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Shabbir Ahmed

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Our Team With over 30 years of experience, Shabbir Ahmed has held senior roles at globally recognized organizations, including British Sugar, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, American Sugar Refining, the UK NHS, and AkzoNobel. At Replan, as Director of Solutions Advisory, he brought AI-driven supply chain solutions to market, empowering companies with revenues ranging from $100M to $10B […]

Rob Haddock

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Our Team Rob Haddock is a seasoned supply chain leader and advisor, renowned for his innovative approaches to industry modernization and commitment to advancing supply chain management through collaboration, education, and professional development. Recently retired after 43 years with Coca-Cola, Rob’s extensive experience spans a wide range of roles, from production and warehouse management to […]

Nolen Akerman

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Our Team Nolen Akerman is a data science leader with over 20 years of experience in consumer-packaged goods and medical technology. He excels at developing analytical solutions that turn complex data into actionable insights, particularly in supply chain and operations.  As Principal Data Scientist at Kellogg Company, Nolen led efforts to implement advanced analytics and […]

Mike Gamage

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Our Team Michael 30 years of CPG leadership experience spanning multiple disciplines including Sales, Sales Leadership, Category Management, Sales Planning, Trade Promotion, Revenue Management and Strategic Pricing.  He has a record of providing leadership and insights into the building of systems and processes to enable organizations to implement trade promotion excellence via both system design […]

Greg Wunderlich

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Our Team With over 38 years of experience leading global programs, Greg Wunderlich specializes in bridging the gap between IT and business by leveraging strategic thinking, industry expertise, and relationship management. He has successfully designed and implemented systems that drive digital transformation, optimize operations, and improve efficiency.  Greg spent 36 years at The Kellogg Company, […]

Karen Braddy Lambert

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Our Team As a highly qualified, enthusiastic, results-driven senior business leader with over 30 years of experience, Karen has a proven track record of driving organizational growth, innovation, and efficiency. She is a skilled change agent, implementing best practices to increase operational effectiveness and establishing global frameworks across multiple regions.   Karen has provided strategic […]

Jody Naragon

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Our Team With over 25 years of procurement experience across industries like CPG, Automotive, Insurance and Hospitality & Gaming, Jody Naragon brings a wealth of expertise and strategic insight to the field. For the past 16 years, she has excelled in Marketing & Professional Services Procurement, driving impactful results at leading organizations such as AAA, […]

Jeyabal Palanisamy

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Our Team Jeyabal Palanisamy is an experienced AI and data science leader with over 18 years of experience driving enterprise AI transformation across life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chain. He specializes in building and scaling production-grade AI platforms, leveraging generative AI, machine learning, and agentic AI to deliver measurable business outcomes. Most recently, Jeyabal […]

Geoff Shive

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Our Team With over 35 years in the CPG industry, Geoff has experience with all aspects of the supply chain ranging from large publicly held companies to smaller privately owned companies.  Since 2015 Geoff has consulted with food companies in roles of project management and as an expert in Supply Planning and Demand Planning.   […]

Fraser Lockhart

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Our Team Fraser Lockhart is a seasoned transformation leader with over 20 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale change across the Consumer-Packaged Goods, Foodservice, and Retail industries. He has built and led enterprise-level change management systems focused on leadership development, CRM adoption, and cultural transformation, ensuring new ways of working take hold and deliver […]