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This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Logistics space. If you think a VP’ 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.
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.
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.
Phillip Wu
VP of Marketing Emerging Markets of United Parcel Service
Phillip Wu is vice-president of marketing for emerging markets at UPS where he is responsible for identifying, assessing and growing market opportunities, with a concentration on Asia. Mr Wu, who was born in Taiwan and speaks Chinese, is deeply familiar with the Asia-Pacific business environment and culture. Previously, Mr Wu was vice president of marketing for UPS Asia Pacific, where he oversaw marketing strategy, advertising and public relations activities for the Asia Pacific region from Japan and Greater China, to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this assignment, Mr Wu was senior director of enterprise pricing at UPS headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, Mr Wu was named marketing director of the UPS China District, based in Shanghai, and was responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategy to improve UPS’s position in China. He was appointed marketing director of revenue management, business planning and analysis for UPS Asia Pacific and relocated to Singapore. Up until that time, Mr Wu served in various roles at UPS, including marketing manager for global e-commerce and marketing director for global revenue management. Mr Wu first became a manager in 1996 in the marketing function. He started his UPS career in an administrative role as an application programmer in 1993.
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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.
Megan Evert
SVP, Operations of Flexe
Megan Evert is the SVP of operations at FLEXE.
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About Flexe: Flexe delivers omnichannel logistics programs for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity.
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.
Frederik Roikjer
VP of Finance of Mothership
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About Mothership: We’re building the future of freight to deliver what the world needs faster
Oskar Levander
VP of Innovation for Engineering & Technology of Rolls-Royce
Oskar Levander joined Rolls-Royce in 2012 as VP Innovation, Engineering&Technology, Marine. Before this, he has worked most of his career in Wärtsilä where he held various roles, such as Director, Concept Design, Marine Lifecycle Solutions. He graduated with honours from Helsinki University of Technology in 2000, with a MSc in Naval Architecture. Oskar has been working mostly with the development of new ship designs, machinery and propulsion concepts for various ship types and emerging marine technologies. He has been deeply involved in the development of more energy efficient ships and he has been an active force in promoting the marine use of LNG. He is also driving the development of ship intelligence and the introduction of remote controlled unmanned ships. In 2011 he was included in “Lloyd’s List 2011 One Hundred Most Influencial People in the Shipping Industry”.
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About Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
Jack Reismiller
EVP Quality & Continuous Improvement of Rolls-Royce
Jack joined Rolls-Royce as Quality & Improvement Director, Turbines & Compressors, for the Indianapolis IN Business Operations in 2011 where in 2003, successfully piloted the 1st six sigma deployment strategy to address critical customer issues. Since then, he has held broader Quality & Improvement roles in the Operations, Helicopter Customer Facing Business Unit and Defence Sector business and his current Corporate HQ role as Head of Process Excellence & Business Improvement. He has professional accountability for the Master/Black/Green belts across the Group as well as developing and implementing strategies, processes, and methods to help enable the businesses to deliver their business commitments. Additionally, Jack is accountable for the Group’s Quality and Continuous Improvement information systems and key strategic programmes.
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About Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
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 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.
Jason Barton
VP, Partnerships & Global Channels of Dexterity
Jason’s experience centers on selling innovative technology solutions to both commercial and consumer markets. He recently served as COO at EnergyHub, a maker of home energy management products.He joined EnergyHub from Segway, where he was Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. Jason joined Segway from Palm, where he held progressive sales positions, ultimately leading sales for Palm’s U.S. enterprise business.Previously Jason led UK sales and marketing for Precor Inc., a manufacturer of premium fitness equipment. Jason earned a BA Honors Degree from the University of Wales.
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About Dexterity, Realtime Robotics: 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.
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.
Betty Fletcher
VP, People of Good Eggs
Betty Fletcher is the Vice President of People and Culture at Good Eggs.
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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.
Chen Tian
VP of Technology and Engineering of Inceptio Technology
Chen Tian is the VP of Technology and Engineering at Inceptio Technology.
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About Inceptio Technology: Inceptio Technology is a company that develops autonomous trucks and their logistic networks.
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.
Eric Zhao
VP of technology of JD.com
Eric Zhao is a Vice President of JD.com, leading the company’s R&D efforts in big data, search and personalized recommendations. Before joining JD.com, he worked for several leading US technology companies, including Yahoo and Nextag. At Yahoo, he oversaw the company’s search recommendation products and algorithm research. His research has been published in industry-leading academic journals, such as KDD, ACM SIGMOD, and ICDE, and he holds three U.S. patents relating to his work on the Social Interest Discovery System (SID). Eric holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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About JD.com: JD.com is an internet company and online consumer electronics retailer in China.
Dan Bebout
Founder & VP Customer Success of Convey
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About Convey: We leverage unique intelligence to transform customer delivery into a competitive advantage for the world’s largest retailers.
