The A.T. Kearney Center for Strategic Supply Leadership at ISM (CSSL) is directed by a Board of Trustees — senior leaders from a cross section of industries. New Trustees are recruited periodically to ensure continuous quality development to ensure programming that meets the diverse needs of executives responsible for supply. Trustees' roles and responsibilities include:

  • Set the Center's vision and mission
  • Serve as thought leaders
  • Serve as subject matter experts and provide content insight
  • Identify and/or serve as faculty for CSSL programs, as appropriate
  • Provide funding at the Leadership level to support the Center's work
  • Champion the programs and the Center for attendance and membership
  • Establish networks of senior-level supply professionals
  • Assist with establishing Center participants' reputation as "thinkers in the field"

Chair, CSSL Board of Trustees (2009-2011):
Uldis K. Sipols
Vice President, Global Procurement and Administration
The Procter & Gamble Company

Vice Chair, CSSL Board of Trustees (2009-2011):
Bradley J. Holcomb
Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer
Dean Foods Company

Steven L Budzynski, C.P.M.
Vice President, Corporate Services Procurement
GlaxoSmithKline

Joseph L. Cavinato, Ph.D., C.P.M.
The A.T. Kearney Center for Strategic Supply Leadership at ISM, and
ISM Professor of Supply Chain Management at Thunderbird - The Graduate School of Global Management

Mark Clouse
Partner
A.T. Kearney, Inc.

Michael D. Hales
Vice President, Operations Practice
A.T. Kearney, Inc.

Frederick Heegan (Fred)
Vice President of Purchasing
Takata

Farryn Melton, C.P.M.
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing, Chief Procurement Officer
Amgen, Inc.

Paul Novak, CPSM, C.P.M.
Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM)

Ann Oka
Senior Vice President, Supply Management
Sodexo

Pamela Prince-Eason
Vice President, Worldwide Procurement
Pfizer Inc

Thomas Slaight
Vice President
A.T. Kearney, Inc.

Paula Tolliver
Vice President, Global Purchasing
The Dow Chemical Company

Ginny Tucker
Vice President, Procurement Solutions
Xerox Corporation

CSSL Advisor:
R. David Nelson, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Senior Partner
Fenix Group International, LLC

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