Meet United States's 101 Top VP's in the Manufacturing Space

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This list showcases the top United States based VP’ operating in the Manufacturing 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.

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Julie Channing

VP of Marketing of Allbirds

Julie Channing is the VP of marketing at Allbirds.

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About Allbirds: Allbirds is an apparel and fashion company that specializes in manufacturing eco-friendly wool shoes.

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Pio Schunker

EVP, Global Head Brand Marketing of Samsung Electronics

Pio Schunker is a global integrated brand marketing expert, with a proven track record of unparalleled capability and craft. Schunker, known for his expertise in brand marketing and advertising, has won several distinguished international awards over the course of his career, of which have included two Cannes Marketer of the Year awards (for Coca Cola and Samsung) as well as an Emmy Award for best commercial.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Sang Ahn

Vice President and General Manager, Samsung Pay of Samsung Electronics

Sang Ahn is the VP & General Manager of Samsung Pay, Inc., responsible for driving the business and operations of Samsung’s mobile wallet in the U.S. Sang Ahn has been involved in Samsung Pay from day one by leading the investment and then strategic acquisition of a proprietary technology that became the basis for Samsung Pay’s Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). Today he leads teams in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York City working closely with Samsung divisions in the U.S. and Korea. Sang Ahn also leads the commercialization of select Samsung services in the identity management, artificial intelligence, mobile commerce, and mobile browser spaces for the U.S. market. He reports to the Global SVP of Services at Samsung Electronics. Previously Sang Ahn was the Managing Director and Head of East Coast Investments for Samsung’s Global Innovation Center (GIC). GIC builds, buys, invests, and partners with innovative startups that can make a strategic impact for Samsung. At Samsung he invested in LoopPay (payments, acquired by Samsung), Automated Insights (language processing, acquired by Vista Equity) and Wevr (software and content for virtual reality). Prior to Samsung, Sang Ahn was a Principal at Dawntreader Ventures (a $300mm venture fund based in New York) where he served as a lead investor and Board Director of companies that have been acquired by leading technology companies such as Google, EMC, VeriSign, and IAC. As an entrepreneur, Sang Ahn was the founder and President of Glenkirk Advisors (technology advisory) and Founder & CEO of AhnWalker Therapeutics (novel drug development). Sang Ahn is a current Board Director of MarketFactory, an emerging financial technology company. Sang Ahn is a husband and father of two daughters and resides in Palo Alto, CA.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

John Godfrey

Vice President of Public Policy of Samsung Electronics

John Godfrey is Vice President of Public Policy for Samsung Electronics America, a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea. Based in Washington, D.C., he represents Samsung in external relations with government and industry, focusing on communications policy and technical regulations related to digital television, wireless spectrum, health care, environment, broadband, accessibility, and other areas. An active participant in the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Godfrey is a member of the CEA Foundation’s Board of Trustees, the Video Division Board, and the Government Affairs Council, among other groups. He is also a current member and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the standards developing organization for digital television broadcasting. Prior to joining Samsung in 2006, Godfrey was vice president of government affairs for Pioneer North America; and previously, he was director of government affairs for Sony Electronics, also in Washington. Earlier, he was with the Information Technology Industry Council, a trade association of leading information technology companies; the National Research Council, the policy research arm of the National Academies of Science and Engineering; and SRI International. Godfrey has a Master of Arts degree in Telecommunications from George Washington University, a Master of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Alok Shah

VP Strategy and Business Development & Marketing of Samsung Electronics

Alok Shah is the Vice President of Strategy, BD, & Marketing for Samsung Electronics America, where he steers strategic direction, leads all aspects of corporate communications, and monitors regulatory impact for Samsung’s North American Networks division. Previously, Alok led technical marketing, including consumer messaging, market requirements, and regulatory impact, for Samsung’s US Mobile division.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Jaeyeon Jung

Corporate Vice President of Samsung Electronics

Jaeyeon Jung is a vice president for service R&D at Mobile Communications Business in Samsung Electronics. Prior to joining Samsung, she was a principal security architect at Microsoft Research (2011-2016) and a research scientist at Intel Labs Seattle (2007-2011) after a brief stint as a software architect at Mazu networks (2006-2007). She obtained her PhD from MIT in 2006. Currently, she leads various cloud service engineering efforts in Samsung including the IoT backend service.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Alan Robles

Vice President Retail Design & Development of Samsung Electronics

Over 24 years exploring the relationship between users and their surroundings, Alan’s been creating experience environments for clients and projects of every scale around the world. In his role at Gensler he explores the opportunities found at the fringes of the design practice, searching for the edges of the play space of each design opportunity. As Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and digital media have become a more significant part of the engagement and development of “place”, he’s focused his work on exploring the interplay between content and context. Developing the tools for creating stories in places with special attention to the value those stories help communicate within the experience environment.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Stefan Heuser

Vice President, Operations and Innovation – Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) of Samsung Electronics

CEO at Siemens Technology-to-Business

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Steve Liu

VP, R&D; Chief-Scientist; Co-Director of Samsung Electronics

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About ACM, IEEE, IEEE, IEEE, McGill University, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Samsung Electronics, TandemLaunch: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Bill Lee

Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Electronics Retail Operations of Samsung Electronics

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Drew Blackard

Vice President, Mobile Product Management of Samsung Electronics

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Jack Ahn

Vice President of Samsung Electronics

Samsung DeX is another notable accomplishment of the dedicated technical minds at Samsung. They’ve tirelessly pursued creating new possibilities for technologies to help users break preconceived notions of what they can and cannot do or how they are “supposed” to use their devices. Jack truly appreciates being part of Samsung DeX. Prior to joining Samsung, Jack focused on delivering mobile and mobility solutions to enterprise customers. At Samsung, Jack is responsible for Knox and Knox related services along with Samsung DeX, Email, Samsung Focus, and Smart Key services. Jack enjoys problem solving with engineers from all walks of life.

