Speaker Biographical Information
February 23-25, 2015
(Alphabetical order by last name)
WILLIAM AHLBORN
President, Kleen Test Corporation
Vice Chair, F4SS Board of Directors, Panelist
William (Bill) Ahlborn, President of Kleen Test Products Corporation, has 30 years of
progressively responsible experience in the manufacturing industry, spanning over
four continents. Before joining Kleen Test Products in 2001, he proudly served in the
U.S. Navy. In addition, he held senior-level positions at both Colgate Palmolive and
Reckitt Benckiser.
He is the Vice Chair and an active member of the Board of Directors for the
Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS). With a strong knowledge of the industry
and passion for sustainability and continuous improvement, Bill believes the most
important responsibility of management is to provide for the safety and welfare of
their employees. This is exhibited through the core values of Kleen Test Products
being safety, quality, and customer service. Safety is a prominent aspect of the
culture which is evident through high safety expectations and employee engagement.
Bill Ahlborn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern
California. In his personal time, he is an avid motorcyclist and enjoys fishing.
JEREMY ANDERSON
Founder, Fifty Gazelles
Speaker
Jeremy founded Fifty Gazelles to help clients act on more good ideas.
He is an experienced innovator and entrepreneur. Prior to Fifty Gazelles, he grew
two successful innovation, brand strategy, and design agencies with clients that
include Weetabix NA, Nestle, and Mars.
At Fifty Gazelles, Jeremy leads the creative teams responsible for uncovering and
shaping external innovation opportunities. He also ensures that partner actions live
up to a brand’s strategy.
Jeremy regularly travels to Asia, Europe and South America in search of new ideas.
Always seeking to go faster, he’s a nationally competitive triathlete who has
represented Gatorade in races around the world.
SCOTT BERGLUND
Sr. Manager, Quality and Regulatory Operations, External Supply Chain, General Mills
F4SS Quality Driven Results Initiative Team (QDR) Leader
Scott Berglund is the Sr. Quality Manager of External Supply Chain for General
Mills. Scott has been with General Mills since 1997, holding several quality
engineering and leadership positions supporting internal and external
manufacturing across all businesses and product platforms. Scott began his
career in the meat industry working for Oscar Mayer and Sara Lee for 10 years
prior to joining General Mills. Scott holds a B.S. in Food Science from the
University of Wisconsin.
KEITH BONE
Director of External Supply Chain, General Mills
F4SS Board of Directors
Headshot/Bio to Come
BRENDA BRENNER
Vice President of Global Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain, Kellogg Company
F4SS Board of Directors
Brenda Brenner is currently the Vice President of Global Contract
Manufacturing Supply Chain at Kellogg’s. She is a member of the Kellogg
Global Supply Chain Leadership team, the Global Procurement Leadership team
and a member of the Global Supply Chain council for global platforms.
Brenda joined Kellogg in 1985 as a co-op in Quality in the Battle Creek Plant
and moved into a full time position upon graduation from college. Brenda
spent the first 8 years of her career in the manufacturing plant in various roles
including industrial engineering, plant supervision, and raw materials and
production planning. In 1992 she moved into a corporate role in Customer
Logistics and Services. She has spent her career in various roles across the
Supply Chain including Logistics Manager in the Augusta Bakery, Supply Chain
Business Partner in MF and Snacks, Procurement, Logistics Innovation and Contract Manufacturing.
Brenda’s global role today includes developing strategic partnerships that enable the growth across our
portfolio of products and innovation. Her team drives for execution through application of global standards
and best practices while developing a safe and reliable external network globally.
In addition to her role in Kellogg, Brenda is an industry member of GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association)
and The Foundation for Strategic Sourcing, an industry group focused on standardization and growth in the
Contract Manufacturing industry.
She has a degree in Food Science and is an MBA graduate from Western Michigan University. Brenda has
actively supported Michigan State University, Purdue, and other industry groups in piloting Supply Chain
development programs and in benchmarking the Contract Manufacturing industry.
KELLY LEWIS BREZOCZKY
CEO & Founder, Butterfly Health, Inc.
Speaker
Kelly Lewis Brezoczky is the CEO and Founder of Butterfly Health, Inc., a dynamic
company with a big mission, dedicated to addressing an unmet mature health need
for tens of millions of people over 40 called accidental bowel leakage (ABL). She is a
consumer health innovator and advocate who has co-authored two peer-reviewed
papers on mature women’s health – published in the International Journal of
Clinical Practice. She has also started a non-profit foundation to address the unmet
health and wellness needs of mature adults.
Kelly is a consumer health champion and believes Butterfly is on the cusp of the
next big wave in consumer products innovation: providing wellness solutions to
boomers as they seek to feel well and live well in their next thirty years of life.
