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This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Logistics space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ashley Marie Cashion
Vice President, USA of what3words
Ashley heads up what3words in the US from Silicon Valley, with a focus on developing global partnerships across the automotive, mobility, tech and logistics industries. She joined what3words in 2017 to build strategic partnerships, taking the lead of the Automotive and Mobility team soon after. Prior to what3words, Ashley spent nine years at CNN International, managing advertising sales across Africa and the Middle East from its London headquarters, with stint in the UAE. She started her career at HGTV (Scripps Networks) in NYC, where she spent almost three years on the advertising sales team. Outside of the office, Ashley can usually be found on a plane or at a mobility event, anywhere from Detroit to London to China! And when she has spare time, exploring California’s great outdoors with her husband.
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About what3words: what3words is a mapping technology startup that creates a proprietary geocode system for logistics firms.
Adam Vitarello
President / Co-Founder of Optoro
Adam Vitarello is the Co – Founder & COO of Optoro. Adam Vitarello co-founded Optoro in 2008 with Moore after working with him at eSpot, which he joined in 2005 as CTO and COO. While at eSpot, Vitarello meticulously designed, programmed, and implemented every feature of the proprietary software, systems and marketing algorithms that put eSpot at the forefront of its industry and created the core for Optoro’s software today. He provides an eye for streamlining the reverse logistics process and an uncompromising attitude always demanding excellence. Vitarello has been responsible for Major Design Elements and Implementation Strategies of Optoro’s proprietary software and systems. As COO, he manages Corporate Headquarters and Remarketing Solutions with a one-on-one approach that puts employees first with the goal of maintaining a small-business feel in a rapidly expanding environment. Vitarello utilizes that same personal interaction strategy with clients and partners in advancing the automation and remarketing technologies that serve as the driving force of Optoro’s service. When he’s not pulling all the strings for Optoro and our partners, he can be found training for marathons, triathlons, or mountain climbing. Even atop Mt. Kilimanjaro, reverse logistics is never far from his thoughts. Adam holds a B.A. from Brown University.
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About Optoro: Optoro is a technology company that provides a way to liquidate returned, overstock, and damaged-box products.
Michael McLary
Vice President, Strategy of United Parcel Service
As Vice President for Corporate Strategy at UPS, Michael balances global resources and sets the strategic direction for the corporation based on current and future market trends. Working with senior leadership, he establishes business targets to help achieve long term financial results. Michael obtained a global perspective while working in Singapore. For several years, he created roadmaps to drive sustainable growth for a variety of customer segments as a Marketing Director in the Asia Pacific region. Executing operating plans across 43 countries from India to New Zealand, he managed revenue and brand management, competitive analysis and communications.
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Nando Cesarone
President USA of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Tom Pizzuti
Vice President, HR Planning of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Joe Jacobsen
Vice President of United Parcel Service
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About United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service: UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Rob Caucci
Co-Founder, President of Fillogic
Rob Caucci is the Co-Founder and President at Fillogic.
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About Arteria Network, Fillogic, Pijon, SpaceSplitter: Fillogic is a New York-based technology company that provides retail and logistics services.
Anwar Parvez
Senior Vice President, Technology of Ruby Has Fulfillment
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About DocEx, Ruby Has Fulfillment: Ruby Has Fulfillment offers an enterprise level E2E supply chain to omni-channel brands regardless of size, customization or scale.
Esther Kestenbaum
President of Ruby Has Fulfillment
Esther Kestenbaum is President and COO at Ruby Has Fulfillment.
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About ChildFund International, Forbes Business Council, Ruby Has Fulfillment: Ruby Has Fulfillment offers an enterprise level E2E supply chain to omni-channel brands regardless of size, customization or scale.
Siheun Song
Co-Founder & President of Rally
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About Rally: Rally is Mass Mobility as a Service: technology and model innovations for the business of buses.
Michael McNamara
President of Hollingsworth
As president of Hollingsworth, Mike leads the company’s day-to-day operations and strategy, bringing unique insight and expertise from his reputable history in business and management. Prior to coming to Hollingsworth, he was a senior manager at Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). He received his bachelor’s in business administration from Michigan State University. Mike is also a founding member of the Father Vincent Welch Fund, a nonprofit organization (501c 3) that has raised over $3.4 million for scholarships and athletics at University of Detroit Mercy and Loyola High School. Mike is active in several other charitable organizations and is the chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of Detroit Mercy.
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About Hollingsworth: Hollingsworth focuses on core business and drive sales by optimizing supply chain.
Wayne Richards
Vice President of Facilities of Hollingsworth
Wayne Richards is the vice president of facilities and is responsible for the oversight of more than 4 million square feet of operational space and equipment. He focuses his efforts on energy management, the acquisition and leasing of facilities and equipment, new facility launches, and various management roles as a member of the executive team. Wayne started his career with Ford Motor Co. of Canada in materials management. In 1992, he joined Butcher Engineering Enterprise, now Hollingsworth. Wayne attended St. Clair College and the University of Windsor, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
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About Hollingsworth: Hollingsworth focuses on core business and drive sales by optimizing supply chain.
George Mimikos
Vice President of Sales of Hollingsworth
George Mimikos has been with Hollingsworth since 2005, serving as the vice president of sales. Since joining the team, he has been responsible for growing Hollingsworth’s North American customer base in both the automotive and government sectors. Prior to joining Hollingsworth, George was the vice president of sales and marketing for Digitron Packaging and served in the accounting, financial analysis, and purchasing groups at Ford Motor Company. George received a business degree from Lawrence Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Detroit.
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About Hollingsworth: Hollingsworth focuses on core business and drive sales by optimizing supply chain.
Michael Vega Sanz
President/Founder of Lula
Michael Vega-Sanz is Co-Founder/President of Lula
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About Lula: Lula Technologies is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers seeking to rent such vehicles .
Sam L. Susser
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Susser Holdings Corporation
Sam L. Susser has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Susser Petroleum Partners LP since its initial public offering in in 2012. Mr. Susser also serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Susser Holdings Corporation. Prior to founding the Southguard Corporation (the predecessor to Susser Holdings) in 1988, Mr. Susser spent 1985 to 1987 with Salomon Brothers Inc. in New York City and in Dallas in the corporate finance division and the mergers and acquisitions group. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985.
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About : Susser that operates 630 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, with 583 under the Stripes® banner.
Michael Perry
Vice President of Marketing of Dexterity
Michael Perry currently works as Vice President of Marketing at Dexterity. He was the vice president of business development at Boston Dynamics.
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About Dexterity: Dexterity provides robotic systems solutions for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain.
