donna Freeman
Vice President of Sourcing and
Procurement
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Manufacturing, North America |
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Since 2000, Donna Freeman has maintained
sourcing and procurement responsibilities for
direct materials, indirect materials, and logistics
for ThyssenKrupp. In 2005, she gained additional
responsibility over Order Management and
Scheduling to develop a true Supply Chain
mechanism through the manufacturing facility.
Prior to joining ThyssenKrupp, Donna spent over
twenty years working for Vermont American
Corporation & Robert Bosch GMBH. With that
company, she held numerous positions, focusing
on suppliers, customers, operations and quality.
With expertise in supplier strategy, negotiation,
cost reduction and inventory management,
Donna has a B.S. in Business Administration
from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling
Springs, NC. |
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Danny Garst
Vice President of Supply Chain
Management Operations
Philips Consumer Lifestyle
North America |
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Danny Garst is responsible for strategy
development and implementation and has
operational responsibility for Supply Chain
NAFTA. He is a member of the Philips CE
Global Operations Council, where Supply Chain
policies and Ways of Working are set and agreed
upon. Prior to his current position, Danny served
as Vice President of Logistics-Supply Chain and
IT for Consumer Electronics. He managed
transportation, warehousing, distribution and customer service for Philips
Electronics, and also managed Operational
Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain
process improvement. Danny successfully
transitioned his division to a completely
outsourced 3PL operation and the
implementation of Global Planning (i2) in the
Region and Juarez, Mexico.
Danny rejoined Philips in 1998 as General
Manager of TV Logistics, responsible for
managing supply planning and goods
movement, inventory optimization and
television customer service. While in this
position, Danny successfully directed the
implementation of SAP, which streamlined
logistics, finance and all legacy systems for the
North American Region. He has been a speaker
at Council of Logistics Management (CLM)
meetings and is a member of the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals
(CSCMP) and the Georgia Tech Executive
Supply Chain Forum. Danny has a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Business Administration from
East Tennessee State University. |
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Steven A. Harmon
Vice-President Transportation
Kimberly Clark |
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Steve Harmon is Vice-President Transportation
for Kimberly Clark. He is an officer of the
corporation responsible for transportation
services within the company's supply chain. He
has been with Kimberly Clark for 30 years and
has held numerous positions of increasing
responsibility in supply chain management at
various manufacturing and corporate locations in
North America and Europe.
Steve serves on the Board of Directors for the
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards
Association and chairs the Global Logistics
Committee. He is a graduate of the University of
Memphis. |
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Bill Kennedy
Senior Director of Distribution
Cost Plus World Market |
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Bill Kennedy possesses twenty-five years of
supply chain management experience, specializing in distribution center start ups and
operations. He began his career with Apple
Computer in Santa Clara Valley, operating their
West Coast distribution center, as well as a
Project Lead designing and implementing a new
supply chain transaction system for Apple USA.
He later went on to work for Ryder Logistics,
managing numerous supply chain operations
throughout the US for customers such as Hewlett
Packard, Samsung, Whirlpool, Apple, and AT&T.
For the past five years, Bill has been with Cost
Plus World Market, a $1 Billion specialty retail
company with over three-hundred stores in
thirty-four states. He recently managed a move
into a new 1,023,000 sq ft facility in Stockton,
CA. Bill is a native San Franciscan and holds a
BS in Business Management from Santa Clara
University. |
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Raymond Lee
Vice President of Operations and
Information Technology
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. |
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As Vice President of Operations and Information
Technology, Raymond Lee is responsible for the
company's global supply chain and IT operations.
Supply chain operations include order fulfillment,
component sourcing, manufacturing strategy, and
logistics. IT operations include technology
solution delivery, development, and data center
operations.
Before joining Brocade in 2001, Lee held various
senior leadership positions in IT, operations,
professional services delivery, and product
management at companies such as Walker
Digital, IT Solutions (now known as Keane), and
Ingersoll-Rand.
Lee holds a BS in Computer Science and
Economics from the University of Wisconsin as
well as an MS in Computer Science and an MBA
in Finance and Operations from Indiana
University. |
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Robin P. Moore
Vice President, Supply Chain
Planning and Analysis
Michaels Stores |
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Graduate of Texas A&M University with a
B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Robin began
her career at Rockwell International in the engineering department where she received the
Sustained Superior Performance Award. She later
joined J.C. Penney Co, and started her career
path in retail distribution. With J.C. Penney,
Robin was responsible for Logistics Analysis and
Initiatives created to ensure the Supply Chain
was optimal. In the last ten years, Robin has
been part of the Michaels Stores family. At
Michaels, Robin has developed Supply Chain
financial roles including budgeting, reporting,
forecasting, strategic sourcing cost analyses and
strategic planning. Along with peers, Robin
established a ground breaking Hybrid
distribution network that redefined distribution's
role as the company distributor, resulting in
substantial savings for the company and their
vendor community.
