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Guest Speakers
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Laurel Junk
Vice President, Supply Chain
Kaiser Permanente
Laurel Junk joined Kaiser Permanente in early 2009 as Vice President of Procurement & Supply’s Supply Chain team. In this role, she is directly responsible for maintaining the continuity of supply chain for the Northern and Southern regions of California and developing a supply chain strategy across all Kaiser Permanente regions in alignment with the needs of the organization. Other areas of focus include supporting the implementation of OneLink, a program-wide ERP initiative, establishing a common set of performance measures for the supply chain function, and driving for continuous process and cost improvement. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Ms. Junk held the position of Vice President, Supply Chain and Contract Manufacturing for Amgen. In this capacity, she was responsible for Amgen’s global supply chain management across all facilities, including planning, forecasting, inventory management, strategic capacity planning, raw materials and service parts, data management, risk management, brand protection, business continuity, global distribution/transportation/warehousing, import/export controls and compliance, and all external contract manufacturing for bulk and finished goods. This included both clinical and commercial product supply chains. Previously, she was the Worldwide Vice President, Supply Chain, for Johnson & Johnson's Medical Devices and Diagnostic Group. She has also held various leadership positions for a range of companies, including IVAC, Unisys, and Eli Lilly. Additionally, she is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Ms. Junk has a Bachelor’s of science in computer science from the University of Minnesota-Institute of Technology and an MBA from Duke University.
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Dale Locklair
Vice President, Supply Chain
McLeod Health
Dale Locklair has career that spans over 30 years in real estate, construction, land development, and asset management. His work experience includes project development, management, and construction, and contract and supply management. A plant scientist by training, Locklair began his career as CEO of Starwood, Inc., a successful start-up business, where he managed projects throughout South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. While at Starwood, his projects also included environmentally sensitive coastal reclamation work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as critical coastal re-nourishment work for the 1991 Ocean Course Ryder Cup Course. In 2002, Locklair joined Burroughs & Chapin Company, where as Senior Project Manager for Construction and Development, he was responsible for planning, development and construction of sports, entertainment and recreation projects in the United States and Canada, which included four NASCAR SpeedParks, ESPN X-Game parks, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, and the Hunley Submarine Museum. Subsequently, Locklair joined McLeod Health, a regional medical center and a three-hospital Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) with over 4,900 employees. As its Vice President of Procurement and Construction at McLeod, Locklair is responsible for the management and P&L responsibility for over two million square feet of hospital and medical office space, including real estate development and construction, Plant Operations, Procurement Services, Telecommunications, and Grounds Maintenance. Locklair holds a bachelor’s degree in Plant Science with a minor in Business from Clemson University and a MBA from Colorado State University. He is a certified Materials & Resources Professional, a certification from the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) of the American Hospital Association and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the world’s most prestigious business honor society with approximately 600,000 members worldwide.
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Les Popiolek
Vice President, Procurement Services and Informatics
Broadlane
Les Popiolek, Broadlane’s senior vice president of procurement services and informatics, is based in Broadlane’s Dallas office. As a service-line leader, he is responsible for business development and operations of Broadlane’s procurement and e-commerce technology platforms, client analytics, and Broadlane’s information products. Mr. Popiolek’s team of buyers, analysts, and data experts currently support the day-to-day purchasing operations and item master maintenance of over 200 hospitals. He has also held leadership roles at Broadlane in the areas of information technology, contracting, and client care. Mr. Popiolek has extensive experience designing and building automated solutions for procurement processes. During his career, he has implemented GPO back-office solutions for several GPOs, including Broadlane. He is a member of the National Contract Management Association, North Texas chapter, and the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance from University of Illinois at Chicago.
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David Reed
Vice President of Operations and Corporate Compliance Officer
Cook Medical, Inc.
David Reed is Vice President of Operations and Corporate Compliance Officer for Cook Medical, Inc., a pioneer of many of the devices now commonly used worldwide to perform minimally invasive medical procedures.
With over 30 years of life science industry expertise, including time as a Sales Representative, National Sales Manager, and Vice President of Sales, Mr. Reed has spent the last six years in an operational role at Cook Medical overseeing the startup and implementation of the North American customer and distribution services business. Included within the scope of this Cook entity are the areas of customer service, sales operations, and supply chain activities.
Mr. Reed holds an MBA from California Miramar University and serves as a member of the Indiana University Kelly School of Business Supply Chain and Global Management Academy Advisory Board.
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Aamir Rehman, M.D., MBA
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, Inc.
