LEADERS IN
SUPPLY CHAIN AWARDS 2024

Cheryl Capps is a Global Operations leader who fell in love with manufacturing during a summer job as a teenager when she designed, programmed, and trained an hourly workforce to use a piece of equipment that tested first-generation electronic displays for Bally pinball machines. Forty years later, she continues to enable innovation, growth, and bottom-line financial success through Supply Chain Transformation and Operating Excellence. As a side hobby, Cheryl loves Formula 1 Racing and is an avid McLaren fan.

As Former Corning’s Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cheryl was part of the Senior Leadership Team and was a management representative at general board meetings and for the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee. She transformed the function, delivering more than $1.3B in year-over-year savings. She also led multiple business initiatives, including capital excellence (realizing $800M+ in capital efficiency) and an AI/ML-enabled global risk detection and mitigation system, which was recognized by NAM as the ‘best of the best’. Cheryl was an early adopter of digitalization in supply chain sustainability/social responsibility- under Cheryl’s leadership, Corning has been consistently ranked in the top tier globally. 

Currently, Cheryl is a Board Member at Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR), World 50 Group, Elementum, ketteQ, and o9 Solutions, Inc.

Mike Corbo became Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2011 at Colgate-Palmolive, the culmination of a lifelong Colgate career building our best-in-class capabilities across the globe. He was leading End-to-End Supply Chain Activities, focusing on Customer Collaboration, Cost Optimization, Talent Development, and the Digital Supply Chain.

Previously he served from 2005 to 2011 as Vice President, Global Oral Care Supply Chain. Mike joined Colgate after graduating from Lafayette College in 1982 and worked in myriad roles across the U.S. In 1995, Mike moved to the Philippines as Director of Manufacturing Operations before becoming General Manager, Portfolio Simplification, Asia Pacific, in Malaysia.

Mike has transformed Colgate-Palmolive Supply Chain into an externally recognized global leader in productivity, resilience, and sustainability.

Currently, Mike is a Board Member of WK Kellogg Co. and Vetnique® and executive advisor to Kinaxis, carbmee, Craft.co, and Regrello.

Since 2023, Michelle is a Member of the Board & Member of the Compensation Committee at Georg Fischer.

Michelle can look back on a diverse career and has held several senior management positions with blue-chip companies in various industries : 1993–1997 several management positions at Thomson Multimedia (France and USA); 1997–2000 at Philips (now Continental AG) (Germany and France), ultimately as Senior Alliance Manager; 2000–2008 at Renault-Nissan (France), ultimately as Senior Global Supplier Account Manager for Vehicle Body Purchasing; 2008–2012 Vice President of Sourcing & Supplier Quality Development at Alstom Transport; 2012–2016 Group Sourcing & Procurement Vice President at Vallourec (France); 2016–2017 Group Supply Chain Management Technology Director & Board member at Vodafone (Luxembourg); 2017–2022 several Executive Board positions at Opel Vauxhall (also Board member in 2018/2019), PSA & Stellantis Group (Germany, France and The Netherlands), ultimately as member of the Executive Committee Group of Opel Vauxhall, PSA and Stellantis as Chief Global Purchasing & Supplier Quality Officer.

Michelle received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from American Christ’s College in Taipei (Taiwan); Economics & Accounting at the London School of Economics (UK); MBA from ESCP-EAP in Paris (France); Executive Management at INSEAD (Singapore & France) and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (USA).

Kai Hoberg is Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Strategy at the Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg. His research focuses on supply chain analytics, the role of technology in supply chains, and supply chain strategy. His research findings have been published in academic journals like Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management or Journal of Supply Chain Management. Kai was a visiting researcher at international universities such as the National University of Singapore, Cornell University, the Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Oxford.  

Prior to his return to academia, he was a project manager in the operations team at Booz & Company. For the past 10 years he has supported the McKinsey Supply Chain practice in teaching and research.  His team at KLU is closely working industry partners such as Bayer, Procter & Gamble, Jungheinrich or Infineon.

Knut Alicke, Partner at McKinsey & Company, part of the global Supply Chain leadership team and a visiting professor of supply chain at the University of Cologne. Knut is one of the global experts on the topics of operations, supply chain, and risk and was ranked in the Top 3 Supply Chain Influencers by a supply chain magazine.

He advises clients on a variety of topics related to Supply Chains, including digital supply chains, risk and resilience, advanced analytics, and supply chain transformations.