Jonathan Briggs
Vice President of Sales, 3PL and Parcel Verticals of Dexterity
Jonathan Briggs currently works as Vice President of Sales, 3PL, and Parcel Verticals at Dexterity.
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About Dexterity: Dexterity provides robotic systems solutions for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain.
Lily Shen
President & CEO of Transfix
Lily Shen is an entrepreneur and has worked for companies with the likes of Bloomspot, Wealthfront and eBay inc.
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About Transfix: Transfix is a freight marketplace connecting shippers to a national network of reliable carriers.
Joshua Lowton
Vice President Sales of Surf Air
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About Surf Air: Surf Air is a membership airline that offers first-class travel on executive aircraft.
Jamie Nessel
Vice President of Buying & Merchandising of Good Eggs
Schooled by the pioneers of the organics movement at Good Earth Natural Foods, Jamie moved on to join Whole Foods Market and take on roles of ever increasing oversight and responsibility. At the end of her 12 years at Whole Foods, Jamie owned purchasing and operations for Dairy, Frozen, Bulk and Grocery at 44 stores in Northern California, a $600 million business unit. She came to Good Eggs in January 2017 to build and scale a thriving purchasing program in order to yield a complete yet curated marketplace of absurdly fresh and rigorously sourced products. She now leads a team of 40 across Production, Merchandising, Engineering and Category Management and is proud to be living her values every day.
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About Good Eggs: Good Eggs is an online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent the food system, for good.
Brad Klaus
Group Vice President, International Solutions of FourKites
Brad Klaus is the Group Vice President, International Solutions at FourKites, Inc.
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About FourKites: FourKites is a supply chain visibility platform designed for transportation into yards, warehouses, and stores.
Mike Zilis
Executive Vice President and Group President of Asia Pacific of Ingram Micro
Michael Zilis serves as Ingram Micro Inc. executive vice president and group president of Asia Pacific. In this role he’s responsible for driving the strategy and execution of Ingram Micro’s operations in the Asia Pacific market. He was named to this position in August 2016 and is based in Irvine, Calif. Prior to this role, Zilis served from July 2015 through July 2016 as executive vice president and group president with oversight for the company’s operations in Latin American, Eastern European, ASEAN and Hong Kong markets. Zilis served as executive vice president and president of Ingram Micro’s Latin America Technology Solutions business from January 2014 through June 2015, where he presided over all aspects of the company’s core distribution business for the region. Before this, Zilis was executive vice president of Asia Pacific, where he was accountable for the region’s operations while also heading special projects, including the company’s recovery program in Australia and assisting with the integration of the company’s Middle East acquisition of Aptec. Zilis joined Ingram Micro in 2006 as senior vice president and corporate controller. In this capacity, he led the company’s financial planning and analysis, external and internal financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance efforts, long-term strategic planning, financial due diligence and merger and acquisition work. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Zilis was vice president and corporate controller for Avnet, Inc., where he was instrumental in leading the company’s cost-saving initiatives and efforts to streamline and add efficiency to ongoing processes. Zilis began his career with 10 years in the commercial audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Augusto Aragone
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Ingram Micro
Augusto Aragone serves as executive vice president, secretary and general counsel for Ingram Micro Inc., a leader in delivering the full spectrum of global technology and supply-chain solutions to businesses around the world. Aragone is a multicultural business attorney with more than 15 years of experience in international corporate law practice as in-house counsel with multinational companies. He joined Ingram Micro in 2008 as regional counsel for Latin America and has successfully worked through a variety of increasingly complex legal leadership roles with the company, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. He rose to the level of vice president and associate general counsel prior to earning the promotion to his current position in December 2016. Before joining Ingram Micro, Aragone worked as legal director for Latin America in the law department of DHL in Plantation, Fla. A native of Uruguay, Aragone worked in several business roles in the international logistics industry in Latin America prior to embarking on his legal career. Aragone holds a juris doctor degree from Uruguay State University, a master’s degree from Bologna University in Italy and a master of laws degree from the University of Miami. He is admitted to the New York bar and is Registered In-House Counsel in California.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Mark Snider
EVP & President, Europe, Middle East, & Africa of Ingram Micro
Mark Snider serves as executive vice president and group president EMEA, with responsibility for overall operational performance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to this role, Snider was the vice president and general manager of Ingram Micro Canada, where he oversaw the company’s Canadian operations. While leading the Canadian operations, Snider increased customer and vendor efficiencies through the implementation of best practices across Canada and the U.S. Snider was also instrumental in establishing Ingram Micro’s as the largest value-add IT distributor and leading business enabler in Canada. Snider joined the organization in 1995 as director of Inside Sales. Over the years he has held senior leadership roles as senior director, Major Accounts Division; vice president of Sales for Canada; and general manager of Partner Development. Snider has more than 20 years of IT sales management, distribution and marketing experience. He began his career with Xerox Canada before going on to serve as vice president at Corporate Express and Micro Warehouse Canada before joining Dell Canada to manage their Canadian Emerging Businesses Division. Snider holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. He is a native of Toronto where he resides with his wife and two daughters.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Jana Vondran
Senior Vice President Global Business Services of Ingram Micro
Jana Vondran serves as senior vice president of Global Business Services for Ingram Micro Inc., and is responsible for leading and overseeing the company’s worldwide shared services organization, including operations in Manila, Philippines and Sofia, Bulgaria. She also provides functional expertise for the company’s shared services centers in San José, Costa Rica and Egypt. In this role, Vondran is focused on developing and deploying strategies, best practices and lean programs to drive continual improvement, and optimization and standardization across Ingram Micro’s geographic and shared services operations. She works in close partnership with all lines of business, countries and group functions, with a focus on building on the company’s existing capabilities and streamlining the geographic and shared services commercial operations. Vondran’s efforts are instrumental in ensuring process improvements align with the company’s overall strategic objectives, while also delivering a compelling value proposition both internally and for external partners. Vondran joined Ingram Micro in November 2017, following 17 years at Siemens Corp., the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe and one of the biggest globally. Most recently, Vondran served as vice president, Supply Chain Management and Business Shared Services, where she oversaw multiple shared services locations across the Americas and was instrumental in driving process simplification and automation throughout all Siemens businesses. Her efforts led to a 45 percent operating cost reduction and a 20 percent spike in operational quality and client satisfaction across the company’s shared services function. Over the course of her tenure at Siemens, Vondran worked in both Germany and the U.S., holding several senior leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including senior director, Global Procurement Services, and director, Supply Chain Management Consulting. Vondran holds a dual degree in Business and Finance from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Berlin School of Economics, Germany, as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration from New York Institute of Technology.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Scott Sherman