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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.

Chuck Stevens

Executive Vice President and CFO of General Motors

Chuck Stevens was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Motors effective Jan. 15, 2014. Stevens is responsible for leading the company’s financial and accounting operations on a global basis. Stevens was previously CFO of GM North America since January 2010. He led GM’s financial operations for U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing, GM Canada, GM de Mexico, North America Manufacturing, Customer Care and Aftersales, and OnStar. He was also interim CFO of GM South America from December 2011 to January 2013.

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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.

Tony Cervone

Senior Vice President, Global Communications of General Motors

Tony Cervone was named senior vice president, Global Communications, in May 2014. As GM’s top communications executive, he is responsible for the company’s overall global communications strategy. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and a senior advisor to CEO Mary Barra. Prior to his current position, Cervone served since 2011 as executive vice president of Group Communications for Volkswagen Group of America in Herndon, Va., where he revamped the company’s communications activities for its VW and Audi brands. From 2009 to 2011, Cervone was senior vice president and chief communications officer for United Airlines in Chicago, where he helped manage the company’s eventual merger with Continental Airlines. From 1999 to 2009, Cervone worked at GM in several senior communications positions of increasing responsibility. From 1999 to 2000, Cervone was executive director of Corporate Communications, responsible for media relations, issues management and labor and employee communications. From 2001 to 2003, he served as executive director of Executive and Financial Communications; from 2003 to 2006, vice president of GM Europe Communications; from 2006 to 2007, vice president of GM North America Communications; and from 2007 to 2009, vice president of Global Communications Strategy and Operations. In 2000, Cervone served for a short period as vice president of Chrysler Group Communications for DaimlerChrysler AG in Auburn Hills, Mich. From 1985 to 1999, Cervone worked at Chrysler Corp. – which became DaimlerChrysler AG – in virtually every aspect of auto industry communications, from product and technology to supplier and crisis communications. He managed pre- and post-merger communications related to the merger of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz. Cervone has a bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts from Central Michigan University where he majored in Journalism, with Business Administration and Advertising minors. He completed the General Motors Senior Executive Program in 2003. Cervone is a member of the Arthur Page Society, the Public Relations Society of America and The Seminar. He is a board member of Detroit Public Television (DPTV), The LaGrant Foundation and serves on the Advisory Council for the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston. He is a former trustee of The Institute for Public Relations, and former board member of the Automotive Press Association and the Ad Council. Cervone was also named one of the 2014 Automotive News All-Stars.

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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.

Haroon Mokhtarzada

VP Digital Products of Cimpress

Haroon Mokhtarzada, together with two of his brothers founded Freewebs in 2001. In 2006 Haroon raised $12m in capital for Freewebs (later renamed to [Webs]. In 2007, he co-Founded [SGN], the Social Gaming Network, and spun it out as a separate company after raising $15m in venture capital. SGN was acquired by [Mindjolt] in 2010. Webs was acquired by Vistaprint in 2011 for $117.5 million. Haroon is now VP of Digital Products at Vistaprint and is an active angel investor and advisor.

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About Cimpress, The Aspen Institute, Truebill: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Trynka Shineman

EVP & President, Vistaprint BU of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Don Nelson

EVP, Chief Operating Officer of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Sean Quinn

SVP, Chief Financial Officer of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Jim Cutler

SVP, Chief Talent Officer of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Jim Cutler

SVP, Chief Talent Officer of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Lawrence Gold

SVP, Chief Legal Officer of Cimpress

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About Cimpress: Cimpress is a developer of software and manufacturing capabilities that transform traditional markets in order to make customized products.

Neeraj Sahejpal

Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategy of Energous Corporation

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About Energous Corporation: Energous Corporation is the creator of WattUp, charging technology for electronic devices.

Suresh Venkatarayalu

Vice President & Chief Technology Officer – Safety & Productivity Solutions of Honeywell

Suresh Venkatarayalu is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Safety & Productivity Solutions (SPS). Suresh is responsible for driving New Product Introduction, Innovation, Technology Roadmaps, Mid-segment Offerings, Internet of Things, and fueling Breakthrough Initiatives. Most recently, he was VP & Chief Technology Officer, Automation & Control Solutions (ACS) leading global technology and engineering organization fueling growth & innovation. Prior to leading technology agenda for ACS, Suresh was President, Honeywell Technology Solutions (HTS), leading more than 50% of Honeywell’s global technology design centers across India, China, and Czech Republic. Suresh has 23 years of technology & IT leadership experience, beginning his career in the aerospace industry with India’s Aeronautical Development Agency. At Honeywell, he contributed to number of avionics products & platforms in Aerospace; strategically applied his business and technical expertise across businesses turning IT into a transformational growth driver; managed technology development and engineering driving and impacting Honeywell businesses and their customers globally He received Honeywell’s 2009 Senior Leadership Award and the 2011 Aerospace Leadership Award for his outstanding and exceptional contributions to the organization. A graduate in Computer Science Engineering from Bharathidasan University (India), he has completed his post-graduation in General Management from IIM (Indian Institute of Management), Kozhikode (India).

