Supply & Demand Chain Executive announces its 2011 “Pros to Know”

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Supply & Demand Chain Executive announces its 2011 “Pros to Know”

On February 1st, Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine announced the annual listing of “Pros to Know” in the Supply Chain Industry. This year, the 11th consecutive announcement, SDCExec recognizes 29 Practitioner Pros to Know. The Practitioner Pros to Know is a listing of exceptional corporate executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies supply chains for the significant challenges. This year’s Practitioner Pros to Know list also includes recognition of four Supply Chain teams.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive also released its list of 2011 Provider Pros to Know. The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy or academia who have helped their Supply Chain clients or the Supply Chain community at large prepare to meet the significant challenges in the year ahead. The 2011 list of Provider Pros to Know included over 140 Provider Pros to Know.

Selection Criteria – Practitioner Pros to Know

  • What does the nominee believe to be the key challenges facing his/her company and its supply chain in the year ahead?
  • What programs or initiatives has the nominee undertaken in the supply chain to help his or her company meet the challenges described above? Please describe the impact or results of those initiatives with as much specificity as possible.
  • What is the nominee’s philosophy or strategy for aligning supply chain with the company’s broader corporate strategy?

Selection Criteria – Provider Pros to Know

  • What makes the nominee a “Provider Pro to Know”?
  • What does the nominee believe to be the key challenges facing his/her customers/clients and their supply chains in the year ahead, and how is the nominee working with them to meet those challenges? Please cite an example (e.g., case study) of the impact that these projects or initiatives are having for those customers.
  • In the nominee’s opinion, how can supply chain, as a function, better align with a company’s broader corporate strategy?

Practitioner Pros to Know

  • Anthony Aming, Business Process Instrumentation and Supplier eProcurement Manager, Enterprise Applications, Baker Hughes
  • Marilyn Anderson, Vice President, Global Planning, Logistics, and Customer Service, Diversey
  • Steve Baum, Senior Director, Supply Chain, Quantum Corporation
  • Michael Burke, Director, Supply Chain Planning, Continental Mills
  • Pat Damrow, Vice President, Quality Management, Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
  • Cliff Engle, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
  • Dawn Evans, CEO, Sourcing Interests Group
  • David Foote, CFO, Concept Industries, Inc.
  • Vonnie French, Director of Operations, Palo Alto Networks
  • Jeff Gallinat, VP, Global Manufacturing Operations, Cisco
  • Cortney Hunt, Director Distribution, McLane Co.
  • Jeff Joyce, COO, Ringside
  • Mariano Legaz, VP – Sourcing, Verizon
  • Michael Lennon, Senior Director of Infrastructure, Pepsi Beverage Company
  • John McCain, Program Manager, Charge Card Service Center Program Office, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Brian McCarthy, Vice President of Operations, Nature’s Best
  • Shekar Natarajan, Director Of Supply Chain, Pepsi Beverages Company
  • Tom Paolucci, Director of Distribution, Smart & Final Stores, LLC
  • Pierre Pirard, Executive Vice President, Product Innovation and Global Supply Chain, Elizabeth Arden
  • Joanne Roth, Vice President of Procurement (CPO) and EPMO, Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
  • Hae Sebes, Vice President, Diversity Solutions, Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
  • Harvinder Sembhi, Chief Procurement Officer, Celestica
  • Robin Simons, Sr. Director, Indirect Procurement, Loblaw
  • Mike Sparks, Director of Supply Chain Systems, Urban Outfitters
  • Ben Stewart, Commercial IT Manager, Inteva Products, Inc.
  • David Thurston, Associate Vice President for Financial Operations, Emory University
  • John P. Willi, Director, Materials Management, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
  • Mike Williams, Director, Strategic Sourcing – Energy, OfficeMax, Inc.
  • Clinton Wood, Senior Level Supply Chain Manager, BP, PLC