Kelly drew on her over twenty years of consumer health insight and innovation experience in creating
Butterfly. She also tapped into her roots at Procter & Gamble when she invited two former P&G colleagues,
Karl and Elizabeth Ronn, to join her and her husband, Thomas, as co-founders. Together the team’s past
experience includes launching giant global market brands such as Always, Oil of Olay, Swiffer, Febreze and Mr.
Clean Magic Eraser.
In just two years, Butterfly has grown from hand making product prototypes in a garage to nationally
launching Butterfly Body Liners for both women and men on the shelves of Target and Walmart and on
Walmart.com. Kelly and her team are on track to meet a big unmet consumer health need with a product that
truly makes a difference and will be a break out new brand in the personal hygiene space.
LINCOLN DAVIS
Founder, Fifty Gazelles
Speaker
Linc founded Fifty Gazelles to build on the external innovation program he
pioneered at General Mills.
Working with external partners, marketing, innovation, R&D, and quality control,
Linc launched over 200 new products in 20 categories through his innovative new
business and licensing programs. Those programs generate more than $800
million in external branded sales and millions in free cash flow for General Mills.
At Fifty Gazelles, Linc leads commercialization activity working with marketers and
innovators to bring ideas to market quickly and to source and vet new partners.
Linc also helps clients enhance their own external innovation programs.
Linc is a Co-Founder of Good Works, an initiative that leverages Fortune 500
marketing talent to advance the effectiveness of community non-profit organizations.
ERIC FRENCH
Category Leader, Amazon Grocery
Speaker
Eric French is the Category Leader for Amazon Grocery, a role he has held since
2014. In this role, Eric has general management responsibility for all functions of
Amazon’s non-perishable grocery business and ownership of the full P&L. Eric joined
Amazon in 2005 and prior to becoming Category Leader of Grocery, he held a
number of divisional finance roles including three years as CFO of Amazon’s
Consumables business. While running finance for Consumables, Eric was
responsible for the Health and Personal Care, Grocery and Gourmet, Beauty, and
Baby stores on Amazon.com, along with sites such as Diapers.com and Soap.com
through Quidsi, a subsidiary Amazon. He also had finance responsibility for a variety
of programs at Amazon, including Subscribe-and-Save, Amazon Mom, Prime Pantry,
and Amazon’s online grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh. Prior to Amazon, Eric
worked at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Prestige Brands. Eric has an MBA from Harvard Business
School.
JOSH GHAIM, Ph.D.
CTO, Consumer, Johnson & Johnson
Keynote Speaker
Josh Ghaim, Ph.D. is the Chief Technology Officer, Johnson & Johnson Family of
Consumer Companies. In this role, he is responsible for global research,
development and engineering organization for the consumer group. Josh is a
member of the Consumer Group Operating Committee and the Johnson &
Johnson Research & Development Management Committee.
Prior to this role, Josh held the position of Global Head Franchise R&D Consumer
Group, with responsibilities for Franchise R&D Strategy, Product Development,
Technology Platforms, Scientific & Professional Affairs and Consumer Science
globally. Since joining J&J in 2006, Josh has held various positions of increasing
responsibilities, including Vice President Global Consumer Healthcare (CHC) and Nutritionals R&D, Vice
President Skin Care EMEA R&D and Vice President Global Oral Care R&D. Throughout his Johnson & Johnson
career, Josh has made significant contributions to numerous global product launches as well as led
development of major growth platforms across franchises.
Josh’s global background includes leadership experiences at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, leading OTC
Technology Platforms, and at Colgate-Palmolive leading Global Categories including Body Care and Oral Care
Emerging Market R&D. Josh has lived and held positions in North America, Asia. Europe, Middle East and
Africa, focusing on both regional and global initiatives.
Josh received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Bachelor’s
Degree in Chemistry from Indiana University. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed publications in
leading scientific journals and several book chapters. Josh also holds over 15 patents in the consumer
products categories.
CHRISTOPHER GOLINSKI
Trade Customization Contract Account Manager, Johnson & Johnson
F4SS Networking and Benchmarking Team (TNBT) Leader
Responsibilities include Managing display suppliers, Value Creation, display design
and governance process, and SAP Master Data.
In addition to the promotional display area, Chris has worked in transportation,
customer logistics, and procurement. He has worked at Pfizer, Metropolitan
Logistics Services, FedEx and UPS
Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Virginia and an
M.B.A from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
JEFFREY S. GUILLEBEAU
Sr. Director, New Business Development and Retail, RockTenn Merchandising Displays
F4SS Networking and Benchmarking Team (TNBT) Leader
Jeff completed 25 years last month in the Display and Promotional Supply Chain
industries. In 1992, he was hired as the first display salesperson to help build the
eventual CorrFlex Display and Packaging; Jeff was part owner when Sonoco
purchased CorrFlex in 2004.