Aamir Rehman is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System in New Brunswick, NJ. In this role, Dr. Rehman oversees all aspects of strategy development, business development, operational planning and partnerships. Prior to joining Saint Peter’s, Dr. Rehman was a Principal/ Partner of The Advisory Board Company – a healthcare research and consulting firm. At the Advisory Board, he served as a Principal in the H*Works Consulting division, head of the faculty of the Physician Leadership Academy, and a Clinical Executive Advisor with the Advisory Board’s Clinical Advisory Board program. As a Principal of the consulting division, he oversaw the delivery of engagements focused on hospital operations (ED, OR, capacity management), workforce management, supply chain management and business strategy. He also worked across the Clinical Advisory Board, Oncology Roundtable, Cardiology Roundtable and Health Care Advisory Board on best practice research studies. In his role with Mercer Management Consulting and Corporate Decisions Inc., Dr. Rehman worked with clients in the health care and non-health care sector on issues of business strategy and operations, where he advised clients specifically on post merger integration, acquisition strategies, and business model re-design. Client industries included pharmaceutical, medical device, insurance and managed care, electronics and automotive OEM. Dr. Rehman received his M.B., B.S. (M.D.) from Aga Khan University Medical College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He has done clinical and research work at Harvard Medical School, and Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Rehman has an adjunct faculty appointment at Johns Hopkins University.
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Zack Rinat
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Model N
Zack Rinat is an enterprise software visionary and an expert in creating successful startup operations and new markets for breakthrough technology. In 1999 he founded Model N, a rapidly growing software company that focuses on delivering vertical-specific revenue management products that address revenue leakage and regulatory exposure in the life sciences industry. Today, some of the largest drug and device companies in world manage their revenues with Model N’s pricing, contracting, settlements, and regulatory applications.
Prior to founding Model N, he co-founded NetDynamics in 1995, a leading enterprise software company widely acknowledged as the creator of the exploding market for application servers and winner of several industry awards. At NetDynamics, Zack served as president and CEO until its acquisition by Sun Microsystems in 1998, where he subsequently served as vice president and general manager of Sun’s NetDynamics business unit. Previously, he held senior management positions in operations, marketing, and engineering at Silicon Graphics and at Advanced Technology Israel. Zack received a BS in Computer Science from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. |
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Tom Sullivan
President, Supply Chain & Business Processes
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems
Thomas J. Sullivan is President of the Supply Chain & Business Processes Division of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems. In this role, he leads the Commercial and Government Contracting functions for the U. S. Medical Device & Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical, and Consumer health care customers. He also leads the critical functions of logistics, brand protection, e-business, supply chain / ERP competency center, and channel management in support of Johnson & Johnson’s Medical Device and Diagnostics businesses.
Prior to his current responsibilities, Mr. Sullivan has served in several other senior leadership roles for Johnson & Johnson, including President of DePuy Orthopaedics from 2005 – 2007, President of Johnson & Johnson Medical Products Canada from 2002 – 2005, and General Manager of the e-commerce company Johnson & Johnson Gateway from 2000 – 2001. He began his career with Johnson & Johnson as an intern at McNeil Consumer Products Company in 1990, and progressed through a variety of roles in manufacturing, planning, logistics, and supply chain management.
Mr. Sullivan graduated as a Palmer Scholar from The Wharton School in 1991, where he earned an MBA in Strategic Management and Information Technology. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining J&J, he enjoyed a five-year career in digital switching, network administration, and outside facilities construction with Bell Atlantic Corporation (Verizon). Mr. Sullivan and his family live in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Wayne Swanton
Director, Global Planning & Programs GPO
Abbot Laboratories
Wayne Swanton has held multiple roles at Abbott Laboratories over the last 20 years, both within supply chain and finance. Originally based in the UK, Mr. Swanton held planning, project management, and controller positions over both manufacturing and commercial operations. Relocating in 2001 to Abbott’s U.S. headquarters in Chicago, Mr. Swanton has held global pharmaceutical roles, with responsibilities for planning, logistics, and network restructuring. Most recently he has created a new organization aligned by commercial franchise to drive supply chain strategy in key brands. Mr. Swanton has a degree in Finance from the UK and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. Interests outside of work include golf and wine.
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Mark Van Sumeren
Senior Vice President
Owens & Minor
Mark Van Sumeren, Senior Vice President at Owens & Minor, is responsible for strategic planning and business development. Previously he led the OMSolutions operating unit, which provides supply chain management consulting, outsourced materials management, integrated operating room supply management, clinical inventory management, and the implementation of our technology programs such as WISDOM Gold, Cyrus and QSight. Previously Mr. Van Sumeren served as Vice President of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young’s Health/Managed Care sector as a national leader of its Healthcare Supply Chain service. For 20 years, he assisted clients to affect significant change in business and organizational processes through redesign, restructuring, reengineering and innovation engagements. Prior to joining CGEY, he was an internal consultant on performance improvement to four hospitals in an academic medical center. Mr. Van Sumeran earned his Master’s of Business Administration at the University of Michigan, where he also earned his Bachelor’s of Industrial and Operations Engineering. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on performance improvement, and he has also served as lead faculty on several HFMA workshops on continuous improvement, process improvement, and redesign. He has also served as faculty for a Master’s level course on health care finance at the University of Wisconsin.
