Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast

Shellye is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. She currently serves on the boards of Verizon [NYSE:VZ], Nordstrom [NYSE: JWN], Roper Technologies [NYSE: ROP], and Okta [NASDAQ: OKTA]. She is also a strategic advisor to the Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Markets Group and Forbes Ignite. She is the fo...

Rosemary Coates is the Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, a Non-Profit collaboration with nine universities across the U.S. She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a Global Supply Chain consultancy. She is an Amazon.com Best Selling author with 5 global supply chain books including: “The Reshoring Guidebook” and “42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China” She has been...

Knut Alicke, partner McKinsey and Head of Supply Chain Europe. Knut is also a visiting professor of supply chain at the University of Cologne. And one of the global experts on the topics of operations, supply chain, and risk. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Becoming a supply chain professional vs becoming a musician Supply Chain leaders should have an MK budget C...

Konrad Bauer is the VP Supply Chain and Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the global leader in providing, equipment, software, services, and consumables to help scientists solve problems across a multitude of fields: pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government, environmental, and industrial research, as well as the clinical laboratory. With a revenue of mo...

Thierry Malleret who is the managing partner of the Monthly Barometer, which is one of the leading global monthly newsletters that distills into a highly analytical and predictive one-pager the macro issues relevant to executives and decision-makers across the world. Previously, Thierry founded and headed the Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum. His other professional experience includ...

Andrew Kirkwood is Chief Executive Officer at BluJay Solutions. With 25 years of experience in the supply chain and SaaS market, Andrew provides leadership to the BluJay organization through the creation of vision, strategic, tactical, and financial plans, along with organizational and goal development, performance measurement, and liaising with stakeholders. He joined BluJay in January 2019 after...

Michael Farlekas joined E2open in 2015 as President & Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s overall operations, with direct oversight of sales, marketing, professional services, research and development, and strategy. Michael brings to E2open more than 20 years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience in supply chain management and enterprise...

Maria Villablanca is the Co-Founder and CEO of Future Insights Network, a fast-growing membership network of over 50,000 Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Digital Transformation executives. Future Insights Network is one of the largest networks of its kind, which provides relevant content, connections, and collaboration for leaders in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation. Key are...

Hannah Kain is the CEO and Founder of ALOM, a global supply chain, contract packaging, and fulfillment company with a footprint on five continents and 19 locations. headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. ALOM serves Fortune 100 and leading customers worldwide in the technology, medical, automotive, telecommunications, and government sectors. Prior to founding ALOM in 1997 in Fremont, Califor...

John Urban was the Co-Founder and President of GT Nexus, the leading cloud platform for global supply chain management, which was acquired by Infor in September 2015 for $675 million. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Lessons from 17 years of building GT Nexus to an exit of USD 675 million How did the COVID-19 crisis affect the digitization of supply chain Are 3PLs...

Radu Palamariu was interviewed by Dr. Muddassir Ahmed on SCMDOJO’s podcast. On the topic of what leadership, talent and key skills in Supply Chain SCMDojo was created with the intention to enable supply chain professionals & supply chain teams to solve the problems they face in their jobs & business. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Understanding the four...

Johanna Småros (Ph. D.) is one of RELEX Solutions’ three co-founders. Before founding RELEX, Johanna conducted ground-breaking research on retail supply chains. She is the author of tens of peer-reviewed academic articles on supply chain management and optimization. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: AI and Machine Learning limitations and advantages during a crisis...

Alcott Global hosted a webinar entitled, "Supply Chains after Covid19." Dr. John Gattorna, Roxane Desmicht, and Frederic Laluyaux joined us as panelists. The main topic of the webinar is on navigating through and out of the COVID-19 crisis and the changes we need to expect in the Supply Chain Industry. Panelist:  Dr. John Gattorna - global thought leader, author, and consultant to Fortun...

Ash Pujari leads solution management for SAP Digital Supply Chain in APJ and Greater China. A 28 year veteran in this space, Ash has seen it all. He has been a practitioner, consultant, entrepreneur, sales leader, and value engineer - all in the space of supply chain management. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Creating redundancies in the supply chain to mitigate...

David brings 35+ years of manufacturing experience in computer, automotive, aerospace, furniture, and chemical industries. He has worked for General Motors and Chrysler, as well as Foxconn and Jabil. Build and managed several automotive plants in North America. Successfully turned around Foxconn’s Mexico plant in the middle of the swine flu crisis 2009-2010. And for the last 10 years, he has been...

Christopher Logan is currently a Managing Director at Accenture and Leads the Freight and Logistics Practice across Growth Markets: Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: How China’s supply chain system got back up in early March 3 advices for CEOs of logistics companies after COVID-19  Rise of e-commerce and last-mi...

Antonio oversees Blue Yonder’s operations in APAC and is responsible for the continued growth in the region through customer, partner, and associate engagement. Antonio has more than 20 years of global supply chain experience, including the sales, implementation, consulting and development of SCM solutions. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Ripple effects of the co...

 It is a pleasure to have with us in this episode Sarah Barnes-Humphrey and Eric Johnson on a conversation on startups and new technologies in supply chain.  Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: The funding of startups amidst the coronavirus crisis How innovators can use the current situation for future development Profitability vs Hyper scaling Big companies and star...

Ken has been with the DP DHL group for 35 years, in various roles and capacities. HE is well known in the industry for the turn around he achieved as global CEO of DHL Express - under his leadership between 2009 to 2018, the company reversed over a decade of poor financial performance and declining market share to become one of the most profitable transportation units in the world. Discover more d...

Brittain Ladd has worked with Amazon for Worldwide E-Commerce and Cross Border Expansion, Amazon Fresh and Pantry Operations, and as a consultant with Deloitte and Capgemini as well as a few other global MNCs in their supply chain BUs. Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episode: How the e-commerce industry grows amidst the Coronavirus crisis Why Google should buy Shopify an...

Tony sits on the Emeritus Council of Advisors for Supply Chain Asia and Chairman of the Transported Asset Protection Association Asia Pacific, a non-profit organization. Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episode: Coronavirus crisis: 200 million workers have not returned to their jobs; 60% of companies did not have a contingency plan  The automotive industry in the next 4 t...

Pascal has been with the company for more than 20 years, having served in different leadership positions in manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering, across Asia, Europe, and North America. He is now in charge of Supply for Global Emerging Markets, which include Latin America Middle East and Africa as well as Asia and Australia. Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episod...

Jochen joined Lufthansa as CIO in 2015. Prior to that, he worked as a Head of Business Application Management Investments & Operations Europe Allianz Global Investors for more than 12 years. He also worked in different leadership capacities for Dresdner Bank and Credit Suisse.  Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episode: The impact of the Coronavirus to Lufthansa Cargo...

Alex Capri is a Senior Fellow and Lecturer at the National University of Singapore Business School and Lecturer at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Alex was a former Partner and Regional Leader of KPMG’s International Trade & Customs practice in the Asia Pacific. Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episode: The impact of Coronavirus on trade and global supply chain...

Richard Wilding is the Chair of Supply Chain Strategy at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management U.K. And Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport UK. Discover more details here . Some of the highlights of the episode: How Richard started his career in academia How cybersecurity is keeping executives up at night Nike’s visio...