Executive Vice President and Human Resources of Ingram Micro
Scott Sherman is executive vice president of Human Resources for Ingram Micro Inc., with responsibilities including the identification, development and implementation of the company’s human resources strategies in support of the organization’s global objectives. Sherman oversees all aspects of human resources worldwide, including organization development and talent management, compensation and benefits, payroll, learning and development and the Human Resources Information Systems. He also oversees Corporate Communications and Brand for the company and has oversight for Business Intelligence. He joined Ingram Micro in May 2015. Sherman is a global human resources and business leader with deep compensation, benefits and HR Operations leadership experience. He has a successful track record of leading complex business initiatives, driving functional and operational excellence and building strong collaborative relationships. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Sherman served as executive vice president of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee at Allergan from September 2010 to March 2015. While in that role, he oversaw the global rewards programs, succession and talent development and planning, and significantly supported the organization’s global expansion. Before Allergan, Sherman worked at Medtronic, Inc., which he joined as Human Resources Manager, U.S. Cardiovascular Sales and Marketing in 1995. During his 15-year tenure, he held positions of increasing scope and responsibility, the last as vice president of Global Total Rewards and HR Operations, Corporate Staff. Earlier in his career, Sherman worked for Exxon Company U.S.A., Fuel Products Marketing, in various HR roles, and as a territory manager. He holds a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with concentrations in International Economics and Labor Studies from the George Washington University School of Public and International Affairs. Sherman was recognized with the 2014 National Human Resources Association Executive of the Year award in Orange County, Calif.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Bowen Zhou
President, AI Platform and Research of JD.com
Bowen Zhou has been the President of Artificial Intelligence Platform & Research of JD.com since September 2017.Bowen is a technologist and business leader of human language technologies, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. He is keen on creating and advance relevant theory and applications that matter in the real world.Before joining JD.com, Bowen was with IBM for almost 15 years. In April last year, Bowen was appointed as the Chief Scientist of Watson Group, where he was responsible to lead and align Watson Group’s science agenda with IBM’s technical strategy and IBM Research’s cognitive computing and artificial intelligence agenda. As an IBM Distinguished Engineer, Bowen was an integrated member of the Executive Team of IBM Watson. He was also appointed to be the Director of AI Foundations, which were founded and launched by Bowen in January 2017, the first horizontal core learning and AI research lab at IBM Research.
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About JD.com: JD.com is an internet company and online consumer electronics retailer in China.
Carl Asmus
Senior Vice President eCommerce, President & CEO – FedEx Cross Border of FedEx
Carl W. Asmus is Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions & Market Development for FedEx Services. He is responsible for the development, management and execution of the Global Supply Chain Solutions portfolio as well as the vertical segment strategies including: Crossborder E-Commerce, Healthcare and Aerospace. Asmus joined Federal Express in 1989 as Manager of Advanced Automation Programs. In 1992, he was promoted to Vice President, Strategic Sales Planning and Support. In 1997, he was named Vice President in Global Marketing where he has held numerous positions before assuming his current position in 2013. Before joining FedEx as part of the Federal Express-Flying Tigers merger, Asmus was the Senior Director of Marketing for Flying Tigers. Prior to Flying Tigers, Asmus was a partner with C. William Associates, a marketing consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. Carl is a graduate of California State University-Northridge.
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About FedEx, FedEx: FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
Kim Dixon
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of FedEx
As executive vice president and chief operating officer of FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., an operating company of FedEx Corp., Kim Dixon leads a domestic network encompassing 2,000 retail stores, 600 same-day couriers and 18 commercial print production facilities serving nearly 200,000 customers a day. She’s spent her 25-year career creating personalized retail experiences building customer loyalty. At FedEx Office, Kim directs retail strategy, merchandising, operations planning, transportation operations, real estate, field operations and product management. Kim’s leadership is evident from a consumer, small business and large enterprise perspective, as FedEx Office drives innovation; helping start-ups grow into thriving businesses. With expert print capabilities and customized packing and shipping, FedEx Office also enables large companies to move quickly and manage their image consistently across geographically dispersed locations. Under Kim’s leadership, FedEx Office has seen growth of FedEx OnCampus, opening locations across the country, each tailored to the printing, packing and shipping needs of hotels; convention centers; universities and corporate campuses. The eCommerce boost creates a growing demand for parcel handling services and FedEx Office is well-positioned to provide this convenience value to customers. Before joining FedEx in 2010, Kim spent 14 years at Sprint Nextel, where she rose through the ranks in retail operations, sales and marketing. As a senior vice president of consumer sales and distribution, Kim was responsible for the development and execution of the company’s consumer channel strategy and operations. Kim currently serves on the board of directors for James Avery Jewelry and Telephone and Data Services, Inc. (TDS). She also served on several non-profit boards in her community. Additionally, Texas Diversity Magazine named Kim to their 2018 Dallas Power 50 Award. In 2013, the Dallas Business Journal recognized Kim as one of the top women in business in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where she lives with her husband and two children.
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About FedEx: FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
Keith Kocourek
President and Owner of Kocourek Auto Group
Keith Kocourek is the owner and president of Kocourek Automotive, an automotive company that currently has six dealerships in Wausau, Wisconsin. An avid pilot for over 25 years, Keith has flown medical flights for Angel Flight and has been a supporter of the EAA Young Eagles program, as well as EAA’s Gathering of Eagles. Keith is also a member of the President’s Circle for EAA. He currently owns and flies a Beechcraft King Air, a WACO ZPF-7 and a Super Cub float plane.
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About Kocourek Auto Group: Here at Kocourek Auto Group, we take pride in providing friendly and honest service to the Wausau, Wisconsin community.
Michael C. Johnson
President & Chief Operating Officer of Locus Robotics
Mike is a 20-plus-year serial entrepreneur, having formed and grown three previous startups implementing warehouse technologies for Fortune 500 companies.
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About Locus Robotics: Locus Robotics is a warehouse robotics company that manufactures autonomous mobile robots to support e-commerce.
Roy Dockery
Vice President of Customer Care of Swisslog
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About Swisslog: Swisslog is a provider of logistics solutions for hospitals including pneumatic tube systems.