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AMR Research Speakers
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Tony Friscia
President
AMR Research
Tony Friscia founded AMR Research in 1986, and currently oversees the company’s strategy and research direction. Under his leadership, AMR Research has become the leading firm providing research and advice to operations and IT executives on global supply chain and enterprise technology strategies. AMR Research’s clients include leading manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, and life sciences companies, as well as technology suppliers and service providers.
Tony has worked to keep AMR Research’s content ahead of the curve on the intersection of business process and technology. He is currently focused on engaging AMR Research’s expertise in efforts to address global challenges, like identifying best practices in extending the global supply chain into emerging economies. AMR is also leading a research effort on environmental sustainability in the global supply chain.
Tony is often a featured speaker at industry conferences, has been widely published, is frequently quoted by the leading business press and has appeared on CNN and CNBC for his opinions on technology and business trends. He is a member of the Vassar College Board of Trustees and is Chairman of The 21st Century Fund, which sponsors innovation in public high school education.
Tony is a graduate of Vassar College.
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Debra Hofman
Vice President, Supply Chain Top 25
AMR Research
Debra Hofman brings over 20 years of experience in the research and advisory business to her position as a vice president at AMR Research. Her research focuses on supply chain excellence and the effective use of metrics and measures in optimizing performance. Previously, she launched and led AMR Research’s Benchmark Analytix Service, which provided company-specific supply chain performance assessments tied to the use of technology and best practices.
Prior to joining AMR Research, Debra was a partner at Benchmarking Partners, Inc. At Benchmarking Partners, she led primary research studies focused on realizing value from information technology investments. Debra also worked as a senior member of the Center for Information Systems Research at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
Debra holds a BA in economics and environmental science from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and an MBA from New York University.
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Wayne McDonnell
Research Director, Life Sciences
AMR Research
Wayne McDonnell brings 18 years of experience to his role as Research Director, Life Sciences. He is responsible for research across the life sciences and healthcare value chain, including the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, wholesale, and hospital industries. Wayne’s specific focus is on manufacturing, quality, and product supply management across these industries.
Wayne joins AMR Research from Stryker Biotech where he held the position of Director of Global Supply Chain. He provided leadership to a global supply chain organization that delivered long-term global strategies for supply chain management, strategic sourcing, packaging and distribution. Prior to Stryker Biotech, Wayne held various roles in operations and materials management with Merck. His experiences at Merck included chemical plant operations, capital projects planning, supply chain management and global procurement.
Wayne earned his Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry from Bucknell University and his MBA from Rutgers University.
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Hussain Mooraj
Vice President, Head of Research
AMR Research
Hussain Mooraj brings more than 15 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, life sciences consulting, strategy consulting, strategic marketing, and technology consulting to his role. He works closely with executives from companies across the healthcare value chain (manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, payers, and providers) advising them on business strategy and technology best practices. He has been selected by PharmaVOICE as one of the top 100 most inspirational and influential people in the life sciences industry in 2009.
Prior to joining AMR Research, Hussain was heading the program management, marketing and business development functions for Trinity Partners LLC and Trinity Pharma Solutions LLC, firms specializing in strategic consulting and technology-based data management solutions for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
Hussain also worked as an engagement lead at Zefer Corporation. While there, Hussain helped Fortune 500 companies develop their B2B and technology strategies.
Hussain founded two global textile manufacturing companies where he served on the Board of Directors and was responsible for strategy, manufacturing and sourcing, new product development, and global sales and marketing.
Hussain earned his BS in textile management, with honors, from Clemson University/Textile University of Pakistan. He also holds an Engineering MS in Information Systems, an MBA, and a graduate certificate in Supply Chain Management from Northeastern University. He also teaches at Brandeis University and is a guest lecturer at Northeastern University.
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Kevin O'Marah
Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research
AMR Research
As Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy.
Kevin launched AMR Research’s PLM practice, and is a seminal author on PLM, having been included in over 100 articles defining the application's footprint, business impact, and market dynamics. He has also contributed to the firm’s definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002.
Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on supply chain projects in a variety of industries including telecommunications, semiconductors, and chemicals. As a vice president at Oracle Corporation, Kevin focused on supply chain and product data management strategy. He spent several years with Gemini Consulting, now part of Ernst & Young (GCE&Y), working with manufacturing companies on supply chain and product strategy. He worked with Mercer Consulting in London and Company Assistance Limited in Warsaw earlier in his career.
A graduate of Boston College, Oxford University, and Stanford Business School, Kevin frequently speaks at industry events and executive conferences, where he is noted for his dynamic and engaging style. He is a widely published author and has been quoted in numerous business publications including The Financial Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal.
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