Rafal Tarasewicz, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Warsaw, Pl

Long Beach, California, Us

Vanguard Logistics is a private equity owned global logistics group with subsidiaries in 40 countries.I'm responsible for Container Freight Station (CFS) business in Europe (containers consolidation, warehousing, contract logistics, customs, VAS, domestic and international trucking solutions) with full P&L accountability + for global operational excellence. 16 own operations + 240 third party CFSs worldwide (US, Europe, APAC, Africa).Member of the European Board and the Global CFS Leadership Team

Warsaw, Mazowiecki, Pl

Author and co-author of over 20 publications on management, including 5 booksHis book “How to measure the supply chain performance” (in Polish: “Jak mierzyć efektywność łańcuchów dostaw”), published by Warsaw School of Economics Publishing House, was nominated to TOP 10 best economic books in Poland (category: business guide) in the ECONOMICUS 2015 contest of “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” and National Bank of Poland.

Greenwich, Connecticut, Us

Responsible for Operations agenda in Europe. Member of the Executive Team Continental Europe.GXO is the largest pure-play Contract Logistics provider in the world. 970 operations and 130k team members globally. GXO Logistics has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange as the former global logistics arm of XPO Logistics.

Long Beach, California, Us

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Reporting to EVP Contract Logistics Europe (disciplinary) + EVP Global Operational Excellence and EVP Global Engineering and Innovation (functional). Responsible for all aspects of Operations in Contract Logistics/Supply Chain Management Business in Europe (31 countries, 300 sites, 4000 customers,15000 people). Focused on increasing overall service quality and profitability by driving excellence into all operations across the Region, including strategic development in key areas:• health & safety & environment• people & leadership• customer value creation (daily ops + new customer implementations)• continuous improvement/LEAN• performance management culture on all levels• innovation (robotics, autonomous vehicles- AGVs, goods2person, smart services)• financial excellence (P&L responsibility, beating budget expectations) Leading the European Operational Excellence Team:• Heads of Operations in 11 Clusters representing 31 countries in Europe (functional reporting)• Cluster leaders of CI/Lean• Regional Head Office Team (4 Departments: Continuous Improvement, Innovations, Implementations, Ops Support/Turnaround projects)- disciplinary reportingMember of the European Board for CL (Cluster Heads + Regional Heads of: Business Development; Operational Excellence; Finance/Performance Management)Member of the Global Operations Team (Heads of Operations- EU, APAC, Americas, MEA + Global)

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Within last 6 years couple of roles in senior management team of Contract Logistics / Supply Chain Management business in Poland and Cluster Northeast Europe.Managing of all operations in Poland (13 locations + 25 X-docks, 600+ people) + supporting operations in Cluster Europe Northeast (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine) in matrix organisation. Member of global team to create & deploy operational excellence standard within DB Schenker Logistics Group around the world. Responsibility for: 1) Finance management (P&L responsibility, budgeting, controlling, cost management, invoicing, investments, reporting)2) Operations management (supervising all operations in Poland, customer & contract mngmt, supplier mngmt, HR, H&S)3) Building of the Lean Management culture for the operational excellence, customer satisfaction and development of people: - Lean strategy - mutual goals, 5S, visual management, engagement, process orientation - flow, muda reduction, process standardization for KAIZEN - Lean leadership and trainings - Lean audit - management of Lean structure and cooperation with consultants4) Comprehensive management of process efficiency (incl. development of productivity and efficiency monitoring tools, incentive systems, target management, communication, reaction plans)5) Project Management focused on process optimization: SixSigma, A36) Innovation and ECO initiatives7) Supporting business development activities (local, international, global /diverse vertical markets)8) Consulting projects for the customers in different sectors9) Strategy design within Senior Management Team of CL/SCM business10) Managing the team 600+ and HQ supporting team

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1) Providing complex logistics services for UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland & UkraineDomestic & international transportation, air&ocean, warehousing, VAS, JIT deliveries to venues, customsCooperation with:- UEFA- Local Organizing Committees in PL and Ukraine- Host cities- Polish and Ukrainian Football Federations - Companies in sport sponsoring- Media and Press Agencies- Event Agencies- Suppliers, Merchandises, and Licensors 2) Involved in projects: UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria & Switzerland, FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa

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Orange County, California, Us

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Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics

Ma, Quantity Methods And Information Systems (Specialisation: Methods Of Decision Optimization)

Ma, Marketing And Management (Specialisation: Logistic Management)