He’s worked, in sales and new business, primarily focused on creative, in-store
merchandising for many of the major CPG’s, including: L’Oreal, P&G, US Smokeless,
AOL, Beiersdorf, Campbell Soup, Nestle, Incomm, Coca-Cola and General Mills,
among others. Before joining Rocktenn in 2010, Jeff spent five years with Crescent,
a great 3PL Contract Packaging and Logistics company, where he gained a broader
perspective on the full, promotional supply cycle with a focus on waste removal,
cost reduction and improving productivity.
He’s been an active member of F4SS, since its inception in February of 2007. Jeff, who is awesome, CoChaired the Sustainability Initiative Team (SIT) and worked on the CSOP team in the early years. He’s
typically the second to last one to sleep each night at F4SS strategy session’s (after Duncan), which is why the
board selected him to co-chair this new initiative team!
Jeff splits his living arrangement between his home in Charlotte NC, many of the nation’s airports, and now as
onsite lead at Coca-Cola, in Atlanta. He has a BA in Journalism/Communications from The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his spare time he taxis around two teenagers (Olivia 15 and Evan 14), coaches
youth sports and runs a men’s bootcamp workout in Freedom Park every Saturday morning for the last eight
plus years.
DAVID HEMPSON
SVP Business Development, Marietta
F4SS Integrated Replenishment (IR) Team Leader
David Hempson has worked at Marietta since 1981. Dave left his original profession
as a high school science teacher in Skaneateles, NY to take on the challenges
associated with the growth of a young but upcoming business, Marietta Packaging
Corporation, as their Director of Quality Assurance. In 1986, Dave took on
operational responsibility becoming Chief Operations Officer. In 2006, Dave took a
new direction as Marietta’s SVP of Business Development.
Dave has always been an participant in the Cortland Community serving in such
diverse roles as softball coach, Chair of the Publicity Committee for the Cortland
County Chamber of Commerce, member of the Advisory Board of SUNY Cortland’s
Center for Lifelong Learning, Board Member on the SUNY Cortland Foundation and
Chairman of the Cortland Memorial Hospital Board, just to name a few.
Dave’s wife Karen is an adjunct professor at SUNY Cortland. His daughter Natalie is a
graduate of Hobart & William Smith College and a law graduate from Syracuse University. She currently is an
associate at the Syracuse law firm of Bond Schoeneck & King. His daughter Julie is a Graduate of Ithaca
College and is an American History teacher at Moravia Central School, pursuing her Masters at Syracuse
University.
TOM KENT
Director, Global Procurement, Kimberly-Clark
F4SS Trust & Collaboration Initiative Team (TAC) Leader
Tom Kent is a Director in Kimberly-Clark’s Global Procurement Organization. In this
position, Tom creates and executes category strategies for K-C’s global use of
external manufacturing, third party distribution services, and transportation. In
addition, Tom leads the Global Procurement innovation program, seeking new
ways to partner with the supply base in the development and implementation of
new material, service, and product innovations. Tom is based in Neenah, WI, and
has extended team members throughout the globe.
Tom began his career with Kimberly-Clark 21 years ago. His past experiences have
been focused in a variety of supply chain roles including customer service,
production planning, product supply, and product and technology development.
He has supported K-C’s Professional, Family Care, and Personal Care business units, as well as several Staff
functions. He has a degree in management from Purdue University.
Tom and his wife Valerie live in Appleton, WI and have three boys, Alex (21), Travis (18), and Jack (16).
DANIELLA LEVITT
President, Daniella Levitt Enterprises, LLC and Ovation Global Strategies, LLC
Speaker
Daniella Levitt’s passion is empowering transformational change. Twenty-six years
in South Africa, eighteen years in the States – it’s been an incredible journey. Her
corporate path includes Anderson Consulting, Deloitte, and Aon as a Senior Vice
President. Her entrepreneurial path includes founding two ongoing successful
companies: Ovation Global Strategies and Daniella Levitt Enterprises. In January
Daniella launched gen-xyb™ High Tea – a unique and innovative eleven month
leadership development program to which companies send cross-generational pairs
of women. Daniella uses her expertise to help organizations navigate through
complex transformation initiatives, many spurred by changes in the regulatory
landscape; and to develop and retain their multi-generations of talent and foster
cross-generational collaboration as both a strategic imperative and asset. Daniella
is a Board member of Access Community Health Network and the Chicago
Sinfonietta. In off-hours Daniella can be found teaching group cycle classes and
wielding her Jungshin™ sword, encouraging participants to challenge themselves, to go somewhere they
haven’t been before. For both organizations and individuals, Daniella is clearly all about change.