Knut has written several articles on subjects related to supply chains and is the author of a highly regarded book on supply chain management, “Planning and Operation of Logistics Networks: cross-company supply chain management (in German)” and is the co-author of “From Source to Sold -Stories of Leadership in Supply Chain”.

Deborah Dull is currently the Vice President, Global Supply Chain Sustainability Leader at Genpact.

Before this role, Deborah was the Senior Director of Research at Zero100 and Founder of the Circular Supply Chain Network, and Senior Principal of Manufacturing Product Management for GE Digital, where she was responsible for circular economy, lean management, and customer success. She has served as a Program Officer for Health Supply Chains at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and spent six years at Microsoft overseeing launch management, inventory management, and innovation.

She is a sought-after author and speaker, having been published in various books, articles, and white papers and spoken at dozens of industry events. Deborah holds Supply Chain and operations Management degrees from Western Washington University (BA) and the University of Liverpool (MSc), with a thesis focused on the digital supply chain.

Vineet is a global business leader with 37 years of multi-cultural experience across various domains, including supply chain & procurement, finance, digital technologies, and operational excellence.

Before his current role, Vineet was the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Supply Chain at Nestlé exemplified his strategic prowess and leadership, managing end-to-end supply chain operations and transformation projects encompassing demand and supply planning, physical logistics & sustainability, digital transformations, customer service, and materials management.

Throughout his career, Vineet has delivered results in senior leadership roles for 25 years, contributing his expertise at country, regional, and global levels. Vineet’s influence extends to the boardroom, having served as a board member of Nestlé Enterprises SA.
Furthermore, his co-chairmanship of the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) at the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) underscores his commitment to advancing the supply chain profession, promoting social and environmental sustainability, and redefining the role of businesses in society for the greater good.

Currently, Vineet lends his transformative insights to diverse companies and start-ups as an advisor for the entire strategy-transformation-execution spectrum, leveraging his extensive experience to drive excellence. He is widely recognized as a thought leader in the realms of business, leadership, and societal progress, making him an inspiring and highly sought-after keynote speaker.

Beth Morgan is CEO and founder of boom!, the go-to global network connecting a cross-industry community of female supply chain professionals. With hundreds of members spanning 50 countries, boom! provides inspiration, learning and mentoring designed to support aspirational women as they develop their personal and professional skills and build the network they will need to become future leaders. Through the boom! Supply Chain 50/50 Framework, the community is also a conduit for advising supply chain leaders and their HR business partners and talent development specialists on strategies for increasing female representation through all echelons of their organisations.

 
The boom! community is guided by an Executive Advisory Board of influential supply chain and business operations leaders from Bath & Body Works, The Estée Lauder Companies, Lexmark, MSD, Microsoft, New Balance, and Pernod Ricard.

Beth’s career as a supply chain industry analyst and advisor has spanned three decades. Prior to launching boom! she was Research Vice President at Gartner where she advised global Chief Supply Chain Officers and their teams on sustainability and talent management best practices. Based in the UK, Beth is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Leeds, where she currently serves as a mentor on its annual Alumni Leadership Programme. She is also a certified Performance Coach and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Ashdown Forest Foundation.

Daniel Stanton, known as “Mr. Supply Chain,” is the author of “Supply Chain Management For Dummies,” one of the world’s top-selling supply chain books. His work has garnered widespread recognition, featuring on CNBC, Fox News, and Forbes.

With a background in both military and civilian supply chains, Stanton now channels his expertise into teaching, research, and advising startups. His contributions have resonated on a large scale, with nearly 3 million learners worldwide engaging with his courses on LinkedIn Learning.

He holds a master’s degree from MIT, lectures at the University of Arkansas, and is a doctoral researcher at Cranfield University. As a certified supply chain and project management professional, Daniel is a driving force in shaping the supply chain conversation globally.

Radu is the Managing Director of Asia Pacific & Europe at Alcott Global. He has been working on C-level and top-management executive search assignments with Fortune 500 companies and local conglomerates, particularly in manufacturing, logistics, transportation, supply chain management, and e-commerce, for over 12 years.

A frequent speaker at industry conferences, he is the co-author of the bestselling book “From Source to Sold”, a compilation of the best leadership case studies in global supply chains. He is also the host of the “Leaders in Value Chain” Podcast, which is consistently ranked among the Top 5 Global Industry Podcasts.

Radu has been featured in World Economic Forum, Bloomberg, Forbes as well as the MIT Supply Chain Talent Magazine. And has been named as one of the Top 3 Global Supply Chain Influencers on LinkedIn.