Pros to Know — Team Recipients

  • Navistar — Ed Melching, Director, Global Logistics, Navistar; Neal Cunningham, Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Engineering, Navistar; Jeff Rivera, Account Director, Menlo Worldwide Logistics; Ben Bauman, Global Logistics Operations Manager, Navistar; Greg Steen, Strategy Manager, Navistar; Bryan McMahon, Finance Manager, Navistar; Mike Greene, Operations Director, Menlo Worldwide Logistics; and Josh Mosgrove, Finance Director, Menlo Worldwide Logistics.
  • Oxbo International Corporation — David Hogan, Don Britt and Karen Vasser.
  • Safelite Glass Corp. — Michael T. Bradsher, Director of Accounting/Manufacturing & Distribution Controller; with Kemp Edwards, DC Manager ; Bobby W. Sanders, Jr., IT Support; Andy Scott, DC Shift Manager; Robert Tyner, Inventory Control Specialist; John Moore, IT (Retired); and Randy McCombs, IT.
  • UGL Services — William (Bill) Portuese, Senior Director of Procurement; with George Doolin, Purchasing Systems and Category Manager; Jeff Malin, Purchasing Category Manager; Greg Zifcak, Purchasing Category Manager; and Jannat Kiyemba, Purchasing Assistant.

Provider Pros to Know

  • Omer Abdullah, Managing Director, The Smart Cube
  • Jennifer Amys, CEO, UpNet Technologies
  • Joe Andraski, President & CEO, Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association
  • Mike Anguiano, Chairman, CVM Solutions
  • Michael Armanious, President, Datex Corporation
  • Donny Askin, CEO, Arigo
  • Albert Avalos, Senior Vice President, Fortna Inc.
  • Gene Averill, President & CEO, Avercast, LLC
  • P.J. Bain, CEO, PrimeRevenue
  • Cindy Barlow, Vice President of Global Sales, Spend Radar
  • Tom Beaty, President and CEO, Insight Sourcing Group
  • Joey Benadretti, President, SYSPRO USA
  • David Benjamin, CEO, Locus Traxx
  • John Blascovich, Vice President, A.T. Kearney
  • Scott Bolduc, Senior Supply Chain Strategist, SPS Commerce
  • David Borowski, Senior Associate, Pace Harmon
  • Jon Bovit, Chief Marketing Officer, CVM Solutions
  • Mireia Brancos, Managing Director of Sales – Northeast Region, Iasta
  • Fabrizio Brasca, Vice President, Global Logistics, JDA Software Group, Inc.
  • Bob Brooks, Vice President of Technology, ProcureStaff Technologies
  • Toby Brzoznowski, Executive Vice President, LLamasoft
  • David Bush, Chief Executive Officer, Iasta
  • Robert F. Byrne, President and CEO, Terra Technology
  • Frank Camean, President and CEO, 4SIGHT Supply Chain Group
  • Ned Chamberlain, Vice President – Solutions Delivery, Integration Point, Inc.
  • Frank J. Cirimele, Director of Products & Services, Cass Information Systems, Inc.
  • Charles Clark, CEO, Rosslyn Analytics
  • David Clevenger, Vice President, Corporate United
  • Chad Collins, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, HighJump Software
  • Elizabeth Connell, Director – Product Development, Integration Point, Inc.
  • Norman Conway, President, Prorizon Corporation
  • Joe Critchley, Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Trade Extensions
  • Doug Damico, CPSM, Senior Director, Professional Services, CombineNet, Inc.
  • Brian Daniels, CEO, Spend Radar
  • Bethany Dekker, Vice President, Product Management, CVM Solutions
  • Sean Delaney, Managing Director, Iasta UK
  • Steve Delity, Chief Executive Officer, Rapid Micro Biosystems
  • Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2, President & CPO, Next Level Purchasing, Inc.
  • Richard Douglass, Global Industry Executive, Manufacturing & Logistics, Sterling Commerce
  • Ann Drake, CEO, DSC Logistics
  • Brent Eiland, Executive Vice President, Insight Sourcing Group