DAVE MATALONIS
Director of Operations, Power Packaging
F4SS Continuous Improvement Network (CIN) Team Leader
Bio to come.
GARY J. MOFFAT
Vice President, C-Care Company
Treasurer, F4SS Board of Directors, Panelist
Gary retired from P&G after a 35-year-career, most recently with 14 years in
external manufacturing.
Gary is currently the Vice President at CAG USA Inc. CAG USA is the parent
company for C-Care Company, a contract manufacturer based in Baltimore MD.
C-Care; Tubex, producer of aluminum cans, tubes and plastic tubes; and Stoltzle
Oberglas produces crystal and glassware.
Gary was the former F4SS Board of Director Chair, currently serves as Treasurer
of the F4SS Board of Directors.
SCOTT NEIDHOLD
Vice President, Global Business Development, Rock-Tenn Company
F4SS Board of Directors, Panelist
Scott Neidhold is currently Vice President Global Business Development at the
RockTenn Company where he manages the interface with RockTenn
Merchandising Displays' global partner, STI Group. This relationship focuses on
providing global in-store merchandising services and contract packaging to
multi-national retailers and consumer product companies. Mr. Neidhold retired
from the Procter & Gamble Company in August 2009 after a 24 year career in
Purchases and Supply Chain Management. Mr. Neidhold held executive
positions guiding P&G's sourcing strategy for raw and packaging materials,
contract manufacturing, capital equipment, and marketing programs and
services. Prior to joining P&G Mr. Neidhold served on active duty as a US Naval
Officer and Naval Aviator. He is a retired CAPT, US Navy, Reserve, having served in key leadership and
command positions throughout his career. Mr. Neidhold received a BS in Economics from the United States
Naval Academy and an MBA in Finance from the Williams College of Business at Xavier University
JOHN NEWTON
Executive Consultant, head of Learning and Development, State of Flux
Trust and Collaboration Initiative Team Breakout Speaker
John Newton is an Executive Consultant and Head of Learning and Development
at State of Flux, based in London UK.
John holds a Master’s degree in Education. He is a Fellow of the Learning and
Performance Institute and is a qualified performance coach. He has over 25
years’ experience in adult education and development in both public sector and
multinational commercial settings.
John is responsible for leading the design and development of the State of Flux
training portfolio and has led the development of the supplier relationship
management (SRM) curriculum. His experience in consulting and delivering
SRM training spans a wide range of clients in the financial services, oil and gas,
IT, telecommunications and utilities sectors.
Prior to joining State of Flux, John was the Global Sales Learning Director at NCR Corporation where he
managed organizational learning and development for the global sales force, implemented the training
strategy for product engineering and implemented competency modeling and workforce readiness programs
for Professional Services and Product Management functions.
RYAN OLOHAN
Industry Director, Healthcare, Google, Inc.
Speaker
As the Industry Director for Healthcare at Google, Ryan Olohan leads the teams
responsible for developing and managing Google's relationships with
pharmaceutical and consumer health companies. Ryan's teams partner with the
largest healthcare advertisers in the world to build their brands though utilizing
Google's vast search, display, mobile, online video, and other platforms. As head
of the Healthcare industry, Ryan is responsible for driving the teams' strategy,
industry and consumer insights, operational excellence, and thought leadership.
Before Healthcare, Ryan spent the majority of his over six years at Google
overseeing the CPG industry as the Head of Consumer Packaged Goods. Outside
of his day job, Ryan is a frequent speaker at industry events and is on the
Advisory Board for the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Prior to joining Google, Ryan was a VP at The Bank of New York Mellon, the Director of Sales at Next Jump
Inc., and got his digital education at the search marketing agency, Reprise Media. Ryan holds a bachelors in
business management from Providence College and lives in New Jersey with his wife and their seven children.
In case you were wondering, seven children is not a typo.