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About Honeywell, Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.

Rhonda Germany

Corporate Vice President, Chief Strategy andMarketing Officer of Honeywell

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About Booz Allen Hamilton, Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.

Matthew Bohne

Vice President, Chief Product Security Officer of Honeywell

Matthew Bohne is the VP & Chief Product Security Officer at Honeywell Buildings responsible for leading the product cyber security program and strategy for the company. He leads a global talented team of security professionals focused on enhancing security in the company’s products. Matthew has over 15+ years’ experience developing and leading product cyber programs & teams in the Buildings, Consumer, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Industrial and Pharma sectors.

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About Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.

Brandon Pearce

Vice President of Avionics and Integrated Software of Relativity Space

Brandon Pearce is the Vice President of Avionics and Integrated Software at Relativity Space.

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About Relativity Space: Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.

Matthew Hollifield

Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer of Lowe’s

Matt Hollifield was promoted to senior vice president and chief accounting officer in 2005, after serving as vice president of corporate accounts payable since joining Lowe’s in 2002. Hollifield’s responsibilities include oversight of all corporate accounting, product accounting, inventory control, trades payable, expense payable and general accounting functions. He has more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting and previously served as chief financial officer of Century Furniture Industries. Hollifield has a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University, an MBA from Duke University and is a certified public accountant.

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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.

Kathy Higgins

VP IT Business Management of Lowe’s

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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.

Mick Koster

Vice President and General Manager of Lowe’s Iris of Lowe’s

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About Lowe’s: Lowe’s provides the skills you need to manage your home, and offer the best customer services.

Yoram Cedar

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of SanDisk

Yoram Cedar has served as executive vice president and chief technology officer since October 2010. Previously, he served as executive vice president of OEM and corporate engineering, and prior to that, as senior vice president of engineering and emerging market business development. Cedar began his career at SanDisk in May 1998 when he joined the company as vice president of systems engineering. He has more than 30 years of experience in design and engineering management of electronic systems as well as product definition, marketing and development of systems and embedded flash-based semiconductors. Before joining SanDisk, he was vice president of new business development at Waferscale Integration, Inc. Cedar earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer architecture from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

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About Omega Point, SanDisk: SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.

Atsuyoshi Koike

Senior Vice President of SanDisk

Atsuyoshi Koike is senior vice president of technology and fab operations and president of SanDisk (Japan) Limited, the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan. He joined SanDisk in August 2006 from Renesas Technology where he was a corporate chief engineer. Prior to that, Koike was president and chief executive officer of Trecenti Techologies, Inc. He also held various management positions at Hitachi Ltd. including general manager of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Center. Koike earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in material science from Waseda University, Japan and his doctorate in electrical engineering from Tohoku University, Japan.

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About SanDisk: SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.

Milo Azarmsa

Senior Vice President, Finance of SanDisk

Milo Azarmsa has served as senior vice president of finance since February 2008. He joined SanDisk in June 2005 as vice president of operations finance. Previously, Azarmsa was vice president of finance and controller for worldwide sales at Palm, Inc. Prior to that, he held financial and business development positions at Verifone, Pacific Telesis and VoiceCom Systems. Azarmsa earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Abadan Institute of Technology and his master’s degree in business administration from the School of Business and Economics at California State University, Hayward.

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About SanDisk: SanDisk designs, develops, manufactures, and markets data storage solutions in the United States and internationally.

Ricardo Arias-Nath

SVP / Business Strategy and Transformation. Chief of Staff. of PepsiCo

Ricardo is the SVP Business Strategy and Transformation and Chief of Staff for PepsiCo Latin America. Prior to his current role, he held positions in General Management, Strategy, Marketing, Business Development and M&A for the Company. Prior to PepsiCo he served as CEO and Co-Founder of Tokenzone – a pioneer in NFTs, virtual property and loyalty programs. He has held general management and consulting roles at The Procter & Gamble Company, Zyman Group and Prophet Brand Strategy.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Grace Puma Whiteford

Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo

Grace Puma is the Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer of PepsiCo.In its global portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo has 22 different brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. With net revenues of over $63 billion, PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. In 2015, Grace was appointed Chief Supply Officer with expanded responsibilities where she leads a Global Supply Team comprise of: Global Logistics, Global Procurement, and PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours. In her current role as CSO, she has strategic leadership accountabilities for 11 concentrate manufacturing operations, $30B of purchase spend and ~3600 worldwide employees. Her scope of responsibility includes driving: enterprise supply chain strategy; productivity; commodity risk management; plant health /safety; product quality and supply service to the PepsiCo’s businesses. Since Grace joined PepsiCo in 2010, she transitioned procurement from a decentralized, market-based function to a centralized global procurement entity. Grace created new organizational model to ensure globally connected, locally wired work processes with 1,100+ employees and a $30B spend scope on raw commodities, direct/indirect materials, and agency & media. Grace is a seasoned executive experienced at transforming decentralized organizations into globally connected, locally wired business functions that drive performance. She is well regarded as a strategist and change agent who finds best-possible business solutions to business challenges. Grace is recognized as a top female and Hispanic leader role model across complex and decentralized global business environments. She is highly valued for her ability to find innovative solutions, build strong business relationships and develop talent. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Grace worked for United Airlines where she served as senior vice president, chief procurement officer and led the transformation to a global strategic sourcing function with an enterprise-wide scope. Grace and her team delivered significant savings across the value chain, while effectively handling risk management during the jet fuel crises in 2008. Before joining United, Grace led key areas of global procurement at Kraft Foods, including raw materials, packaging, indirect materials, transportation, logistics, and services. She also worked in strategic procurement at Motorola and Gillette. Grace holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Illinois Benedictine University. She previously served as a board member for Steppenwolf Theatre, the Institute for Supply Managers and board member for the Marietta Corporation. In 2013, Grace was recognized as the #4 CPO out of 5,000 global CPOs across all industries by ExecRank. In 2016, she was recognized as the “Executive of the Year” by Latina Style magazine.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Shakti Jauhar

Vice President, Global HR Operations and Shared Services of PepsiCo

Shakti Jauhar is a global leader and data-driven executive recognized for his operational expertise in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Known as a transformational leader, he has a track record of setting clear strategies, driven by rigorous analytics and insights. Shakti leverages technology innovation across geographies to optimize processes, which deliver technical competencies, reduce costs and simultaneously increase efficiencies.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

John Phillips

SVP Customer Supply Chain & Go-To-Market of PepsiCo

John is Senior Vice President, Customer Supply Chain and Go-to-Market for PepsiCo, Inc. He has been with PepsiCo for over 30 years and has worked in a number of different sales and field operations roles since joining the company as a route salesperson with Frito-Lay. Prior to his current role, John was Vice President of Customer Delivery Systems for Frito-Lay North America where he led the development and implementation of new DSD delivery systems and the development of the next generation of frontline handheld computers for the DSD sales force. In his current role, John is responsible for working with PepsiCo’s largest customers on supply chain and collaboration initiatives to drive both effectiveness and efficiency across the shared supply chains. His team also leads PepsiCo’s internal network strategy design. John is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Smart Label, Industry Affairs, and Logistics Committees. He is active in The Consumer Goods Forum as a member of the E2E Value Chain Committee and the Supply Chain & Digital share groups. John is a member of the Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Executive Board, He is also a member of the GS1 Data Excellence Board and the Western Michigan University Food & CPG Marketing Advisory Board. Before joining PepsiCo, John spent ten years in retail store operations with Jewel Food Stores in Chicago and was also a Territory Sales Representative for Procter & Gamble. John attended Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Food Distribution and also holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Mark Risis

VP Strategy & Global Data Ecosystem of PepsiCo

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Deborah Rosado Shaw

Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo

Deborah Rosado Shaw is senior vice president, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Deborah, who assumed this role in July 2014, provides leadership in guiding PepsiCo’s global Diversity and Engagement (D&E) strategy to bring together diverse strengths, backgrounds and perspectives to achieve the company’s strategic business imperatives, advance its Performance with Purpose goals and drive innovation. Building on PepsiCo’s deep legacy in D&E, she helps PepsiCo ensure that D&E is ingrained in PepsiCo, and expands pathways for developing global, multicultural thinkers, doers and innovators. Deborah was a member of PepsiCo’s Ethnic Advisory Board for 12 years, whereby she played a critical role in establishing a strategic platform that helped PepsiCo elevate its prominence as one of the most diverse companies working with minority business owners

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Ciara Dilley

Vice President Transform Brands & Portfolio Innovation,FLNA of PepsiCo

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Christine Daugherty

VP Global Sustainable Agriculture & Responsible Sourcing of PepsiCo

Christine Daugherty, VP Sustainable Agriculture; drives PepsiCo’s short-term approach and long-term strategic direction for their sustainable agriculture agenda, including delivery against relevant PepsiCo Performance with Purpose 2025 goals. She is focused on external relationships, managing research and internally aligning execution across various departments including R&D, Global Procurement, and Operations. Prior to PepsiCo, Christine worked at Tyson Foods, where she held various roles, most recently Vice President of Sustainable Food Production. Her responsibilities included natural resource conservation programs, responsible sourcing and farm animal well-being, as well as leading the company’s sustainability programs across multiple platforms. Christine holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, a Post-doctoral in Plant Gene Regulation from the University of Florida, a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Louisiana State University, as well as an MS degree in Plant Pathology from Iowa State University.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Esperanza Teasdale

Vice President/General Manager of PepsiCo

Esperanza Teasdale leads shopper marketing for national customers and sets “opt-in” strategy and plans to multiply key customer growth. She has an extensive history at PepsiCo, beginning as brand manager in 2003. She has demonstrated excellence in a range of roles, most recently as senior director of shopper marketing for small format where her team won three vendor awards at 7-Eleven. She is a graduate of Rutgers University’s College of Engineering and the University of Connecticut.

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Adam Harter

Senior Vice President – Media, Sports & Entertainment of PepsiCo

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Tim Carey

Vice President of PepsiCo

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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.