Robin leads a team of associates that includes
Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain
Management, Small Parcel Management and
Supply Chain Analysts that ensure
POG/Merchant and Vendor support to ensure
requirements are met to produce a smooth flow
of product through the network. These partners
support the Merchants through developing ideas
for reducing costs and improving flow through
the Supply Chain. Robin's organization drives
improvement in cost and service throughout the
Supply Chain. |
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Ramesh Murthy
President - Supply Chain &
Inventory Management
CVS Pharmacy |
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In his current role since June 2005, Ramesh
Murthy is responsible for all inventory
management, procurement, and replenishment of
front store and pharmacy products. Additionally,
he is responsible for merchandise operations,
merchandising and marketing technologies, and
supplier collaboration. His leadership extends to
include RFID and related technologies,
especially as they relate to merchandising and
supply chain applications. Prior to joining CVS
Pharmacy, Ramesh held the position of Chief
Operating Officer of Retail Solution, Inc.,
responsible for day-to-day activities, as well as
technology strategy, new product development,
sales, marketing, and finance. He was vital to the
growth of Retail Solutions from a handful of
CPG clients to over one-hundred and fifty CPG
and eighteen retail clients. Ramesh has held other various executive and management roles in
consumer products and management consulting.
Ramesh is a member of the Board of Governors
of GS1 and is active in EPC Global and GS1's
global healthcare efforts. He received a B.S. in
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a M.S. in
Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. |
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Mark Servidio
Vice President - Logistics &
Environmental Supply Chain
Planning
Sharp Electronics Corporation |
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Mark Servidio is Vice President of Logistics &
Environmental Supply Chain Planning for Sharp
Electronics Corporation. In his five years with
Sharp he has been active in environmental issues,
including speaking on environmental issues at a
number of national and international venues.
Sharp Electronics Corporation is a member of the
US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
Program and has won the SmartWay Excellence
Award two years in a row.
Mark has twenty-five year experience in Supply
Chain and holds a B.S degree in Business
Administration from Southern Vermont College
in Bennington, Vermont and a MBA in
Marketing from The University of Bridgeport in
Connecticut. He is married and has a darling six
month old baby boy. |
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Tom Shrump
Senior Manager - Foodservice
Supply Chain Services
Heinz North America |
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Tom Shrump has over nineteen years experience
at Heinz North America in Supply Chain. His
previous roles included Transportation,
Warehousing, Order to Cash, and Logistics
Operations. In his current role as Senior Manager
- Supply Chain Services, Tom is responsible for
building key customer partnerships that lead to
the development and execution of mutually
beneficial supply chain programs.
Tom is a member of CSCMP and WERC and is
currently a planning member for the 2008 IFDA
Distributors Conference. He holds a BS degree
from the University of Pittsburgh. He, his wife Heather, and their two kids live in North
Huntingdon, PA. |
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David Sondergeld
Supply Chain Portfolio Exec,
Group IT Director
Safeway Inc. |
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A proven leader in both corporate and the
entrepreneurial world, David has enjoyed and
continues to enjoy a wide variety of technical,
business, and industry experiences. While the
majority of his career has been focused on
technology and the design, support and
maintenance of large scale corporate
applications, he has also enjoyed career roles on
the Vendor side, leading a professional services
team, consulting, running his own management
and software consulting company as well as
running a small US based import sales and
operations firm. While diverse in background
David has focused the latter part of his career in
strategy and planning, program execution and
the life cycle maintenance of Supply Chain
Systems in the Grocery, Specialty Apparel and
Discount Retail Markets.
Originally from the east coast, David now lives
and works in the San Francisco Bay Area along
with his wife Shelley and sons Owen and Kyle. |
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Gregory J. Stein
Director, Global Trade
Compliance
NetApp |
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Greg Stein has been designing and managing
complex, global supply chains over a long,
distinguished career. Experienced from every
side of Supply Chain, he brings a balanced
perspective to his role, and is always focused on
customer success. In 2005, Greg led NetApp in
building products and a supply chain operations
strategy for a new SMB business unit. Recently,
he has been tapped to lead and expand NetApp's
Global Trade Compliance function.