MICHAEL PAGLIA
Director, Retail Insights, Kantar Retail
Speaker
Mike Paglia, Director of Retail Insights, leads Kantar Retail’s research and analysis on
value discounters and dollar stores. Mike also studies the U.S. supermarket industry
as a member of the company’s grocery research team. Since joining Kantar Retail
over six years ago, Mike has advised numerous companies within the CPG
community. He regularly interacts with both retailers and suppliers through Kantar
Retail’s syndicated events and webinars, as well as through customized onsite
engagements. He’s frequently quoted in the trade press, including publications such
as Supermarket News and Marketing Daily as well as news outlets such as New
England Cable News (NECN). Mike’s retail background started at Staples, where he
worked both at the store level and with various buying teams before moving to the online brand protection
industry. Mike graduated from Providence College cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
ANDY PALADINO
Director, Global Manufacturing Alliances, The Hershey Company
Secretary, F4SS Board of Directors
Andy Paladino is currently Director of Global Manufacturing Alliances for The
Hershey Company. In this role, he is responsible for managing Hershey’s global,
external contract manufacturing network including product sourcing, contracting and
Supplier Relationship Management. Prior to this, Andy served as Director, Global
Strategic Sourcing with responsibility for setting and implementing corporate
sourcing strategy and philosophy across both all indirect and select direct spend
categories. Andy has over eighteen years of supply chain experience with Hershey,
including prior leadership roles within Industrial Engineering, Plant Engineering, and
Artisan Confection Operations.
Andy holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from The University of
Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from Lebanon Valley College.
Andy, his wife Keri, and their two sons currently reside in Lancaster, PA.
AL RODRIGUES
Director of Contract Operations Alliances, External Supply Chain, General Mills
F4SS Continuous Improvement Network (CIN) Team Leader, Panelist
Al Rodrigues is Director of Contract Operations Alliances in the External Supply
Chain of General Mills, Inc. Al reports to Chad Kerlin, VP of the External Supply
Chain, and is responsible for the contract manufacturing relationships with Alliance
Partners and is the link to external manufacturing for the Baking, Brands on the Go,
and Small Planet Foods Divisions of General Mills.
Al joined General Mills through the Pillsbury acquisition in 2001 while Plant
Manager of the Hillsdale Michigan Dry Mix and Flour Milling facility. He has since
held assignments as Plant Manager of the BOTG Par Baked Bread and Rolls plant in
Chelsea Mass. and BOTG Dry Mix plant in Martel Ohio.
With Pillsbury through acquisition from 2000 to 2001, Al managed the Hillsdale
facility. Prior to being acquired by Pillsbury Al performed as the Director of Manufacturing for Kerry Inc. in
both their Baking and Coatings Divisions responsible for nine plant locations in North America. Rodrigues
became a Plant Manager in 1983 with Beatrice Foods and has had management responsibility for 19 plants in
various food manufacturing and equipment fabrication platforms.
Al is active in mentoring young leaders throughout the General Mills organization both formally and
informally. Al has been involved in Community Service organizations in all locations where he has managed
including President of the Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Ohio, Board of Directors for the United Way in
Jackson WI, member of the Board of Public Utilities in Hillsdale, MI, Board of Directors for Needy Basket in
Tipp City, Ohio, and most recently working with the United way of the Twin Cities on the Food Acquisition
Summit.
Al holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. He and his wife Linda reside in Minnetonka,
MN and have two children, Emily 28 and Kyle 24.
PETE ROESSLER
Director of Food Safety & Quality, Roskam Baking
F4SS Quality Driven Results (QDR) Initiative Team Leader
Bio to Come.
LAURA CORONA SANCHEZ
Sr. Manager Business Intelligence, The Hershey Company
Value Creation Initiative Team Leader
Laura Corona Sanchez is Sr. Manager Business Intelligence, Global Manufacturing
Alliances, for The Hershey Company. In this position, Corona is responsible for
leading Global Manufacturing Alliances Business Intelligence Center of Excellence,
including the development of market assessments, identification, screening,
profiling and pre-approval of potential new global manufacturing alliances.
Over the last 15 years Corona has served in numerous Supply Chain positions in the
U.S. and Mexico including Business Intelligence and Business Development, Global
Manufacturing Alliances Center of Excellence (COE), Regional Contract
Manufacturing Management, Warehouse Management, Procurement and
International Trade.
Prior to her current position, Corona was Business Development Manager, Latin
America Global Manufacturing Alliances, where she was responsible for developing
and managing Contract Manufacturing Partnerships to support Sweets & Refreshment Innovation for the U.S.
Corona holds bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and International Trade, from Universidad
Panamericana and Executive Education obtained at the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey and Kellogg
Northwestern University.
TOM SAMPSON
CEO, Peacock Engineering
Panel Discussion Moderator, Panelist
Tom Sampson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Peacock Engineering
Company. Previously, Tom spent 27 years in a variety of leadership positions at
Kraft Foods. As Executive Vice President of Business Transformation, he led a
comprehensive restructuring of the entire North American business and
eventually led the split up of the company into Kraft Foods Group and Monedelez
International. Tom was the President of Kraft’s North American Foodservice
business for close to a decade and held other key positions including Vice
President of North American Category Sales Management and Strategy, Vice
President of Marketing for the Oscar Mayer and Pizza businesses as well as a
variety of marketing roles in Kraft’s cheese business. Tom also worked for Procter
& Gamble and IBM.
