General Session Speakers
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Sanjiv Sidhu
Founder and Chairman of the Board
i2 Technologies, Inc.
Sanjiv Sidhu founded i2 Technologies, Inc. in 1988 with the vision of helping businesses make more intelligent decisions by using information resources. Today he serves i2 as chairman of its board of directors. He also works in a customer advisory role, and is the company's primary evangelist for the “Seven Principles of an Agile Enterprise,” and the i2 Agile Business Process Platform.
Under his leadership, i2 grew to become a market leader, serving such powerhouse clients as Texas Instruments, 3M, DaimlerChrysler, IBM, Ford Motor Company, Dell, Caterpillar, Toshiba, and VF Corporation. His multinational team of employees is one of the most experienced and highly educated workforces in the business. |
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Dirk Petermann
Head of Competence Center
Supply and Logistics, Continental AG
Since August 2006, Dr. Dirk Petermann has been responsible for the global information technology for supply chain management, logistics, and material management for all tire business units of Continental. In 2000, he began leading a large European project to completely reorganize the supply chain organization in Continental’s tire divisions. In 2003, Petermann took over the lead of this new organization as Head of Supply Chain Management, Passenger and Light Truck Tires, Europe. Prior to joining Continental, he worked at the Institute for Factory Planning and Logistics at the University of Hannover, Germany.
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Bo I. Andersson
Group Vice President
Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors
As General Motors’ group vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, Bo I. Andersson oversees the company’s global purchasing, supplier quality, logistics, order fulfillment, and supply operations. Prior to this assignment, Andersson was vice president of global purchasing and supply chain from 2001-2007. In addition, Andersson is a member of GM’s Automotive Strategy Board, Automotive Product Board, and North America Strategy Board. He also is the leadership liaison for GM’s Affinity Group for Women. Andersson began his career with GM in 1987 as a manager with Saab.
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Pallab Chatterjee
Interim Chief Executive Officer
i2
Dr. Pallab Chatterjee joined i2 in 2000 and became the company’s interim CEO in July 2007. Previously, Chatterjee served as i2’s executive vice president and chief delivery officer, focusing on i2 solutions operations and the evolution of i2’s industry-leading solutions. Prior to joining i2, Chatterjee worked at Texas Instruments from 1976 to 2000. Under his leadership as senior vice president of research and development and chief technology officer, the Texas Instruments Technology Labs became known as a standard for excellence acknowledged by both academia and industry. |
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Matt Salmonson
Senior Vice President
Inventory Management
Old Navy
Matt Salmonson has spent the last 15 years with Gap Inc. in roles across all three of the company’s major brands. In 2006, Salmonson took on a Gap Inc. initiative chartered with exporting best practices and introducing new demand-driven technology to all brands. In 2007, he joined Old Navy as senior vice president, Inventory Management, and in this role he has been part of a leadership team reinvigorating the brand through strategy and new process. Salmonson is currently implementing the process and technology work he led as part of his Gap Inc. role. |
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Tom McKenna
Senior Vice President
Logistics Engineering
Penske Logistics
Tom McKenna leads Penske’s team that provides design and engineering support for new and existing global customers and logistics operations. McKenna has worked for Penske for more than 22 years. He started as a project manager of Decision Support Services and has held positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Design and Development. |
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Etienne Visser
Vice President
Global Transportation Management
Penske Logistics
Etienne Visser establishes and implements Penske’s strategic approach to providing regional and transportation management solutions and services. Visser’s career spans 21 years in the transportation and logistics business. In 1997 Etienne joined Penske Logistics Europe as an operations manager and he has held positions of increasing responsibility including vice president of IT and Implementations and vice president of Operations. |
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Cecilia Claudio
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
SanDisk Corporation
CeciliaClaudio has served as senior vice president and chief information officer for SanDisk Corporation, a flash memory data storage company since February 2007. Prior to her current position, Claudio served as Chief Information Officer for Mercury Interactive Corporation, a business technology optimization software provider. She also served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Engineering for Align Technology, a technology-based orthodontic manufacturer. Claudio has held executive positions at Clearstone Venture Partners, Zurich Financial Services, and Farmers Group, Inc. |
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