  • Steve Ellet, Principal, Supply Chain Strategy Practice, Chainalytics
  • Todd Erickrud, Vice President of Logistics, Schneider Logistics
  • Gene Eubanks, CEO & President, Acsis, Inc.
  • John Evans, Managing Partner, Denali Group
  • Jessica Fenlon, Manager, Professional Services, CombineNet, Inc.
  • Justin Fogarty, Online Community Manager, Ariba, Inc.
  • George Fowler, Vice President of Supply Chain Consulting, Spinnaker
  • Mitch Free, MFG.com Leadership, MFG.com
  • Michael Gaggiano, EMEA Marketing & Professional Services Practice Leader, ICG Commerce
  • Jerome Gerber, Vice President of Client Solutions, Volt Consulting Managed Service Programs
  • Matt Gersper, President, Global Data Mining
  • William Gindlesperger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, e-LYNXX Corporation
  • Jeff Gower, President of Global Supply Chain Services, Brightstar Corp.
  • Dion Graham, Vice President, Line of Business Procurement – North America, SAP
  • Josh Green, CEO, Panjiva
  • William L. (Skip). Grenoble, Executive Director, Senior Research Associate, Center for Supply Chain Research, The Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Annette Groenink, Chief Operating Officer, The Strive Group
  • Irv Grossman, Founder & President, Chainnovations
  • Andrew Hadland, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Exel Transportation
  • Frank Hamerlinck, Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Descartes Systems Group
  • Bill Harrison, President, Demand Solutions
  • Kate Harrison, Quality Systems Manager, Volt Consulting Managed Service Programs
  • Udo Hassa, CEO, Alengis Strategic Consulting
  • Chuck Hatsis, President, Surge Consulting
  • Brian Hodgson, Chief Marketing Officer, Kewill
  • Dan Hunstad, Senior Systems Analyst, Metafile Information Systems
  • Al Jacobs, Vice President & COO, Puridiom
  • Greg Johnsen, Executive Vice President, Marketing, GT Nexus
  • Michael Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Trade Wings
  • Mike Jones, Senior Vice President, Armada Supply Chain Solutions
  • Marc Kalman, Chief Executive Officer, eZCom Software Inc.
  • Alpar Kamber, Managing Partner, Denali Group
  • Jeff Karrenbauer, President, INSIGHT, Inc.
  • Ron Keith, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Riverwood Solutions
  • James V. Kelly, C.P.M., CEO, JVKellyGroup, a D&B Company
  • Anne Kohler, COO and Executive Vice President, The Mpower Group
  • George E. Krauter, Vice President, Storeroom Solutions, Inc.
  • Ronan Lavelle, Founder, Dolphin Software
  • Paul Lavery, Director of Solutions Enablement, Axway
  • Jim Lawton, President, Supply Management Solutions division of D&B, D&B
  • Michael Levie, Senior Director – Consulting, Global eProcure
  • Peter Lugli, Senior Director of Working Capital Management and Business Development, Ariba, Inc.
  • Rich MacInnes, President, Net Results Inc.
  • Thuy Q. Mai, CEO, DiCentral
  • Garry Mansell, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Extensions
  • Maren Martens, Dr., Axxom Software AG
  • Ashif Mawji, President & CEO, Upside Software Inc.
  • Andrew S. McCall, Vice President Strategy, Plan4Demand Solutions Inc.
  • Matt McCarrick, Managing Director of Professional Services, Iasta
  • Mike McClelland, President, North American Transportation Management, UTi Worldwide, Inc.
  • Mike McGuigan, CEO, Elemica
  • Bill McLennan, President, Global Operations, ModusLink Global Solutions
  • Trevor Miles, Director of Thought Leadership, Kinaxis
  • Mark Millar, Managing Director, M Power Associates
  • Mick Mountz, Founder and CEO, Kiva Systems
  • Chayan Mukherjee, LMP Lead Integration Architect, CSC