Tom is a member of the Community Coffee Company Board of Directors. He also serves as the Board President
of the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and is actively involved in Leadership Greater Chicago and LINK
Unlimited. Tom has a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame and a master’s of management degree from
Northwestern University. Tom and his wife, Bonnie, have three daughters.
RICHARD G. SCALISE
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
F4SS Board of Directors
Rich Scalise is a 35-year veteran of the food industry, including roles President of
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Division and President / COO of ConAgra Foods
Refrigerated Foods Division. In these and other industry leadership roles he shaped a
management philosophy that led to the formation of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
in 2009.
Rich saw that Contract manufacturing was ripe for reinvention. As a customer of
contract manufacturers, he saw the shortcomings and believed he could solve them.
To address these needs, Rich, along with the private equity firm Wind Point
Partners, formed Hearthside in 2009. The company focuses on core categories and
on serving premier brands. Rich believes that by melding the speed and flexibility of
a lean start-up with structure, resources and capabilities of a major provider, he could deliver both low price
and outstanding, consistent quality. An example is the investment in SAP to provide customers with greater
visibility and control. So far the results speak for themselves. Hearthside is now the food industry’s largest
integrated contract manufacturer and the nation’s largest privately owned bakery. At 4 years the company has
19 manufacturing facilities across seven states and revenues over $1 billion in sales. More importantly,
Hearthside has forever raised customer’s expectations for contract manufacturing excellence.
LISA SHAMBRO
Executive Director, Foundation for Strategic Sourcing
Lisa Shambro started her career with Procter & Gamble in Sales, followed by
positions in Marketing, then in Mergers & Acquisitions, and acquisition integration.
Subsequently, Lisa spent several years in a strategy consulting practice with
CSC/Weston Group, followed by international experience leading business
development, sales and e-business efforts for Warner Lambert/Pfizer (now part of
Kraft or J&J’s Consumer Business). The most recent segment of her career has
been focused on business-to-business in the Contract Manufacturing industry for
Newell Rubbermaid/Oryx Capital and Outsourcing Services Group where she held
the position of Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing.
She then established the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS) where she serves
as Executive Director. Lisa graduated from Rice University, serves on the Board of the University of San Diego
Supply Chain Management Institute, and is a regular contributor to Contract Packaging Magazine
PAUL SIMON
President & Founder, Business Mediation Network
Speaker
Paul Simon is the President and founder of Business Mediation Network, a service
that provides career business professionals to serve as mediators of business
disputes. As a lawyer, executive and entrepreneur, Paul has been involved in
hundreds of business lawsuits. After serving as law clerk for the United States Court
of Appeals in Chicago and practicing commercial law for 11 years, he spent 25 years
as a corporate counsel and senior executive advising and managing private and
public companies. In addition to his work as a private mediator, Paul is a civil
mediator for trial courts in several judicial districts in the State of Illinois and is a
FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator. He has developed a mediator training
program designed specifically for experienced business people and regularly serves
as the principal training instructor. Paul is a frequent speaker on the need for businesses to plan for and better
manage business disputes.
Paul received his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law where he was Note and Comment
Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. He earned a degree from the University of Notre Dame.
TODD SWIFT
Director of Packaging Solutions, ARI
F4SS Trust & Collaboration Initiative Team (TAC) Leader
Todd leads ARI Packaging’s business development activities, working with internal
and external customers to nurture ideas and innovations that drive better results.
His role includes everything from devising strategy for new and existing accounts,
developing and improving supply chain relationships, and overseeing ARI’s
branding, sales and marketing.
Todd’s career has centered on creating solutions to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of retail merchandising supply chains for consumer packaged goods
companies. He has worked for companies such as Wallace Press, Madden
Communication Inc & The Strive Group engaging clients such as Philip Morris,
Miller Brewing Co., Procter & Gamble, Alberto Culver and Nestle Purina to
optimize their retail merchandising supply chain activities.
Todd earned a BS in Graphic Communications-Industrial Technology from Illinois
State University after service in the US Army, which included deployment to the Middle East during Operation
Desert Storm.
CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR
Founder & CEO, Crescent Park
F4SS Value Creation Team Leader
Mr. Taylor, a fifth generation native of Cincinnati, attended the University of
Cincinnati in Business Administration and is a graduate of Harvard Business
School in an intensive three-year advanced management degree program. Mr.