Thomas Pajonas
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Flowserve
Thomas L. Pajonas, has served as Executive Vice President since February 2014 and Chief Operating Officer since January 2012. From 2004 to January 2012, he served as President of the Flow Control Division. He served as Vice President from 2004 to December 2006. He was previously employed as Managing Director of Alstom Transport, a supplier of rail products, from 2003 to 2004 and Senior Vice President from 1999 to 2003 of the Worldwide Power Boiler Business of Alstom, Inc. From 1996 to 1999 he served in various capacities as Senior Vice President and General Manager International Operations and subsequently Senior Vice President and General Manager Standard Boilers Worldwide of Asea Brown Boveri.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Mark Blinn
President & CEO of Flowserve
President and chief executive officer, director, of Flowserve Corporation, 2009-present; chief financial officer, 2004-2009. Chief financial officer of FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services Inc., 2003-2004. Vice president and controller of Centex Corporation, 2000-2002.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Keith Gillespie
Senior Vice President, Chief Sales Officer of Flowserve
Keith E. Gillespie, has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer since joining Flowserve in May 2015 with responsibility for corporate strategy and strategic transactions at the company. In this capacity he has responsibility for the Research and Development, Corporate Development, Marketing and Communications organizations. Before joining the Company, Mr. Gillespie was Managing Director at AlixPartners from 2002 to 2015. Mr. Gillespie was responsible for leading the firm’s Business and Consumer Services Practice and the firm’s Growth and Strategy Practice, as well as business improvement efforts at global companies across multiple sectors. Prior to AlixPartners, Mr. Gillespie served in various senior executive roles at McKinsey & Company, i2 Technologies, and TenFold Corporation.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Kim Jackson
Former Company Officer, President, EPO of Flowserve
Kim L. Jackson has served as President of Engineered Product Operations since June 2013. He was employed previously with Sulzer AG, Switzerland and its affiliates from 2004 to 2013, where he held several management positions, most recently as the division President of Sulzer Pumps from April 2007 to March 2013.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Kirk Wilson
President, Aftermarket Services & Solutions of Flowserve
Kirk R. Wilson has served as President of Aftermarket Services & Solutions since September 2015. He has served in various roles since joining the Company in 1987, most recently as President, Services and Solutions Operations from January 2012 to September 2015, as Vice President and General Manager, Integrated Solutions Group from 2008 to 2011 and Vice President, Marketing for the Pump Division from 2004 to 2008.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
John Roueche III
Vice President – Treasurer & Investor Relations of Flowserve
John E. (Jay) Roueche, III has served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer since October 2012. He previously served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer of McDermott International, Inc., a leading engineering, procurement, construction and installation company focused on complex offshore oil and gas projects, from 2003 to October 2012.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Deborah Bethune
Vice President of Tax of Flowserve
Deborah K. (Kathy) Bethune, has served as Vice President, Tax since 2004. She was employed previously with Electronic Data Systems Corporation for 17 years, where she held several tax management positions, most recently as the Director of International Taxes for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Praveen Moturu
Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect of Mars
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
Bobby Chacko
Regional President and GM Mars Drinks North America of Mars
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
David Crean
Vice President Corporate R&D & Chief Science Officer of Mars
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
Berta de Pablos- Barbier
President Mars Wrigley Confectionery US of Mars
Berta de Pablos-Barbier is the President of Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, responsible for leading strategy, sales and operations in the US for the world’s largest manufacturer of chocolate, confections, gum and mints. In Berta’s current role, she oversees a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of iconic global brands that include M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, SKITTLES®, STARBURST®, ORBIT® and ALTOIDS®. Previously, Berta served as Vice President of Marketing for Mars Chocolate North America, overseeing brand management and integrated marketing strategy. Berta holds an engineering degree from Universidad Politecnica de Valencia in Spain and an MBA from Institut Francais de la Mode in France.
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About Mars: Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
Jun S. Lee
Founder & President of Nabis
Jun is a co-founder and President of NABIS, a software-enabled cannabis distributor based in Oakland and Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Computer Science. Jun is passionate about optimizing complex systems and building visually stunning products. Previously he’s worked at Facebook as a software engineer, Google Zurich and Google Korea as an intern, and 5Rocks (now acquired by Tapjoy) as a product manger.
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About Nabis: Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that distributes cannabis products to retailers.
Craig Clayton
Vice President of Information Technology of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Jeremy Cope
Executive Vice President of Logistics Operations & Strategy of Acertus
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About Acertus, Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
David R. Larson
Executive Vice President of Business Development & Sales Partner of Acertus
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About Acertus, JMN Logistics & Transportation: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Melissa Trautman
Vice President of Marketing Strategy & Integration of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Bob Brinson
Vice President of Finance of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Youri Bebic
Vice President Global Software business Development of Diebold Nixdorf
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About Diebold Nixdorf: Diebold Nixdorf is dedicated to driving connected commerce and consumer centric solutions.
Tyler Raugh
Co-Founder & President of Booster
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About Booster: Booster is energy delivered, integrated logistics, and society’s solution for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
Vidya Subramanian
Vice President – Emerging Technologies of Roambee
An energetic leader and results driven executive with over 15 years of solution delivery experience, Vidya Subramanian is the Vice President of Products and Co-founder of Roambee. He is responsible for product strategy, product delivery, and product management with a singular focus on product-market fit. Prior to Roambee, Vidya was Co-Founder and VP Professional Services at KeyTone Technologies Inc, a RFID technology company focused on providing a technology enabled service for real time asset monitoring through an enterprise scale sensor based platform. KeyTone was successfully acquired by Global Asset Tracking UK Ltd. He has also held influential and leadership roles at Plexus Technologies Inc., KPMG Consulting, Unisys, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Vidya holds a Masters in Computer Science from Temple University and dual Bachelors degrees in Computer Science and Economics from Calvin College, Michigan.
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About Roambee: Better Supply Chain Visibility & Intelligence
Lisa Catania
Co-Founder and Vice President, Client Operations of OneRail
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About OneRail: OneRail is a fulfillment SaaS platform that offers final mile delivery services for enterprise shippers.