Bob Barron

Senior Vice President of Sales, GameTime of GameTime

Bob Barron is a senior-level sales and marketing professional with more than 23 years of experience managing dynamic sales teams. His experience includes working with industry leaders and Fortune 100 companies to develop global distribution networks. Bob is currently responsible for managing all domestic and international sales activities for GameTime and is also part of the PlayCore operating committee. He is an active member of several industry organizations and is a strong advocate for building better communities through play..

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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.

Bill Cox

Vice President of Finance, GameTime of GameTime

Bill is experienced in operational reporting and control for multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. As a member of GameTime’s senior management team, he is responsible for all financial activities and achievement of GameTime’s strategic goals.

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About GameTime: GameTime is a leading commercial playground equipment manufacturer, located in Alabama.

Kathy Waller

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company

Waller has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company since 2014. Waller joined Coca-Cola in 1987 as a senior accountant and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility during her career, including Vice President, Finance and Controller. She is a director of Monster Beverage Corporation and Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.

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About The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide.

Ivan Pollard

VP Global Connections of The Coca-Cola Company

SVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer at General Mills.

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About General Mills, The Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide.

Frederiek Toney

Vice President and President, Global Ford Customer Service Division of Ford Motor

Mr. Frederiek Toney serves as Vice President of Ford Motor Co., and serves as President of its Global Ford Customer Service Division. Mr. Toney served as Vice President of Ford Customer Service Division at Ford Motor Co., since September 1, 2009 and served as its Corporate Officer. Mr. Toney joined Ford in 2000 after a career at Caterpillar and Honda. He served as Director, North American logistics, FCSD; director, North American operations, Material Planning and Logistics; and Director, global parts supply and logistics, FCSD. He served as Executive Director, Material Planning and Logistics since November 2005.

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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.

Ken Washington

Vice President, Research & Advanced Engineering & CTO of Ford Motor

Dr. Ken Washington is Vice President of Research and Advanced Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company, effective June 1, 2017. In this role, Washington will continue to lead Ford’s worldwide research organization, overseeing the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy and plans, and playing a key role in the company’s expansion into emerging mobility opportunities. He reports to Jim Farley, president, New Businesses, Technology & Strategy, Ford Motor Company. Prior to joining Ford, he was vice president of the Advanced Technology Center at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. In this role, Washington was responsible for leading a team of scientists and engineers in performing research and development in space science and related R&D. Previously, he served as Lockheed Martin Corporation’s first chief privacy officer, a role in which he built the company’s privacy program, set the privacy strategy direction and established a team of privacy professionals to execute the strategy. Washington also previously served as the vice president and chief technology officer for the Lockheed Martin internal IT organization, where he was responsible for shaping the future of the corporation’s information technology enterprise. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in February 2007, Washington served as chief information officer for Sandia National Laboratories, where he also previously served in a variety of technical, management, and program leadership positions. He has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a fellow of the MIT Seminar XXI program on International Relations.

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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.

Kendall Pond

VP, Business Development of Dassault Systemes

Kendall Pond joined Dassault Systemes as VP, Business Development in 2003.

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About Dassault Systemes: Dassault Systemes provides project lifecycle management solutions that enable businesses to create and share experiences in 3D.

Jeff Bornstein

Senior VP & CFO of General Electric

Jeff Bornstein is Senior VP & CFO at General Electric.

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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.

Jeff Bornstein

Senior VP & CFO of General Electric

Jeff Bornstein is Senior VP & CFO at General Electric.

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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.

Mark Johnson

VP Global Sales of Bosch

Mark Johnson is Vice President of Sales at Robert Bosch GmBH.

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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.

Charlie Ackerman

Senior Vice President Human Resources of Bosch

Charlie Ackerman is a senior vice president of Human Resources, North America, for Bosch in July 2009. In this assignment, Ackerman focuses on preparing, shaping and managing the people strategies to achieve Bosch North America’s growth plans. Ackerman is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Since joining Bosch in 1995, Ackerman has held a number of assignments in the human resources function, including leadership positions in Charleston, South Carolina, and Stuttgart, Germany. His most recent position, beginning in 2005, was as vice president of human resources, North America for Bosch’s powertrain business. Prior to joining Bosch, Ackerman held human resources and manufacturing positions with Asten Inc. and International Paper. Ackerman serves on Bosch’s global Human Resources Council and is a board member of Bosch in Canada. Ackerman earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University.

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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.

Eric Chaniot

Chief Digital Officer & Senior Vice President of Michelin

Eric Chaniot is a dynamic and seasoned innovator, who has been in the technology business for over 20 years. He began his career at Apple Inc. in the mid 90’s, and was responsible for the first wireless notebook. He then left to build on his expertise at another technology power player, Hewlett-Packard Company, where he created many products and product lines and ran businesses in networking, personal computing, software and printing. With many successful product lines, he helped generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the company. After Eric left HP, he created an Internet start-up in Europe called Internet Word of Mouth, iWoM. The premise of this start-up was to make Internet ratings and reviews more reliable, by using proprietary technology. After growing his entrepreneurial expertise and learning how to develop and run a start-up company, he moved to the United States and created Tire Intelligence, a data and software start-up. This company enabled tire manufacturers, tire distributors and tire dealers to manage their businesses more efficiently and to drastically improve their presence on the Internet.

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About Michelin: Michelin is a tire company dedicated to sustainably improve the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing.