Taylor has been involved in the business for over 25 years and represents the
fifth generation of Taylor’s to actively operate the business. In 1987, Mr. Taylor
recognized the need for a new warehousing and contract packaging operation
to complement the existing operations at that time and formed Crescent Park
Distribution Centers, Inc, of which he was the principal officer. Since then Mr.
Taylor has led Crescent from a startup company, to multi-million dollar
Intergrated Supply Chain Services Company, for major domestic and
international corporations. The organization has operations in three Midwestern states, employing over 500
personnel. Mr. Taylor is a member of YPO since 1999 and an active officer of the Cincinnati Chapter. Mr.
Taylor has held board of director position for Research & Development Association for the Miltary Food and
Packaging systems, along with variouse charitable and local organizations.
JASON THAM
Co-Founder & CEO, Nulogy
Panel Discussion Moderator
As co-founder and CEO of Nulogy, Jason has been directing the execution of
Nulogy’s business activities and corporate operations since 2002. Jason has also
been deeply involved in the development of Nulogy’s product portfolio, while
growing the organization with exceptional talent which has resulted in
continuous growth of recurring revenues. In 2009, Nulogy was recognized by
RedHerring as a Top 100 Global Technology Company. Jason sits on several
boards, including the Contract Packaging AssociationPrior to Nulogy, Jason
worked at several companies renowned for their supply-chains. At one of
Kellogg’s most automated production facilities in the world, he worked in various
realms in packaging, engineering and continuous improvement. Earlier in his
career at Magna International, Jason worked for the Symatec Group, responsible for new vehicle prototyping,
research and development, as well as working in corporate planning where he applied methods for cost
reduction within their multi-tier supply-chain. Jason also has experience at rapidly growing software
companies. At 724 Solutions he worked through a period of 800% growth and one of the largest IPOs in
Canadian history. At one of Canada's fastest growing companies, Redknee, he led a pivotal nation-wide
product deployment in Italy. Jason graduated with an Honours degree from Systems Design Engineering with
an Option in Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo.
CHRIS THOMSON
Executive Consultant & Head of Strategic Sourcing, State of Flux
Speaker
Executive Consultant and Head of Strategic Sourcing at State of Flux, Chris
Thomson has more than 15 years of procurement experience built within food
and non-food FMCG businesses. Most recently he was responsible for leading the
transformation of procurement at Dairy Crest, where he designed and created an
indirects function and developed a highly talented team of procurement
professionals; culminating in recognition as the Procurement Leaders People
Development Award winner in 2012. Prior to this, Chris held a range of global
category lead roles within the SC Johnson and HJ Heinz organizations - leading
teams responsible for sourcing raw materials, packaging, contract manufacturing
and various indirect services. During this time he was also involved with the
development of a Procurement Academy and a global strategic sourcing process
at Heinz, led e-procurement strategy and worked to bring a structured approach to SRM at SC Johnson.
KATHRYN WEINGART
Divisional Quality Director, KIK Custom Products
F4SS Quality Driven Results (QDR) Initiative Team Leader
Kathryn Weingart, Divisional Quality Director, KIK Custom Products, has over
twenty-seven years of industry experience in generic/branded solid dose; liquids;
gels; ointments; creams; soft liquid gels; spray dry aerosol; and aseptic products.
Her primary roles included management of Quality Operations of multiple
manufacturing sites; Document Control; Complaints; Batch Record Auditing;
Internal Auditing; Quality Materials (Label/Incoming/Raw Material); Third Party
Management; other Quality Systems (Manufacturing Investigations/CAPA) and
bringing technology into those roles.
Kathy has worked at Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Cardinal Health, Procter &
Gamble, and Marion Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals in pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.
Kathy graduated from College of Mount Saint Joseph on the Ohio (Cincinnati, OH) in 1992 with a Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry.
STEVE WEINSTEIN
Director, New Venture & Innovation Sourcing, Johnson & Johnson
Chair, F4SS Board of Directors; Panelist
As Director, Steve is responsible for enabling the commercialization of disruptive and
innovative new products and businesses for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products
Co.
Prior to re-joining J&J in June 2007, Steve spent the previous 7 years helping to run
two start-up companies. Most recently, he was VP – Sales Development & Logistics at
USA Detergents, Inc. (a privately-held household cleaner, air care and personal care
CPG). Prior to that, he was VP – Sales & Marketing for Netgrocer.com (the leading
nationwide Online Grocer and Retailer/CPG service provider) where he led business
partnerships, search optimization, web design, loyalty programs, and Retailer and CPG services & relations.
From 1995 through 2000, Steve held positions in both Operations and Marketing at Johnson & Johnson
Consumer Cos. His experiences ranged from running the Johnson’s Baby Shampoo and Lotions businesses to
leading National Planning for Personal Products Co.