Cameron Scott
Executive Vice President-Operations of Union Pacific Corporation
Cameron Scott was named executive vice president-Operations in February 2014. In this position he is responsible for train operations throughout 23 western states. He is in charge of all transportation services, including management and maintenance of locomotives, rail cars, tracks, train dispatching and crew calling. In 2012, Scott was named vice president-Network Planning and Operations (NPO), responsible for directing the railroad’s service design and evaluation, transportation planning, network and capital planning, network development and joint facilities activities. Prior to his appointment to NPO, he held the position of regional vice president–Western Region. Scott joined the railroad in 1990 as a management trainee in Operating, and subsequently held many positions including Superintendent of the Utah, North Platte and Kansas City Service Units. Scott graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and has an MBA from the University of Texas. He also completed the Executive Management Program at Stanford University.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Eric L. Butler
Executive Vice President-Marketing & Sales of Union Pacific Corporation
Eric Butler was named executive vice president-Marketing and Sales in March 2012. In this position, he is responsible for Union Pacific’s six major business units: agriculture, automobiles, chemicals, energy, industrial products and intermodal. Collectively, the business units account for nearly $20 billion in annual revenue. He also oversees the railroad’s National Customer Service Center. Previously, Butler had been vice president and general manager-Industrial Products, a position he had held since April 2005, after serving two years as vice president and general manager-Automotive. Since joining the railroad in 1986, Butler has held a number of positions including vice president-Supply, vice president-Planning and Analysis, and director-Corporate Compensation. Butler graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1981 and an MSIA in 1986, both from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Mike Rock
Vice President-External Relations of Union Pacific Corporation
Mike Rock was appointed vice president–External Relations in 2007. He operates out of the Washington, D.C., office of Union Pacific Corporation and its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad. In this position, Rock is responsible for issues dealing with transportation and the railroad. This includes economic and safety regulation, passenger rail and Amtrak, security, labor, and state and local transportation projects involving the railroad. From 1998 to 2006, he served as assistant vice president-External Relations, and from 1992 to 1998, Rock served as the director of Washington Affairs for Transportation. Prior to taking that position, he worked at Union Pacific’s hazardous waste management subsidiary, USPCI, as its director of State Relations in Houston, Texas. In 1989, under Secretary Sam Skinner, Rock served as deputy director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Before joining DOT, he was Minority Professional Staff on the Surface Transportation Subcommittee of the U.S. House Public Works and Transportation Committee. He was also the legislative director for Congressman Bud Shuster (R-PA). Rock holds a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Lynden Tennison
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Union Pacific Corporation
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Lance M Fritz
President & Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Corporation
President & COO at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph E. O’Connor, Jr.
Vice President-Labor Relations of Union Pacific Corporation
Joseph E. O’Connor, Jr. was named vice president-Labor Relations in February 2014. Previously, he had served as vice president-Purchasing. In his position, O’Connor is responsible for the negotiation and administration of all collective bargaining agreements for Union Pacific’s 44,000 unionized employees. The bargaining agreements, negotiated with 15 unions representing Union Pacific employees, comprehensively govern such subjects as wages, work rules and health and welfare benefits. He also represents Union Pacific on the five-member National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The NCCC negotiates major contracts on an industrywide basis for most Class 1s and many smaller railroads. O’Connor started his career with Union Pacific in 1987, and has held a number of positions including controller, vice president-Bulk Products, and vice president-Planning and Analysis. O’Connor received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Notre Dame and an MSIA from Carnegie Mellon University.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Scott D. Moore
Senior Vice President-Corporate Relations of Union Pacific Corporation
Scott D. Moore is senior vice president, Corporate Relations for Union Pacific. He has companywide responsibility for internal and external communications, public affairs, media relations, brand management and advertising. Moore serves as president of the Union Pacific Foundation. Moore previously served as vice president – Public Affairs for Union Pacific’s nine-state western region. His responsibilities included state government relations, public partnerships, port affairs, community relations, and philanthropic programs across the nine-state region. Prior to that, he was assistant vice president and general manager – public partnerships. Moore joined Union Pacific as director – government affairs in 2000. Prior to joining the railroad, Moore twice was elected Nebraska’s secretary of state, following eight years as a state senator from Nebraska’s 24th legislative district. His political career began when we he was elected to Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature in 1986.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Mary S Jones
Vice President and Treasurer of Union Pacific Corporation
Vice President and Treasurer at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Diane K Duren
Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Union Pacific Corporation
Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Lynn Kelley
Senior Vice President-Supply Chain & Continuous Improvement of Union Pacific Corporation
Lynn Kelley is senior vice president–Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement at Union Pacific Railroad. In this role, Kelley is responsible for sourcing, logistics, warehouse operations, fuel sourcing, fuel infrastructure, and industrial engineering/continuous improvement. She reports to the Chairman and CEO and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and Operating Committee. Prior to joining Union Pacific in 2011, Kelley was employed at Textron where she held the position of Vice President, Operational Excellence. She was responsible for Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain, Procurement and Corporate Six Sigma/Quality Councils across all business units, which include Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter. During her Textron career, Kelley had several international assignments, where she was based in France and South Africa, and was responsible for activities at facilities located in Australia, Switzerland, France, Germany and South Africa. Kelley was previously a professor, department chair, and director of the Master’s Degree in Quality and Operations Management at Madonna University, School of Business, in Livonia, Mich. She also served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Doctors Hospital in Detroit. Kelley holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University, an M.B.A. from Michigan State University, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Detroit-Mercy. She has published books in the fields of statistics and operational excellence.
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Tim Crawford
President of Tenstreet
In 2006, Tim Crawford co-founded Tenstreet, a fast paced, SaaS technology company providing software solutions for the transportation industry. He now serves as the president. Tim is a native Tulsan and attended the University of Tulsa.
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About Tenstreet: Tenstreet is a web-based provider of driver recruiting software and workflow solutions for the trucking and transportation industry.
Bryan Riddle
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Operations of Tenstreet
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About Tenstreet: Tenstreet is a web-based provider of driver recruiting software and workflow solutions for the trucking and transportation industry.
Isaac Buahnik
Senior Vice President, Business Operations and Growth of Bringg
Isaac has spent over a decade building the Sales and Business Operations teams at fast-growing startups including SimilarWeb, Yotpo and Wix. Currently, he leads Bringg’s operational growth to serve fortune 500 customers in various industries worldwide. Isaac holds an MBA from the Israel Institute of Technology, and a B.Sc degree in Mechanical Engineering and Finance from NYU.
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About Bringg: Bringg is a data-led delivery and fulfillment platform that offers last-mile delivery solutions for retailers and logistics providers.
Carlos Valderrama
Senior Vice President & Global Customer Success of LLamasoft
Carlos Valderrama is the Vice President of Customer Success at LLamasoft, managing the Customer Success team which helps customers define and successfully execute their supply chain design strategy using LLamasoft tools. Carlos’ career helping companies define their strategic planning and supply chain design strategies in the Americas spans over 12 years and includes acting as an advisor for major businesses in Latin America markets and supporting growth strategy for new businesses development in the region. Previous to his current role, Carlos spent five years successfully developing and managing the Latin America business as LLamasoft’s Managing Director for Latin America. Carlos received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Los Andes University in Colombia, and a MS in Operations Research from Georgia Tech.
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About LLamasoft: LLamasoft is a supply-chain planning company that elevates lives and organizations through the science of smarter decision-making.