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.
William Byers
EVP & CFO of Navitas Midstream Partners
William A. Byers is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Navitas Midstream Partners, LLC. Byers has 14 years of energy industry investment banking experience, and he most recently served as a Managing Director with the Natural Resources Group of Barclays Capital where he spent 8 years. During this time, he provided M&A and capital raising services to public and private upstream, oilfield service and midstream companies with an emphasis on the midstream and MLP sectors. Notable transactions include the sale of Copano Energy to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, the sale of Caiman Eastern Midstream to Williams Partners, the Plains GP Holdings IPO, Targa Resources, Inc. IPO, and the El Paso Pipeline Partners IPO. Byers received an MBA and a Bachelor of Science from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Navitas Midstream Partners: Navitas Midstream Partners is a producer-focused midstream company.
Brian Reese
SVP – Engineering & Operations of Navitas Midstream Partners
Brian Reese is a co-founder of Gen Y Ignite and the owner of The Millennial Business Coach. Previously, he was the project control officer of the United States Air Force. He has also served as the founder and an advisor at [TestSoup](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/testsoup#/entity). Reese obtained his bachelor’s degree in management from the [United States Air Force Academy](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/united-states-air-force-academy#/entity) and master’s degree in business administration from [Oklahoma State University](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/oklahoma-state-university#/entity). Reese resides in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
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About Navitas Midstream Partners: Navitas Midstream Partners is a producer-focused midstream company.
Al Dekin
SVP Sales & marketing of Locus Robotics
Al Dekin Senior Vice President, Sales Al has been in the warehouse and robotics business for a long time and he has some big names on his resume. He’s spent a lot of time walking warehouses and building long-lasting fulfillment partnerships with a wide range of companies and brands. Al’s real-world experience for what’s not working and a vision for how to change that.
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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.
Laurence Wattrus
Co-Founder & SVP Hardware of Hammerhead
Laurence is a passionate mountain biker and engineer. He studied electromechanical engineering at the University of Cape Town while cycling and paddling competitively. He went on to complete his master’s degree at Brown University in 2013. Laurence is an expert navigator and seeker of innovation. From age twelve his room was covered in disassembled gadgets and bike parts. He spends time behind the camera and maintains a deep respect for nature.
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About Hammerhead: Hammerhead is building the world’s best bicycle computer.
Jon Morgan
SVP Operations of Hammerhead
Jon Morgan is the SVP Operations at Hammerhead.
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About Hammerhead: Hammerhead is building the world’s best bicycle computer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Adam Laura
VP & Director of Business Development 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.
Andreas Wendel
VP of Engineering of Kodiak Robotics
Andreas Wendel is the VP of Engineering at Kodiak Robotics, where he has built a team of world-class technologists to make autonomous long-haul trucking a reality. Previously, Andreas was part of the small team that launched the first driverless car on public roads. He worked as Perception Tech Lead at Waymo from 2013 to 2018, enabling cars to see and understand all important aspects of the environment with extremely robust and efficient machine learning algorithms, and designing Waymo’s camera systems. Andreas received a PhD from Graz University of Technology, where he was heading the Aerial Vision Group and lectured at the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision. He was a visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, and his academic research was focused on image-based 3D reconstruction, localization, and autonomous navigation for micro aerial vehicles.
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About Kodiak Robotics: Kodiak Robotics develops autonomous technology for long-haul trucking.
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
Shailesh Mangal
VP of Engineering of Roambee
Shailesh Mangal is Roambee’s Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, he is responsible for company’s technology strategy, development direction and future initiatives. Shailesh has been developing enterprise and web applications for more than 20 years. His passion spans from nurturing highly productive and nimble development teams, to steering through fast-paced ever-changing development landscapes, and maintaining code quality & performance. His main areas of interest include object-oriented design, system and cloud architectures, big data, real-time search and analytics. Shailesh holds a Masters in IT from The University of Texas and a Bachelors in Engineering from MNIT, Jaipur, India.
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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.
Patrick LaFollette
VP, Fulfillment Network of OneRail
Experienced Transportation Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Business Development, Oracle Database, Freight, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Team Building. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) focused in Operations and Project Management from Southern New Hampshire University.
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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
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
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.
Dale Reagan
Sales VP, Owner of Tenstreet
Mr. Dale Reagan is Co-founder and Sales Vice President at Tenstreet Inc.
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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.
Benjamin Flammang
VP Enterprise Sales of Bringg
VP Business Development at Bringg.
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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.
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.
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
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
Wayne Miller
VP Hardware Engineering and Manufacturing Operations of Matternet
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About Matternet: Matternet makes access to goods as frictionless and universal as access to information.
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.
Jon Haes
VP of Trade Partnerships of PCS Wireless
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About PCS Wireless: PCS Wireless, Inc. is one of the largest mobile phone distributors in North America.