Steve earned his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and holds a BA, Economics from
Rutgers College.
KATHY WEITMANN
Director of External Manufacturing, Land O’Lakes Supply Chain
Panelist
Kathy Weitmann is Director of External Manufacturing for Land O'Lakes. She has
over 20 years of Manufacturing and Supply Chain experience, with extensive
experience in the food and beverage industry. Kathy is responsible for Diary,
Purina Feed and the Pet Food contract operations.
Before joining Land O’Lakes Kathy was the Global Integrated Supply Chain
Program and Cost Leader at McCain Foods, Ltd. In this role Kathy was
accountable for the end to end strategic programs, cost improvement strategies
and Lean transformations for 46 plants. Prior to McCain Foods, Kathy worked
with PepsiCo, Heinz Foods, and General Mills where she held roles in Contract
Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma and New Product Commercialization. Kathy also
served in United States Army as Captain Adjutant General Branch, Special Forces
for almost 10 years.
Kathy holds a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med/Chemistry from Loyola University and Master of Business
Administration in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
Kathy lives in North Oaks, MN with her son Christian
KEVIN WONG
Co-founder, Nulogy
F4SS Integrated Replenishment (IR) Team Leader
Kevin is a co-founder of Nulogy and has worked for over a decade with contract
packagers, manufacturers, and brands to develop the world's leading cloud
solutions built specifically for the needs of the industry. He endeavours to use this
experience to lead the F4SS Integrated Replenishment team towards improved
collaboration and cost-savings.
At Nulogy, Kevin oversees all product strategy, delivery and internal processes,
bringing a background in the full cycle of software development and consulting.
Prior to co-founding Nulogy, Kevin performed strategic planning and program
management at Microsoft for their next-generation enhanced television services.
He has also worked in software development and consulting at Ericsson and two
Deloitte Fast 50 companies. Kevin has an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science
degree from the University of Waterloo, and enjoys educating youth with
technology through two non-profit organizations he co-founded.
STEVEN YOUNG
Vice President, Security and Risk Management, Chief Information Security Officer, The Kellogg Company
Speaker
Steven Young is our vice president, security and risk management and Chief
Information Security Officer, leading a team that protects Kellogg Company’s
systems and proprietary information against rising external security threats.
Steven joined Kellogg in 2007 as director, IT solutions, and was promoted to
senior director, infrastructure solutions in 2009. Throughout his tenure, he has
been instrumental in creating the Kellogg Infrastructure Solutions team which is
accountable for delivering our foundational infrastructure technologies. He also
played a key role in establishing a robust IT infrastructure, including the global
data center in Oak Brook, IL, and a disaster recovery solutions center in
Philadelphia.
Prior to joining Kellogg, Mr. Young held leadership positions at corporations spanning from Lucent
Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Anderson Consulting, and Anheuser-Busch. In these roles he led corporate IT
engineering organizations and oversaw worldwide IT departments in the design and operations of large scale
IT solutions.
During his time with Anheuser-Busch and Lockheed Martin, Mr. Young led the network and BASIS teams for
the companies’ global deployments of SAP and the supporting computing infrastructure components. Mr.
Young was also the UNIX and Data Center lead for Pacific Bell and senior network engineer for Principal
Financial Group. After college, Steven designed point of sale systems for Pizza Hut and PLC, and benefits
system for Ford Motor Co. Mr. Young also spent a number of years in the lottery industry designing and
deploying the ticket tracking systems for the Ohio, Louisiana, and Minnesota Lottery.
Steven earned his Bachelors of Science in Management of Information Systems from the University of
Nebraska.
JERRY R. ZABRONSKY, Ph.D.
Procurement Sustainability Leader, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
F4SS Sustainability Initiative Team (SIT) Leader
Jerry R. Zabronsky, Ph.D. is the Procurement Sustainability Leader at KimberlyClark Corporation. In this capacity Jerry is involved in all aspects of supply chain
sustainability including supplier resource consumption, supply chain
greenhouse gas reduction, fiber certification, sustainable packaging, supplier
corporate social compliance, waste to landfill, material/product environmental
impact, and conflict minerals.
In previous assignments at Kimberly-Clark, Jerry worked in a variety of
management assignments in R&D, Operations Support and Procurement.
Previous to joining Kimberly-Clark in 1993, Jerry worked for Colgate-Palmolive
Company in a variety of R&D and business development functions.
Jerry is based at the Kimberly-Clark Neenah, Wisconsin office. He earned his
Ph. D in Analytical Chemistry from Syracuse University and his B.S. in biochemistry from the University of
Maryland. Jerry and his wife Anne reside in Appleton, Wisconsin and they have three daughters.
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