Madhav Durbha
Group Vice President of LLamasoft
Dr. Madhav Durbha is the Group Vice President of Industry Strategy at LLamasoft, where his team helps customers solve various supply chain challenges. Prior to his role at LLamasoft, Dr. Durbha held positions at Kinaxis, JDA Software and i2 Technologies, Inc. With more than 20 years in the supply chain industry, Dr. Durbha has broad experience in strategy & process consulting, supply chain software, program management, software application development & deployment, machine learning and data science. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras.
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About LLamasoft: LLamasoft is a supply-chain planning company that elevates lives and organizations through the science of smarter decision-making.
Spencer Barkoff
President of Relay Payments
Spencer Barkoff is the President at Relay Payments
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About Relay Payments: Relay Payments is an end-to-end payment network providing a new payment option for the logistics industry.
Zhanna Golodryga
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Administrative Officer of Phillips 66
Zhanna Golodryga is SVP of services and CIO for Hess Corporation, a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Golodryga, who joined the company in 2012, leads the IT and services function. In 2014, Golodryga was promoted to her current role, which added responsibility for managing the company’s service organizations, including global supply chain, global business transformation program and global office services. She is also responsible for information management, enterprise architecture, infrastructure and cybersecurity across the business. Golodryga has worked for more than 30 years in information technology, 28 of which were in the oil and gas industry. Before joining Hess, she served 11 years as VP and CIO at BHP Billiton Petroleum.
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About Phillips 66: Energy manufacturing and logistics company
Don Patrick
President, Cardinal Contractors – East Construction Services of Primoris Services Corporation
Mr. Patrick has been promoted to President of Cardinal Contractors, Inc. of Primoris as of November 30, 2015, prior to accepting this position Mr. Patrick served as President of Cardinal Mechanical since joining the Primoris family in December of 2005; he will continue to serve in this capacity as well as President of Cardinal Contractors, Inc. Prior to joining Primoris, Mr. Patrick served as Program Director of the District Energy Division of TEPSCO for 9 years and has been associated with Petrochem Construction since March of 1975 with Brown and Root (5 years) and Belmont Constructors, Inc. (18 years) in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas.
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About Primoris Services Corporation: Primoris, through various subsidiaries, has grown to become one of the largest construction service enterprises in the United States
John Perisich
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Primoris Services Corporation
John Perisich has been senior vice president and general counsel of Primoris since February 2006. Prior to that, he served as vice president, general counsel and Secretary of Primoris. Mr. Perisich joined ARB in 1995. Prior to joining Primoris, Mr. Perisich practiced law at Klein, Wegis, a full service law firm based in Bakersfield, California. He received a B.A. degree from UCLA in 1987, and a J.D. from the University of Santa Clara in 1991.
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About Primoris Services Corporation: Primoris, through various subsidiaries, has grown to become one of the largest construction service enterprises in the United States
Rick Rahim
President, CEO, Founder of BusinessVentures.com
Career Entrepreneur, Helicopter Pilot, Airplane Pilot, Search and Rescue Pilot, Scuba Diver, Husband, Father
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About BusinessVentures.com: Creating equity and positive cashflow
Akmann Van-Mary
Co-Founder, President of Fleeting
CoFounder President at Fleeting | Founder and CEO at RoadSync | Founder CEO at Track Logistics Group. Founder CEO at Dimanche Chic
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About Fleeting: Fleeting is a digital network of freight and trucks open to over 3.5M drivers across America.
Michael D. Johnson
President and CEO of ELITE Transit Solutions
Michael Johnson, founder and CEO of Elite Transit Solutions, is a nationally recognized trailblazer in the supply chain industry. Since starting ELITE in 2013, his relentless drive to change the freight management industry, along with his passion for customer service, has led to the company’s hyper-growth which has taken the logistics world by storm. This has resulted in numerous awards that recognize both the company’s remarkable success, as well as Michael’s individual accomplishments. In early 2018 Mr. Johnson opened a new office in downtown Pittsburgh that is set to be the launching pad for ELITE’s next great chapter of success. Michael’s path to becoming a bona fide leader in the freight management industry goes back to his days at his alma mater, Auburn University. There he studied supply chain management in one of the nation’s most acclaimed SCM programs. Coming full circle, Michael was recently honored by Auburn as the 2018 Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Following his days at Auburn, Michael practiced his trade at CEVA Logistics where he spearheaded a supply chain startup for one of the largest blood product suppliers in North America. This success led him to take on a massive segment of Microsoft’s supply chain at CEVA. Soon, Michael saw the need for new leadership within the supply chain industry as a whole; and from that, Elite Transit Solutions was founded. Michael’s vision for ELITE has been very clear since day 1 – the freight management industry is antiquated, still relying on generations-old processes and technology to transport the groceries we eat and the products we buy. It has been wildly inefficient. The answer to this challenge is at the core of ELITE’s mission: to bring the freight management industry into the 21st century through the innovative use of technology that will minimize error and free humans working in the supply chain to manage customer relationships and tackle the nuanced challenges that a computer is incapable of. Having won many awards since founding the company, the most important accomplishment to Michael is that ELITE has set the new standard for customer service and on-time delivery rates in the industry. While the awards are a reminder of the hard work and many achievements of the company, knowing that ELITE is making a difference with its customers, doing it better than any other freight management company in the industry, is the biggest prize of all.
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About ELITE Transit Solutions: ELITE Transit Solutions is a logistics and freight management service provider for the commercial transportation industry.
Michael Gaither
Executive Vice President & General Counsel of American Tire Distributors
Mike Gaither is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of American Tire Distributors, Inc., and has served in that role since May 1999. He joined the Company in 1991 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Before joining the Company, Gaither provided legal services in private practice in Catawba County, North Carolina. He has been intimately involved in the Company’s evolution from a regional family-owned company to a nationwide enterprise focused on distribution and value-added services for independent tire dealers, helping the Company move through an intense period of acquisition, reorganization and re-emergence. Gaither earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Gaither and his family make their home in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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About American Tire Distributors: American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires, wheels, service equipment, and shop supplies to the replacement tire market.
Ariette van Strien
President of Marken
Ariette van Strien, Chief Commercial Officer, is Marken’s voice of the customer having spent 25 years in the clinical research industry spanning sales, marketing, business development and global operational and project management roles. Prior to joining Marken, Ariette held senior executive roles of increasing responsibility for CROs managing clinical trials from Phase I to IV. Her responsibilities over the last ten years have been to lead global teams in building strategic relationships with Pharma companies. Having worked extensively on the Central Lab and Clinical side, Ariette brings a unique perspective of this portion of the supply chain to her position. This experience makes it possible for Marken to compete effectively in every link of the clinical trial supply chain from manufacturing to diagnostics and develop optimized supply chain and protocol design solutions for its customers. Ariette has a Diploma as a National Public Relation Consultant, a Superior French Language degree from the International College of Cannes, France and also a Baccalaureate of Modern Languages and Biological Sciences.