Eric Frantz

Vice President Operations, Home & Personal Care North America of CCL Industries

Eric Frantz is a Vice President Operations, Home & Personal Care North America at CCL Industries.

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About Aerobal, CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Mark McClendon

Vice President and General Counsel of CCL Industries

Mark McClendon joined CCL as General Counsel USA in 2013 from Avery Dennison Corporation, where he was Group Counsel and NA Corporate Ethics Officer, with worldwide compliance, environmental and litigation responsibilities, since 2007. Prior to that, McClendon was with BASF and its affiliates from 1998 to 2007. McClendon earned a J.D. from Marquette University and is a member of the Wisconsin and Ohio State Bar Associations. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Corporation Counsel Association for North East Ohio since 2006, including as President from 2011 to 2012, and on the Board of Governors for the Ohio State Bar Association – Litigation Section since 2007. McClendon was promoted to his current position in 2014 and is now responsible for all legal matters globally for the Company.

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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Bill Goldsmith

Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA of CCL Industries

Bill Goldsmith is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Design USA at CCL Industries.

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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Andy Iseli

Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube of CCL Industries

Andy Iseli is a Vice President and General Manager, CCL Tube at CCL Industries.

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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Allison Phillips

Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media of CCL Industries

Allison Phillips is a Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media at CCL Industries.

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About Avery Dennison, CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Al Green

Vice President of Technology Development of CCL Industries

Al Green is a Vice President of Technology Development at CCL Industries.

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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.

Dave Hemker

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Corporate Technology Development. of Lam Research

Corporate Technology Development David Hemker is senior vice president and chief technology officer at Lam Research, where he is responsible for long-range research and technology development. Prior to joining the company in 1998, Dr. Hemker was vice president of Technology for PMT/Trikon, where he managed research and development, technology, and engineering. He also spent five years in various technology roles at Applied Materials. He has spent the past 25 years in the semiconductor equipment industry focusing on advanced technology development, holds more than 35 patents, and has authored numerous technical publications and presentations in the areas of semiconductor processing and thin-film applications.

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About Lam Research: Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.

David Fried

Vice President Computational Products of Lam Research

David M. Fried, is Vice President Computational Products of Coventor, where he is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and implementation of its SEMulator3D virtual fabrication 3D process modeling solution. He leads the execution of technology strategy for technology platforms, partnerships, and external relationships. His expertise touches upon such areas as Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI), FinFETs, memory scaling, strained silicon, and process variability. Fried is a well-respected technologist in the semiconductor industry, with 56 patents to his credit and notable 14-year career with IBM, where he was involved in successive process generations from 65-nanometer and lower. His most recent position was 22nm Chief Technologist for IBM’s Systems and Technology Group. He has Masters and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

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About Lam Research: Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.

Kaihan Ashtiani

Corporate Vice President & General Manager of Lam Research

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About Lam Research: Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.

Jason Shields

Vice President Advanced Equipment & Process Control of Lam Research

Jason Shields is a Vice President of Equipment Intelligence at Lam Research, where he oversees company strategy across all product lines for this important area within the company. Prior to joining Lam in 2015, he was Vice President of Integrated Metrology at Nanometrics. Earlier, he served as Vice President of Brion Fab Products at ASML and held various technical marketing and program manager positions at KLA-Tencor. He began his career working in the areas of process, process integration, and yield enhancement at semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices. Mr. Shields earned an MBA from Santa Clara University and a B.S. degree in physics from Texas A&M University.

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About Lam Research: Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry.

James Ludwig

VP of Global Design + Engineering. Executive Officer of Steelcase

James Ludwig joined Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University as Adjunct Professor in 2021.

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About Segal Design Institute, Steelcase: Steelcase is the global company that manufactures furniture, interior architecture, and technology products and services.

Robert Krestakos

VP Global Operations of Steelcase

Bob Krestakos is vice president, Global Operations at Steelcase Inc. The global leader in the office furniture industry. Named to this role in March 2015, Bob is responsible for Supply Chain, which includes Order Fulfillment, Procurement, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Distribution, at all locations around the globe. Previously, Bob was vice president, Americas Operations, a role he held alongside his previous role of vice president, Information Technology (2013-2015). During this time, he focused on introducing new technologies into the manufacturing arena. As of January 2015, Bob was focused solely on Operations. Previously, Bob was vice president, Information Technology (2007-15). Prior to that, he was vice president, Global Technology Infrastructure (2005-07), where he co-led global IT services, with responsibility for systems, networks and associated technical services for all of Steelcase.

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About Steelcase: Steelcase is the global company that manufactures furniture, interior architecture, and technology products and services.

Allan Smith

Vice President, Global Marketing of Steelcase

Allan Smith is vice president, global marketing for Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry.

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About Steelcase: Steelcase is the global company that manufactures furniture, interior architecture, and technology products and services.

David Sylvester

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Steelcase

Dave Sylvester is senior vice president, chief financial officer for Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry. Named to this role in April 2011, Dave expanded on his previous role as vice president, chief financial officer (2006-2011) and also took responsibility for global facilities and real estate and Steelcase aviation. In November 2013, Dave also added information technology to his reporting structure. In March 2014, our global business centers were added to his responsibilities. Previously, Dave was vice president, operations finance (March 2005-October 2006), responsible for operations finance in North America and internationally. He also worked closely with the supply chain organization on product and process placement decisions and on implementing supply chain strategy around the world.