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
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.
Pete Poul-Graf
VP Global Service Desk, Customer Care & Site Manager Americas of DHL
Pete Poul-Graf serves as VP of global services desk at DHL.
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About 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.
Ravi Roopreddy
VP of Software Engineering & Co-Founder of Cloudleaf
Ravi is a founder and technical leader of Cloudleaf. He has deep expertise developing enterprise applications and infrastructure on a wide variety of platforms for companies including CallidusCloud, Zaplet and Electronic Arts. Ravi enjoys the outdoors, traveling and video games.
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About Cloudleaf: ParkourSC is a logistics and supply chain company that specializes in digital transformation, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical.
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.
Robert Uno
Global CISO & VP IT Operations of PriceSmart
Robert Uno is a senior level IT Executive with Over 20 years of driving strategy, orchestrating transformations, and implementing global IT systems that enable rapid corporate growth and foster absolute responsiveness. Robert currently is the Global CISO & VP IT Operations for PriceSmart the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, which operates 41 warehouse clubs serving over 3 million cardholders. Robert is in charge of securing the global infrastructure and all IoT devices including POS systems. Before joining PriceSmart Robert founded, Triden Group (www.tridengroup.com), a pure-play security company that provides infrastructure, Cloud and Security Services. At Triden Robert’s role was to provide customers understanding and enable them to move their traditional infrastructure into cloud services in a secured environment. Prior Robert led the Enterprise Architecture group at DJO Global, a leading global provider of orthopedic devices that develops, manufacturers, and distributes surgical reconstructive implant products, as their Vice President, Enterprise Architecture. He has also held other senior level Information Technology positions for highly regulated industries. Robert earned an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University, and holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Houston.
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About PriceSmart: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean
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
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.
Jeff Moss
Executive VP & CEO Dematic International of Dematic
Jeff Moss joined the Dematic Group Leadership Team as Executive Vice President of Global Project Engineering in January 2014. Most recently, Jeff served as EVP of Mechanical Solutions & SCi (Supply Chain intelligence) for the North American region. Prior to this role, Jeff served as the SVP of Integrated Systems and performed as a consultant to Dematic North America before formally joining Dematic in June of 2010. Before joining Dematic, Jeff was the CEO for US Energia, LLC in Wixom, MI, did several consulting assignments for top CEOs in various industries, was a GM at Utica Enterprises and the President and COO of DCT, Inc. in Sterling Heights, MI. Prior to these roles, he was co-founder and president of Utilase, Inc., an advanced laser cutting & welding business and held other progressively challenging roles within the welding industry. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University and has held a number of positions with various industry and educational boards.
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About Dematic, Dematic: Dematic is a global leader providing a comprehensive range of intelligent intralogistics and materials handling solutions.
Anthony Gajadharsingh
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Company Secretary of Dematic
Anthony Gajadharsingh is EVP Corporate Development and Company Secretary, appointed in May 2013. Anthony is an ACIS qualified Chartered Secretary. He held various strategy, business development and M&A related positions at Invensys, among them SVP Corporate Development, SVP Strategy and Planning and Chief of Staff in which latter role he was responsible for group level business relationships with key partners such as China Southern Railways. Prior to Invensys Anthony led a start-up company in the UK electricity industry and commenced his career as a Company Secretary at London Electricity.
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About Dematic: Dematic is a global leader providing a comprehensive range of intelligent intralogistics and materials handling solutions.
William D. Rogers
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Tracy Bridge
Executive Vice President and President, Electric Division of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Joseph B. McGoldrick
Executive Vice President and President, Gas Division of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Kenneth M. Mercado
Senior Vice President, Electric Operations of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Sue Ortenstone
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Sue Ortenstone
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Dana OBrien
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of CenterPoint Energy
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About CenterPoint Energy: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Michael Kelley
Chief Sustainability Officer and VP External Affairs of YRC Worldwide
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About YRC Worldwide: YRC Worldwide Inc. is a provider of transportation and global logistics services.
Douglas White
Executive Vice President of NGL Water Solutions of NGL Energy Partners
Douglas White joined High Sierra Energy in 2007 as Vice President of NGL Power Marketing and currently serves as Senior Vice President of NGL Water Solutions where Douglas White oversees all Salt Water Disposal, Recycle, and Solids Processing operations in the D.J. Basin in Colorado and Permian Basin in West Texas, and Eagle Ford Basin in South Texas. Douglas White received his B.S. from Regis University 2001 and began his 18 year career in energy with Aquila Power Corporation where Douglas White served as a marketing and trading representative in electricity and natural gas markets. In 2009, Douglas White joined High Sierra Energy Water Holdings as Manager, Produced Water Services where he helped grow the water segment through several acquisitions.
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About NGL Energy Partners: We are a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership listed under the ticker symbol “NGL” on the New York Stock Exchange.
