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Hamburg, Pa, Us

Ewing, New Jersey, Us

Leading S&OP, Demand/Supply Planning, Logistics and Customer Engagement

Hoboken, New Jersey, Us

The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India.Member of Executive Leadership Team charged with aggressive overall company turnaround working closely with activist led Board of Directors. Scope of business includes ambient grocery, refrigerated/frozen and multiple categories of personal care. Scope of role is the leadership of all supply chain functions in North America and Global IT. Operational environment is operationally complex in NA – 7 Hain plants, >120 co-manufacturers (both turn key and tolling), overall sourcing spend in excess of $800MM, distribution is more than 40% pick up and completely 3PL. Oversight to $60MM+ capital spend and $40MM+ of annualized cost savings. Leadership of 1,000+ employees. Responsible for attainment of productivity, working capital and customer service objectives. Results of supply chain improvements hitting the P&L in the first 2+ years drove more than 2X of the stock price.

New York, Ny, Us

AlixPartners is a global professional services firm that has worked with clients around the world for more than forty years, helping businesses respond to challenges when everything is on the line—from urgent performance improvement to complex restructuring, from risk mitigation to accelerated transformation.Senior AdvisorProvided strategic advisory services to clients in CPG in areas of operational strategy, cost optimization and digital transformation. Served primarily at Hain Celestial initially in support of Project Terra, a $300MM multi-year cost optimization program focused on Supply Chain. Assumed interim Chief Supply Chain Officer role in October 2018 leading the NA Supply Chain organization. Projects included supply network redesign and S&OP implementation leading to significant reductions in total delivered cost and working capital while increasing customer service.

Vivanda supports the worlds’ top retailers, manufacturers, content publishers and other members of the food ecosystem to increase customer loyalty, grow business, and deliver targeted, personalized customer experiences.Conceived and founded a food technology business based on a patented food personalization and contextualization machine learning/AI technology services platform incubated under my leadership at McCormick and Company Inc. Worked with McCormick Management Team and Board of Directors to spin off start up. Drove company vision, business plan, customer and partner development and fundraising. Lead all aspects of operating model development, P&L management and talent acquisition. Established strong prospect pipeline with large retailers and CPG manufacturers and select digital food ecosystem channel partners. Evangelized the business through press and speaking engagements. Maximized potential exit value for shareholders through creation of bidding auction. Developed ongoing leadership for the organization. Served as Chairman of the Board 2015 - 2022. Successful exit of busienss with sale to Diageo in June 2022.

Hunt Valley, Maryland, Us

A GLOBAL LEADER IN FLAVOR headquarted in Cockneyesville, MD. With $5.6 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry with sales in 160 countries.Served as member of the Management Team over 15 year career. Wore multiple hats spanning various supply chain roles and included a Global CIO role for the majority of tenure. Led a global, information technology enabled business transformation program focused primarily on the supply chain and operating model that yielded superior IRR on a $200MM+ investment and platform for continued productivity and successful acquisition integration. In the Supply Chain roles established S&OP process, initiated a lean principle continuous improvement program driving >$50MM in annual cost savings and led major operational restructuring efforts with P&L responsibility for more than $1.5B. At end of tenure, drove connected consumer and ecommerce strategy development – what we know today as digital transformation. Served as acquisition integration Executive Leader on multiple acquisitions delivering synergy objectives and meeting time deadlines. Oversight to global capital budget of $85MM. Established Global IT organization with a SAP IT landscape covering all operational aspects of business with 24X7 up time requirement and capability for rapid acquisition assimilation.

London, Gb

Global professional services firm with over $30B in revenues providing services across a broad portfolio of industries ranging from accounting and tax to management consulting.Partner and member of the leadership team for the global Supply Chain and IT Practice. Client service projects included network optimization strategy, S&OP, Demand and Supply Planning implementations, supply chain process transformation and continuous improvement cost optimization in the consumer packaged goods and specialty chemicals industries.

Business Description: Manugistics started in the mid 1980’s as the innovator in Supply Chain Management software applications that became a standard across several process industries in the Fortune 500. Core member of Team that established the ground-breaking application for supply chain planning solutions for the Fortune 1000. Wore many hats simultaneously during a period of explosive growth leading to a successful IPO, including application development, professional services and account management. Served as Core member of a 3-person application development team that created the applications Logistics*Plus and its second generation Manugistics. Led pioneering supply chain planning projects with companies such as Procter and Gamble, Dow Chemical, Gillette, Unilever, Bridgestone, Mars and Johnson and Johnson. Typical results of these projects where dramatic reductions in inventory, operating costs and often accompanied with improvements in customer service. Served as an active early voice in the development of supply chain management theory and associated business processes, publishing several articles and giving numerous lectures and presentations.