  • Jill Natusch, Vice President – Client Services, Integration Point, Inc.
  • Kevin North, President & CEO, Dyadem
  • Michael Notarangeli, Vice President, Field Operations, Choice Logistics, Inc.
  • Dan Powers, Vice President of Sales, CVM Solutions
  • Anne Omrod, President and CEO, John Galt Solutions
  • Louise O’Sullivan, CEO, Prime Advantage
  • Justin O’Toole, Vice President, Fortna Inc.
  • Jeff Pepperworth, President Reverse Logistics, Inmar
  • Jim Preuninger, CEO and Co-Founder, Management Dynamics, Inc, Management Dynamics, Inc.
  • Ralph Pryor, Vice Presdient of Client Services, Hubspan
  • Patrick D. Quirk, President & Chief Executive Officer, Emptoris, Inc.
  • Dalip Raheja, CEO and President, The Mpower GroupChetan C. Raniga, General Manager, Americas, Trade Extensions
  • Charles R. Rapier, Senior Director, Supply Chain Analytics, VHA Inc.
  • William J. Rehring, President, Director of Operations, TOPS Software Corporation
  • Sergio Retamal, President, Global4PL Supply Chain Services
  • Laura Rokohl, Chemicals Industry Supply Chain Manager, Aspen Technology
  • Niklas Rönnbäck, President, CDC Supply Chain and Managing Director EMEA NE, CDC Software
  • Jeff Ross, Vice President of Consulting, FORTE
  • Howard Rosenberg, CEO, B-Stock Solutions, Inc.
  • Robert A. Rudzki, President and CEO, Greybeard Advisors LLC
  • Ari Salonen, General Manager, North America, Basware
  • Dan Sanker, CEO and President, CaseStack, Inc.
  • Walter Santiago Junior, Director, Latin America, Flash Global Logistics, Inc.
  • G. Satish, Senior Director – Industry Solutions, TAKE Solutions Inc.
  • John Sharkey, Vice President, Supply Chain Management Consulting, Spinnaker
  • Jai Shekhawat, CEO and Founder, Fieldglass
  • Greg Silich, CEO, CVM Solutions
  • Steve Simmerman, Vice President, Business Development, Next View Software, Inc.
  • Charles N. Smart, President & CEO, Smart Software, Inc.
  • Conrad Snover, Partner, Denali Group
  • Robert Steinberg, Director of Client Success, CVM Solutions
  • Jason Stern, President and COO, Selectica
  • Paul Strzelec, CEO, Digital Tempus
  • Vijay Takanti, Vice President, Security and Collaboration Solutions, Exostar
  • Jennifer Taylor, Senior Solutions Consultant, Spend Radar
  • Todd Thompson, Vice President & General Manager, Exel Transportation
  • Bruce Tompkins, Executive Director, Supply Chain Consortium, Tompkins Associates
  • Jason Treida, Chief Operating Officer, Iasta
  • Rod True, COO, Spend Radar
  • Sandy Tungare, CEO, Vistaar Technologies, Inc.
  • Wayne Usie, Senior Vice President, Retail, JDA Software Group, Inc.
  • Rajesh Voddiraju, President, CVM Solutions
  • Robert Vormittag, President, Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI)
  • Jeff Wallingford, Vice President Supply Chain Strategy, Riverwood Solutions
  • Terry Wellesley, Executive Managing Director & Group Head Corporate Payment Sales, BMO Spend & Payment Solutions
  • Robert Wiedmaier, CEO, Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS)
  • Rich Wilson, President and Chief Operating Officer, CombineNet, Inc.
  • Jeff Woody, Director of Customer Support, SciQuest, Inc.
  • Team IHS, IHS Inc.
  • YRC Worldwide Government Solutions, Government Solutions Team, YRC Worldwide (Tim Johnson, Vice President of Government Solutions; Kevin Davies, Government Enterprise Solutions Executive; Brian Carter, Government Enterprise Solutions Executive; Ashley Stroud, Sr. Director of Marketing; Chris Monachino-Perez, Pricing Manager)

The complete listing of the 2011 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2011 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site.