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About Marken: Marken provides patient-centric supply chain organization in the life sciences industry.
Christopher McClincy
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Expeditors International
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About Expeditors International: Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, they employ over 13,000 trained
Bradley Powell
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Expeditors International
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About Expeditors International: Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, they employ over 13,000 trained
Jeffrey Musser
President, Chief Executive Officer of Expeditors International
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About Expeditors International: Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, they employ over 13,000 trained
G.R. Jerry Cardillo
President & Chief Executive Officer of Contanda Terminals
Mr. G.R. “Jerry” Cardillo joined Contanda Terminals LLC in April 2016 as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Jerry has been in the energy industry serving in a variety of capacities with Chevron U.S.A., Koch Industries and Enterprise Products since 1981. Jerry’s responsibilities have included serving as a Group Sr. VP for Enterprise Products overseeing an extensive array of Petrochemical assets and scheduling of 16 marine terminals, extensive pipeline scheduling and overall corporate storage optimization. He has also served as President of Enterprise Marine and Enterprise Trucking and oversaw a 2,000 rail car optimization team during his tenure at Enterprise. His extensive track record in growing and successfully expanding businesses in terminals, marine, rail and truck transportation logistics and petrochemicals compliments the future direction of Contanda. Jerry has a BS in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point N.Y. and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana Lafayette).
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About Contanda Terminals: Contanda Terminals is a premier provider of storage and logistics services to owners of bulk liquid products.
Jason Totah
President & Chief Executive Officer of Global Transportation Services
Jason has been with GLOBAL since 1990. During his time here, Jason held many different roles at GLOBAL, from Seattle Branch Manager to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He has broad operating experience in domestic and international transportation and logistics. Prior to GLOBAL, he worked in international logistics for Amoco Petroleum, and was stationed in various locations around the world. He graduated from Oregon State in 1983 with a degree in agriculture engineering. Jason lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Anne, daughter Katy, and their dog Rocky. Jason’s enjoys travel, good food, and golf.
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About Global Transportation Services: Global Transportation Services is an international air and ocean freight forwarder and licensed customs house broker with world wide.
Jeannie Sargent
Vice President of Training & Compliance of Global Transportation Services
Jeannie joined GLOBAL in 1997 and since then has held numerous positions within the organization, from Customs Brokerage Clerk to Surface Transportation Manager and Director of Training & Development. Jeannie graduated in 1991 from University of Washington with a BA in Political Science with special emphasis on foreign affairs. She enjoys travelling, but is always happy to come home to her longtime boyfriend, her adorable kitty Bruce, and her garden.
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About Global Transportation Services: Global Transportation Services is an international air and ocean freight forwarder and licensed customs house broker with world wide.
Ben L. Paz
Vice President of Finance & Administration of Global Transportation Services
Ben joined GLOBAL in 2007 as Controller. Prior to GLOBAL, he held various accounting and finance positions of increasing responsibility with domestic and international transportation companies: MV Transportation, Integres Global Logistics, Ceva International, Circle International and Harper Robinson. Ben graduated in 1984 from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He also attended Ateneo Law School, Philippines. Ben is a Certified Public Accountant. Ben was groomed for priesthood until he met his wife, Maryann. He loves golf and just hanging out with his children, Benny and Angel.
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About Global Transportation Services: Global Transportation Services is an international air and ocean freight forwarder and licensed customs house broker with world wide.
Ben L. Paz
Vice President of Finance & Administration of Global Transportation Services
Ben joined GLOBAL in 2007 as Controller. Prior to GLOBAL, he held various accounting and finance positions of increasing responsibility with domestic and international transportation companies: MV Transportation, Integres Global Logistics, Ceva International, Circle International and Harper Robinson. Ben graduated in 1984 from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He also attended Ateneo Law School, Philippines. Ben is a Certified Public Accountant. Ben was groomed for priesthood until he met his wife, Maryann. He loves golf and just hanging out with his children, Benny and Angel.
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About Global Transportation Services: Global Transportation Services is an international air and ocean freight forwarder and licensed customs house broker with world wide.
Nabil Malouli
Vice President @ DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation of DHL
Nabil Malouli is a global multi-disciplinary Innovation leader combining Corporate Executive experience, Startup Advisor & Investor, Consultant & Speaker. He is VP, Global E-commerce for DHL where he leads the innovation, strategy and product development of its e-commerce solutions. Nabil was formerly VP, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation where he oversaw the development of innovative solutions to support Fortune 500 companies doing business globally. He has deep practical experience on solutions related to new technologies enabling customer centricity, digitalization, automation, big data and robotics. Nabil is passionate about innovation, e-commerce, supply chains, customer centricity and entrepreneurship and a regular speaker on the conference circuit. He also serves as an advisor to high growth start-ups, accelerators, NGOs and Universities. He holds a Master’s degree in International Trade from the International Business School of Montpellier in France
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About DHL, DHL: DHL provides international express mail services.
Brent Backes
Group Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of DCP Midstream
Brent Backes is group vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for DCP Midstream, LLC. His responsibilities include executive management of legal, regulatory, government affairs, right-of-way, environmental, health and safety, pipeline integrity, internal audit, enterprise risk management, and corporate development. Brent joined DCP in 1998. Prior to that, he was an attorney with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Green & MacRae LLP from 1993 to 1998, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters in the energy industry. He began his career in 1987 with Kelly Stansfield & O’Donnell as an associate attorney. Brent is a native of Minot, N.D. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and a juris doctorate with distinction from the University of North Dakota. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, American Bar Association, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, and American Corporate Counsel Association. Brent and his wife, Melanie, have three daughters and a son. They live in Denver.
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About DCP Midstream: A natural gas processing company.
Wouter van Kempen
Chairman, President & CEO of DCP Midstream
Wouter van Kempen is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of DCP Midstream, LLC, and chairman and chief executive officer of DCP Midstream Partners, LP. Previously, Wouter served as president and chief operating officer of DCP Midstream, leading the gathering and processing business unit and the marketing and logistics business unit, which includes NGL and gas marketing, and NGL, gas, and crude logistics. He also oversaw all the corporate functions in his role as chief operating officer, including the functions led by the general counsel, chief corporate officer, and chief financial officer.
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About DCP Midstream: A natural gas processing company.