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About Steelcase: Steelcase is the global company that manufactures furniture, interior architecture, and technology products and services.

Eddy Schmitt

Senior Vice President of Steelcase

Eddy Schmitt is senior vice president, Americas for Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry. Appointed to this role in February 2011, Eddy is responsible for sales and channel activities in North America and Latin America. Eddy is also responsible for our global client collaboration teams and applied research and consulting teams in EMEA and APAC. Previously, Eddy was vice president, France for Steelcase (2006-2011), where he was responsible for all sales and channel activities in France.

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About Steelcase: Steelcase is the global company that manufactures furniture, interior architecture, and technology products and services.

Louis Raymond

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of The Manitowoc Company

Louis F. Raymond, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary since 2016. Louis Raymond joined Manitowoc in 2004 as Senior Litigation Counsel and most recently served as its Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining Manitowoc, Louis Raymond was a shareholder in the law firm of Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, practicing there since 1991.

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About The Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.

Richard Caron

Senior Vice President, Innovation of The Manitowoc Company

Richard N. Caron was promoted to Senior Vice President Innovation of Manitowoc Foodservice in 2015. Previously, he served as EVP Global Marketing and Innovation for Manitowoc Foodservice and as Manitowoc Foodservice’s Chief Technology Officer, a position that he has held since 2005 as a former Enodis employee. Under his leadership, Mr. Caron was instrumental in the development and success of the Education and Technology Center. He has also led a variety of new product development initiatives, which have helped distinguish the company as a technology leader in the foodservice industry. Prior to Manitowoc/Enodis, Mr. Caron served as Chief Executive Officer for the Moseley Corporation in Franklin, Massachusetts. Other key professional experience included serving as president and chief executive officer of TurboChef, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Before TurboChef, Mr. Caron was managing director of the consumer products practice at Arthur D. Little (ADL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During his 19-year affiliation with ADL, Mr. Caron led many consulting assignments involving technology, strategy, and product development. In addition, Mr. Caron holds several patents in the foodservice industry, including automated frying and rapid cooking systems. Mr. Caron is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering Practice.

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About The Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.

Thomas Musial

Senior Vice President Human Resources & Administration of The Manitowoc Company

Thomas G. Musial, Senior Vice President – Human Resources and Administration since 2000. Previously served as Manitowoc’s Vice President of Human Resources and Administration (1995); Manager of Human Resources (1987); and Personnel/Industrial Relations Specialist (1976).

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About The Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.

Karen Folwell

VP of Human Experience of Local Motors

Karen Folwell is the Vice President of Human Experience at Local Motors.

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About Local Motors: Local Motors is an American motor vehicle company that creates and delivers safe and accessible mobility solutions for local communities.

Jamie Bonini

Vice President, TSSC of Toyota Motor

James “Jamie” Bonini is vice president of TSSC at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), located near Cincinnati in Erlanger, Kentucky. TEMA supports Toyota’s engineering and manufacturing operations in North America. TSSC is a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with TEMA which shares Toyota Production System (TPS) know-how with North American organizations that have a true desire to learn and adopt TPS; as a way to strengthen their production system. Bonini began his career with Toyota in 2002, as assistant general manager for TSSC, responsible for planning and leading shop floor improvement activities. He later joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky’s powertrain group as assistant general manager responsible for V6 and four cylinder engines as well as axle production, quality and safety.

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About Toyota Motor: Toyota is an automotive company that manufactures and markets vehicles to over 170 countries and regions.

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.

Andrew Cowell

Senior Vice President of Power Management of Intersil

Andrew Cowell is Senior Vice President of Intersil’s Mobile Power Products. Mr. Cowell joined Intersil from Micrel Semiconductor in 2011, where he served for four years as Vice President of Analog Marketing. Prior to this, Mr. Cowell served as the head of Micrel’s Strategic Applications division with responsibility for new product definition for power products. He also served in the role of Marketing and Applications Manager for the power product line. Prior to joining Micrel, Mr. Cowell worked for Siliconix Semiconductor where he held a variety of technical positions throughout the world. Mr. Cowell began his career as a design engineer at Advanced Power Supplies. Mr. Cowell holds a First Class Honors degree in Electronics from Middlesex University in the UK.

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About Intersil, Renesas Electronics Corporation: Intersil Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs).

Vern Kelley

Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Intersil

Vern Kelley is Intersil’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Kelley joined Intersil in February 2003 from National Semiconductor where he was Vice President of Human Resources for the product divisions. In his 19-year tenure at National, Mr. Kelley held a variety of leadership positions within human resources and oversaw HR activities associated with National’s acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture activities. His HR management experience includes development and implementation of performance management, success sharing, productivity improvement, and training and development programs. Before joining National in 1983, Mr. Kelley was a division employee relations manager for Allstate Insurance Company. Mr. Kelley earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Pacific. He is a recipient of the 2007 HR Symposium “HR Excellence” Award. He also served on the Board of Directors of the United Way Silicon Valley from 2005 to 2008.

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About Intersil: Intersil Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs).

Jordan Savage

Co-Founder & VP, Creative of Grove Collaborative

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About Grove Collaborative: Grove creates and curates high-performing, planet-first home and personal care products and is the leader in zero-plastic CPG.

