Masters of Digital Transformation

In this special episode of Masters of Digital Transformation , we are celebrating International Women’s Day. Guest host o9’s Vice President of Product Management, Stacie Immesberger is highlighting the experiences of three women, Rachael Clark, Meiling Chen, and Nina Anttila, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network, who share what...

In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation , Tony hosts Chris Tyas OBE, former Senior VP of Supply Chain at Nestle, SA, and acting Food Supply Director for DEFRA, and Stanton Thomas, Senior VP of Sustainability Solutions at o9 Solutions. Both Chris and Stanton have championed sustainability throughout their respective careers and share their perspectives on issues like traceability, tran...

From witnessing corporate mergers and acquisitions after the fall of the Berlin Wall to hedging business constraints during the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippe Lambotte brings unique experience to the digital transformation process. In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation , Philippe, former VP Planning at Johnson & Johnson, speaks about his experience in facilitating transformation ac...

In this special edition of Masters of Digital Transformation, we invite supply chain enthusiasts from o9, Alison Crawford and Patrick van Hull, to look into the future of digital transformation and predict what’s coming up in 2022. Sitting in for host Tony Saldanha, Caleb Masters will drive the discussion on the top digital transformation trends of 2022. We gathered the thoughts and predictions of...

In this episode, Tony hosts Katherine Ross, former President of Health Care Services and SVP of Worldwide Customer and Logistics Services at Johnson & Johnson. Katherine’s 35-year career in supply chain and operations leadership spans all supply chain functions in the healthcare and CPG industries and includes time at Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and McKinsey. Her varied roles and leadershi...

Glean perspective from a world-renowned digital transformation leader. In this episode, Tony is joined by guest Dr. Carsten Linz, who probably needs no introduction. He is a board member, co-author of the best-selling book Radical Business Model Transformation, a member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network on Digital Economy and New Leadership, and serves as an advisor to boards and CxOs aro...

From a daily wage worker to now running the show… In this episode Helen Davis, Head of Supply Chain North America for Beauty & Personal Care and Home Care at Unilever, speaks about her career in supply chain. Helen has worked in the US, Middle East, India, China, and Germany, driving digital transformation in some of the biggest CPG companies in the world. She is an inspirational mentor and a...

In this episode, Tony hosts Yemi Adefulu, General Manager Global Supply Chain at Shell. Yemi's 14 year career journey at Shell allowed him to not only acquire a broad experience across new business development, acquisitions, divestitures, and supply chain management, but also develop a love of driving change and generating solutions to complex problems. In this episode, Yemi shares the factors tha...

Some leaders innately understand how to inspire transformation, both in organizations and in people. In this episode, Tony hosts Chris Gaffney, former VP Global Strategic Supply Chain at Coca-Cola Company and current Principal at ECG. Chris built a strong career focused on distribution, logistics, and supply chain, as well as mentorship, and shares his knowledge of digital transformation, with an...

Few career paths lead from toys to cannabis… In this episode, Tony hosts Cheri Mara, former Chief Commercial Officer at Ontario Cannabis Store. Cheri shares her retail career journey from Canadian Tire, to Walmart, to Ontario Cannabis Store, and highlights the omnichannel lessons learned along the way. Cheri discusses her thoughts on the importance of knowing customers’ buying behaviors, becoming...

In this episode, Tony hosts Vikram Agarwal, former Avon CSCO with over 32 years of international experience in FTSE 100 companies. Vikram shares his learnings in driving growth and giving businesses a competitive edge through purpose-driven supply chains and digital transformations. Besides, he talks about managing cross-culturally after working 15 years as an international executive for Unilever....

In this episode, Tony hosts Filippo Catalano, former Global CIO at Nestlé, and upcoming EVP/Chief Information and Digitisation Officer at RB—Reckitt Benckiser. During his time as head of digital and later global CIO of Nestlé, Filippo oversaw the global digital and tech transformation of the world’s largest Food, Beverages, and Nutrition company. Filippo shares his affinity and thoughts on data ut...

In this episode, Tony sits down with Ivanka Janssen, CSCO of Royal Phillips, while she shares the learning curve her organization is going through while working to make her forecasting 80% AI-driven and completely touchless. From making diversity a top priority to setting up to Python workshops open to all employees, Ivanka’s organization is working to prepare employees for the future of automatio...

In this episode, Tony sits down with Pat Murzyn, former Director of Global Supply Excellence at Caterpillar, and Raghav Ranganathan, SVP at o9 Solutions. They discuss what it takes to make a digital transformation journey successful, including change management, executive buy-in, and the concept of a “value network.” Here's what you will learn in this episode: Change management: Pat shares his per...

In this episode, Tony sits down with Dirk Holbach, SVP Global Supply Chain of the Laundry and Homecare Division at Henkel, to give a behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to digitally transform a supply chain of over 30 factories, 50 warehouses, and moving 12 million pallets each year. They'll also be diving into sustainability and eco-efficiency; the trigger for Dirk's digital transformation...

From retailers to consumer brands, industrial manufacturers to suppliers, global companies with traditional operating models are under pressure to accelerate their digital transformation. In this episode, Tony sits down with Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO and co-founder of o9 Solutions, to discuss a) what he's hearing as digital transformation priorities from CXOs of global companies b) how the o9 platf...

In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation, Tony sits down with Bob Masching, EVP Global Supply Chain at Trident Seafoods, and Fred Baumann, VP Industry Strategy at o9 Solutions. They discuss the stages of disruption organizations face due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how advanced technologies are being used to manage them.  Bob draws from his experiences working in the CPG industry...

In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation, Tony sits down with Chris Tyas, former Head of Global Supply Chain at Nestlé, and Stephan de Barse, EVP at o9 Solutions. They discuss how to create a best in class Integrated Business Planning process and address key opportunities such as: How to use real-time market data to spot demand risks and opportunities faster? How to create more accurat...

In this episode of Masters of Digital Transformation, Tony sits down with Dr. Das Dasgupta, Chief Data Officer of ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, to discuss how data is made to mimic reality and create the digital twin that allows for the most efficient and value-driving enterprise planning models.

To kick off the first episode of Masters of Digital Transformation, we take a peek inside the mind of Sanjiv Sidhu, Co-Founder and Chairman of o9 Solutions.  In this episode, Sanjiv discusses how he has spent his career optimizing planning processes for some of the world’s largest companies by shifting away from traditional supply chain management to a hands-free, and fully integrated busines...

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