Global Logistics Veteran Latest To Join Richmond Events' Logistics & Supply Chain Forum Advisory Board; Forum Developed for Qualified Elite Logistics Executives.Business Editors Logistics & Supply Chain Forum 2003 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 The Sixth Annual Logistics & Supply Chain Forum, an exclusive, senior-level event for 175 qualified executives in the logistics and supply chain space, has announced that Wayne Paul, VP of Transportation for the world's largest home retailer, The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , will serve on the Forum's Advisory Board. Paul, who heads the group responsible for ensuring the efficient flow of products to all Home Depot stores, brings more than 23 years of experience in transportation services and logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet to the board. The board consists of a select group of men and women who advise on the strategic direction and for this high-level event, which takes place May 4-7, on board P&O's newest ocean liner ocean liner Large merchant ship that visits designated ports on a regular schedule, carrying whatever cargo and passengers are available on the date of sailing. The first liners were operated in the North Atlantic, notably by Samuel Cunard of Britain, beginning in 1840. Adonia. Before joining The Home Depot, Paul served as VP of Logistics for 7-Eleven, Inc., where he was responsible for executing and enhancing the company's strategic focus on an improved demand chain to enhance product quality and reduce logistics costs. He's also served as area VP and GM for Webvan Group, Inc., where he led the launch of the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the retailer's business in Chicago. Paul's skill-set also includes new business development, client relations and customer retention, areas he was responsible for as SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul of J.B. Hunt Transport Services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. , Inc. At J.B. Hunt, he also led the efforts to organize and direct start-up operations for the dedicated contract services division in Mexico. Paul, who holds numerous professional affiliations including American Management Association, Academy of Management, Council of Logistics Management, Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame in International Business, Canadian Association of Logistics Management and the National Defense Transportation Association, will join these outstanding logistics executives on the Advisory Board: -- Wayne Bourne, VP Logistics, Best Buy & Advisory Board Chairman -- Dr. C. John Langley, Jr., Professor of Supply Chain Management, Georgia Institute of Technology -- Susan O'Keefe, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Saint-Gobain Containers -- Pat Moffett, Vice President, International Logistics, Audiovox Corporation -- George Clopton, General Manager, Nike If you would like to learn more about attending or sponsoring this invitation-only event, please contact Operations Manager See datacenter manager. Julie Terach at 212.651.8773 or via email at jterach@richmondevents.com. About The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum, May 4-7, 2003 www.logisticsforum.com Launched in the US in 1998, the Forum provides a distraction-free environment for senior logistics professionals to establish new business contacts, network with peers and debate the industry's hot topics, trends and innovations. |
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