Patrick Jermain

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plexus Corporation

Patrick Jermain is our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Patrick joined Plexus in 2010 as Corporate Controller and progressed quickly to our Treasurer and Vice President of Finance. He was promoted to his current role in May 2014 and is responsible for finance, tax and treasury functions and maintaining internal controls, external reporting, and investor relations. Prior to joining Plexus, Patrick was the Corporate Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer at Appleton Papers Inc., currently known as Appvion, Inc. Mr. Jermain also held the positions of Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Secretary while at Appleton Papers. Prior to Appleton Papers, Mr. Jermain served as Vice President – Finance and Corporate Controller at Banta Corporation, acquired by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, and was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Patrick earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wake Forest University, and is a certified public accountant.

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About Plexus Corporation: Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.

Ralph Santana

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Harman International Industries

Ralph Santana is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Ralph has responsibility for 197 employees across four business units and drives all aspects of HARMAN’s worldwide marketing strategy. This includes brand stewardship, artist relations, event sponsorship, market research and product innovation for all HARMAN product and technology brands including AKG®, harman/kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®. Under Ralph’s leadership, HARMAN has built the most powerful audio brand portfolio in the industry, achieving an increase in HARMAN’s car audio backlog to $7.5 billion and reaching an unprecedented 41 percent share of car audio around the world. HARMAN has also won more than 200 design and innovation awards over the last several years and ranked number one in portable audio in Europe. Notably, e-commerce under Ralph’s leadership has grown by eight times since the start of his tenure, and driven HARMAN’s flagship brands to their highest levels of awareness, search and equity. Ralph reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. Ralph received his bachelor’s in English literature from Dartmouth College, and his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.

John Stacey

Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer of Harman International Industries

John Stacey is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. John is responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources function globally, including people continuity and development, target setting, employee relations, compensation, benefit management and recruitment. He reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. Previously, John served in various senior human resources positions with global alcoholic beverage company Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) from 1990 to 2008. Prior to joining HARMAN, his most recent position was vice president of People for InBev North America. John also held the role of vice president of People for InBev Eastern Europe. John started his career with Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. as manager of Human Resources and served as regional director Human Resources for Labatt, Atlantic Canada. In June of 2000, John relocated to the United States to assume the role of vice president of Human Resources for Labatt USA. John earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John is also a member of the CHRO Roundtable, an exclusive group made up of senior human resources professionals throughout the U.S.

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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.

Darrin Shewchuk

Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications of Harman International Industries

Darrin Shewchuk is Head of Connected Car Communications at HARMAN. In this role, he leads the global communications strategies for the $3B business unit. Darrin Shewchuk holds overall responsibility for developing and directing the execution of strategies, policies and programs to strengthen Harman’s stakeholder awareness on connected car initiatives. Specific responsibilities include media relations, executive thought leadership, government relations and issues management. Prior to his current role, Darrin Shewchuk was the Director of Media and Analyst Relations at Harman’s software subsidiary, QNX Software Systems. In this role, he was responsible for implementing corporate strategies to manage the company’s image with global stakeholders, including customers, investors, staff, and the general public. Specific responsibilities included public affairs and media relations, Internet strategies, brand management and corporate positioning, and speakers programs. In addition to his tenure at Harman, Darrin Shewchuk brings an additional thirteen years of professional experience in progressively senior communications management roles. He was employed for six years by Telesat, a broadcast satellite services company and later with Stentor, a Canadian telecommunications company. He began his career with PBS at the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour in New York. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University in Canada and the Executive Program in Leadership from the Yale School of Management.

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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.

Sandy Rowland

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Harman International Industries

Sandy Rowland is executive vice president and chief financial officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Sandy is responsible for all aspects of the Finance function and serves as the principal contact to outside auditors, KPMG LLP. Sandy reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. With more than 20 years of experience in financial management, Sandy joined HARMAN in October 2012 to lead investor relations. In 2013, she added corporate development to her responsibilities, which included strategy and mergers and acquisitions. On January 1, 2015, she became CFO. Prior to joining HARMAN, Sandy was a vice president in the Corporate Finance group at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:KODK). Also at Kodak, Sandy held assignments of increasing responsibility including controller of the consumer segment, director of corporate financial planning and analysis, assistant treasurer, director of investor relations and chief financial officer of the commercial segment. Sandy was also a manager in the Audit and Business Advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she worked primarily with technology companies. Sandy received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business from Lafayette College. She also holds an MBA from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon School of Business.

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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.

Alessandro Parimbelli

Executive Vice President, CEO, Enterprise and Infrastructure of Jabil

Alessandro Parimbelli was named Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise & Infrastructure on October 2, 2014. Mr. Parimbelli joined Jabil in 1998 as a Test Engineering Manager. At Jabil, Mr. Parimbelli served in business management positions in Boise, Idaho and Paris, France before being promoted to Vice President, Global Business Units in September 2006. From 2010 through 2012 Parimbelli was Senior Vice President, Global Business Units, responsible for Jabil’s High Velocity business. Prior to joining Jabil. Mr. Parimbelli held various engineering positions within Hewlett-Packard, Italy and other software engineering companies. He holds an MBA from Colorado State University and a Software Engineering degree from Politecnico of Milan, Italy.

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