Robert H Maisch
President & Managing Partner of Simplified Logistics
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduating with a B.S. in Management & Marketing from Jacksonville University, Bob’s career began in the early 1980’s in the Sales & Marketing training program for which is now CSX Corporation, and later was promoted to Intermodal Pricing Manager then the Director of Intermodal Marketing in five short years. In 1986, Bob started Hub City Florida Terminals as one of the original 18 partners, helping build Hub City Florida Terminals and Hub Group into the largest Intermodal Marketing Company in the world. As President and Founder, Robert helped build Hub into one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. After leaving Hub City in 1999, Bob did consultant work for various companies before helping found Simplified Logistics in 2002.
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About Simplified Logistics: Simplified Logistics is a North American provider of transportation management services.
Mahesh Veerina
President & CEO of Cloudleaf
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About Cloudleaf: ParkourSC is a logistics and supply chain company that specializes in digital transformation, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical.
Andrew Elsener
President, OWNER & Co-Founder of Spot Freight
Andrew co-founded Spot in 2009 with business partner Andy Schenck. He is primarily responsible for the oversight of all sales and customer service-related functions and setting strategic growth initiatives. Prior to Spot, Andrew managed another logistics brokerage and also taught high school biology.
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About Spot Freight: The industry leader in logistics services,
Jason Vertrees
Senior Vice President Of Technology of Overhaul
He holds Baccalaureate Degrees in Computer Science & Japanese. Jason then received his PhD from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where he studied statistical thermodynamic models of proteins. Following his Graduate studies, Jason took a joint postdoctoral position at Boston University and Dartmouth College researching applications of machine learning in structural biology. After his academic training, Jason joined DeLano Scientific to support and develop PyMOL, the popular open source based molecular visualization system. Jason joined Schrödinger in 2010.
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About Overhaul: Overhaul is a supply chain integrity technology solution, leveraging visibility to detect and correct non-compliance within supply chains.
William Naylon
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of PriceSmart
William J. Naylon has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January 2002. Naylon served as Executive Vice President – Merchandising of the Company from July 2001 until January 2002 and as Senior Vice President of the Company from March 1998 until July 2001. From September 1995 through February 1998, Naylon was Managing Director for the Company’s licensee warehouse club operation in Indonesia. Prior to joining the Company, Naylon was a General Manager for Costco and had served in various management roles for TPC.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
John Hildebrandt
Executive Vice President – Operations of PriceSmart
John D. Hildebrandt has been Executive Vice President – Operations since February 2010, having served as Executive Vice President – Central America and Trinidad Operations since March 2009. Hildebrandt served as Executive Vice President – Central America Operations from August 2003 until February 2009, served as Executive Vice President – Caribbean and Asia Operations from July 2001 until July 2003 and served as Senior Vice President of the Company from September 2000 until July 2001. Hildebrandt previously served as Vice President of the Company from September 1998 until August 2000, overseeing operations in Central America. Hildebrandt served as the Company’s Country Manager in the Philippines and Panama from August 1997 until August 1998, and as PEI’s Country Manager in the Philippines and Panama from 1996 until the Company was spun off from PEI in August 1997. Prior to joining PEI as Country Manager in 1996, Hildebrandt was a Senior Operations Manager of Costco from 1994 through 1996, and had served in various management roles for TPC since 1979.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
John Heffner
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of PriceSmart
John M. Heffner has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2004 after having served as a consultant to the Company on financial matters from September 2003 through December 2003. From February 2000 until August 2003, Heffner was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Kyocera Wireless Corp. Heffner’s previous professional experience was with Digital Equipment Corporation where he held a variety of financial management roles over a 20 year period, and more recently with QUALCOMM Incorporated, where he was a Vice President of Finance from July 1998 until February 2000.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
Frank Diaz
Executive Vice President – Distribution and Logistics of PriceSmart
Frank Diaz has been Executive Vice President of Distribution and Logistics since November of 2015 and served as Senior Vice President of Distribution and Logistics from February of 2010 after joining Pricesmart in September of 2008 as Vice President of Logistics. Prior to joining the company, Diaz worked more than 20 years in progressively responsible positions in the areas of operations, strategic planning and commercial development with top-tier logistics companies including UPS, FEDEX and CS Integrated LLC. In more recently working with DHL, Diaz was head of tranformational programs involving international tradelane development and improved customer experience. Diaz has a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Logistics Management Certification from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
Rodrigo Calvo
Executive Vice President – Real Estate of PriceSmart
Rodrigo Calvo has been Executive Vice President of Real Estate since June 2015 and served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate from February 2009 after joining PriceSmart in October 2004 as Director of Real Estate. Before coming to the company, he led Grupo Promerica’s real estate development division; previously he worked for McDonald’s Corporation’s real estate area and for CSU (now Walmart Central America) in special projects. This combined background allowed him to develop a deep understanding of the commercial real estate field along Central America and the Dominican Republic. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Costa Rica and an MBA from INCAE Business School.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
Tony Brooks
President–Less-Than-Truckload of XPO Logistics
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About XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a provider of logistics services.
Ashfaque Chowdhury
President – Supply Chain, Americas and Asia Pacific of XPO Logistics
Ashfaque Chowdhury, Ph.D., joined XPO from New Breed Logistics upon its acquisition by XPO in 2014. He now leads XPO’s supply chain business in the Americas and Asia Pacific. Dr. Chowdhury initially served as XPO’s executive vice president and chief information officer for supply chain, with responsibility for technology services and advanced solutions. Over two decades, he has implemented more than 100 logistics operations for some of the most prestigious companies in the world. Dr. Chowdhury holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India; and a master’s degree in science and a doctorate in engineering from Lehigh University.
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About XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a provider of logistics services.
Yoav Amiel
Senior Vice President of Technology of XPO Logistics
Yoav Amiel is a technology and product executive with over 20 years of experience, bringing solutions to customers, from product definition to development and global deployment. Experienced in building and leading teams in startups and in large distributed development environments.
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About XPO Logistics: XPO Logistics is a provider of logistics services.
John Baysore
President of Dematic
John Baysore joined Dematic North America as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and is responsible for comprehensive operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. John brings more than twenty years of executive experience and consistent performance success built on proven transformational strategy development and execution excellence. John’s leadership style of aligning customer, human capital and supply chain has resulted in taking the North American business from $300M to over $900M while increasing profitability. John received a Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering from Ohio State University and pursued post graduate studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri and Business at the University of Michigan and University of Chicago.
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About Dematic: Dematic is a global leader providing a comprehensive range of intelligent intralogistics and materials handling solutions.