Greg brought this entrepreneurial mentality to
NetApp from his two years with wireless startup,
IXI Mobile. As VP Operations with IXI
Mobile, he leveraged his global experience from
Flextronics, where he was VP of Logistics,
Transportation, and Trade Compliance. Prior to
joining Flextronics, Greg managed Cisco systems' Supply Chain Logistics organization
during nine years of rapid growth. He is a
passionate industry advocate, consults to
academia, and has sat on several high-tech,
consumer electronics, and wine logistics
company Advisory Boards. Greg holds a B.A.
degree from the University of California at
Berkeley, where he also attended the doctoral
program in liberal arts and international trade. |
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Vanita Wells
Vice President of Support and
Services
OQO, Inc. |
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Vanita Wells is Vice President of Support and
Services at OQO, Inc., a San Francisco start-up
that is the creator of the world's smallest
Windows Vista® computer. Vanita directs all
customer-facing operational functions at OQO
from order management, logistics & distribution,
reverse logistics & repair, to customer &
technical support. She also oversees OQO's
information technology group, supporting the
information management needs of the fastgrowing
organization. Vanita was a key member
of the leadership team that developed OQO's
virtual supply chain business model and she
continues to enhance OQO's operational
capabilities by implementing programs that result
in increased customer satisfaction,
comprehensive performance metrics, and
streamlined service partnerships.
In addition to holding strategic positions in
operations at Handspring, Inmac, and Apple,
Vanita previously founded and led Eclipse
Group, Inc., an innovative operations-focused
professional services firm that served clients
from start-ups to multinationals. She was named
the 2006 Executive of the Year by the San
Francisco chapter of the Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals, and in 1999 she was
awarded the Woman of Achievement Award by
the Women's Fund. Vanita holds BS and MS
degrees in Industrial Engineering and
Engineering Management from Stanford
University. |
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Gray Williams
Vice President - Worldwide
Supply Chain
Logitech |
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Gray Williams is responsible for Logitech's
Worldwide Supply Chain where he directs all
aspects of demand management, supply
planning, transportation, logistics, order
fulfillment, and customer service. His
organization is currently driving key
improvement programs at Logitech that deliver
lower total supply chain costs, optimal inventory
levels, and best-in-class customer satisfaction.
Prior to joining Logitech in January 2003, he
was Vice President, Supply Chain Operations for
the CommWorks Division of 3Com. Prior to
3Com, he held various senior operations
management positions at US Robotics, AMD,
NEC Electronics, Motorola, and Hewlett-
Packard. He has over thirty years of experience
in the electronics industry.
Gray has served the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award for four years as an Examiner and
Senior Examiner. He is certified in Production
and Inventory Management (CPIM) with
APICS, and has also been a Certified Purchasing
Manager (C.P.M.) with the Institute for Supply
Management (ISM). Gray is a Phi Beta Kappa
graduate of Purdue University's School of
Management where he received his B.S. in
Industrial Management. |
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Kevin Wrenn
Senior Vice President, PC
Business & Operations
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. |
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Kevin Wrenn has been with Fujitsu for nine years
and was named Senior Vice President PC
Business & Operations in April 2007 following
reorganization designed to integrate and align the
PC business to meet industry challenges head-on.
Previously, Mr. Wrenn held a number of
executive positions including Senior Vice
President Operations & Quality. In 2000, he was
named Vice President of Operations for Fujitsu
PC Corporation. In his current role, Mr.Wrenn
leads the mobile PC business unit and is
responsible for operations that support both
mobile and server product offerings.
Responsible for successfully creating Fujitsu
Computer Systems supply chain strategy, Mr.
Wrenn has enabled Fujitsu Computer Systems to
become the most profitable Fujitsu company on
the globe. The model's reduced energy and
freight costs earned him industry recognition and
numerous invitations to speak as a subject matter
expert. As SVP of Quality, Mr. Wrenn's
commitment to quality execution and ownership
helped Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. receive
twelve Best Practice nominations by external
auditor, BSI, in just two years. Prior to joining
Fujitsu, Mr. Wrenn held operations and financial
management positions in computer related
industries from PCs to automatic test equipment
for Compaq Computer Corporation, Microcom,
Inc., and Teradyne Inc. He received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Accounting from the
University of Southern New Hampshire and a
Master of Business Administration from Suffolk
University in Boston. |
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