Inspired-Search interview with Kees-Jan van Wees, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Zeelandia: “Better continuity thanks to focusing on least cost rather than lowest cost” Zeelandia produces a broad […]

Inspired-Search interview with Frank Baur. Frank Baur joined Parker Hannifin two years ago to lead its EMEA supply chain from its regional headquarters in Étoy, Switzerland. The company manufactures a wide range of products that facilitate motion within an industrial application, which, put simply, ‘enable engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow’.

Inspired-Search Interview with Elle Dings, the Vice President Supply Chain at Lumileds :“ We supply mainly standard products in the illumination and conventional automotive markets, and customization in our other two markets.

Nivea is one of the world’s best-known skin care products. But its manufacturer Beiersdorf is ‘relatively small’, according to Harald Emberger. Having worked for Mars Inc and […]

“The right doors opened for me at the right time,” says Isabelle Conrot who has spent her entire career – 27 years – working for the Swiss healthcare company, Roche. Always curious to see where they led, she’s enjoyed a varied and buoyant career, the last 4 ½ years as Head of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Operations for the Pharma division.

Bleeker started his career as a consultant at what was then still known as Andersen Consulting. Just when he had decided that he wanted “a more hands-on role rather than just giving advice from the sidelines”, he became involved in the merger between De Boer and Unigro. It was the perfect moment for him to make the switch from the consultancy side to the client side. After first integrating the front end of the two grocery businesses, he then integrated the back end: the distribution centres, logistics networks and the supply chain management software. 

David Prinselaar joined AkzoNobel in 2015 as the company was formulating a vision to transform the supply chain. While enthusiastic to make change, implementing a major transformation […]

Despite lacking both supply chain and retail experience, Joost Bous joined a rapidly growing retail chain that needed to completely overhaul its supply chain. The traditional method […]

Tough but fair, caring and open are words Carsten Rasmussen uses to describe his management style. The COO of the LEGO Group, headquartered in Billund, was recently named the most influential supply chain-leader in Denmark for 2019 by Supply Chain Management.

“Supply chain is where the magic happens,” says Gustavo Burger, VP operations for Kraft Heinz, Europe, Middle East & Africa. His passion for serving and supporting the […]

Love them or hate them, wind turbines have become part of the modern landscape. As global demand for renewable energy increases as it becomes cheaper and more […]

For the second year in a row, Marc Engel has earned the title #1 Supply Chain Executive in Europe. The accolade is awarded annually by Supply Chain Media to a senior supply chain leader within a multinational company who inspires, innovates and succeeds in achieving consistently exceptional results. Engel was appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive in January 2016 after a career spanning some 25 years with the company. He was pivotal in establishing Unilever’s strategic supplier programme called Partner to Win and led the development and implementation of the transformative Responsible Sourcing, Palm Oil, Paper & Board and Human Rights policies for Unilever. The red thread through his career has been a deep desire to make a difference. “Every Friday I write down what difference I think I made during the past week and if I notice that I haven’t made enough impact, I change my calendar.”