Eddy Setiawan was named president of South East Asia in July 2011. In this role, he is responsible for spearheading geographic and business growth in the region, providing leadership oversight for transforming the company’s business portfolio and operating model. Eddy is based in Singapore. Eddy began his career with Dow Indonesia in 1995 and held various sales and market development role for Indonesia, Thailand and the Pacific. In 2002, he relocated to Singapore and was named Pacific area product manager for a number of different polyolefin value centers. Eddy also served as Pacific area marketing manager for food & specialty packaging. In late 2003, Eddy was named senior commercial manager for the European aromatics business and relocated to Dow’s Europe headquarter in Switzerland. In 2006, he took on responsibilities as global business director for aromatics. Three years later, he was appointed global business director for chlorinated organics and relocated to Dow’s global headquarters in Midland, Michigan. Eddy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia and a Masters of Business Administration from Northwood University Richard Devos Graduate School of Management
Walter Mohr studied economics with focus on taxes and auditing.
He joined the former Hoechst AG as auditor in 1986. At Hoechst, he held various positions in Finance and Accounting (F&A) with focus on project work and implementation.
In 1992, he was assigned to special projects in Colombia.
In 1994, he was appointed CFO and Deputy Managing Director of Hoechst Dominicana S.A. before working as Regional Head F&A of Hoechst Guatemala and Managing Director of Clariant (Guatemala) S.A.
In 1998, Walter joined Clariant International in Muttenz, first as Corporate Controller and later as Head of Divisional Controlling of the Textile, Leather and Paper Division (1999-2004) and Regional Head of Finance Special Markets (2005 and 2006). He subsequently moved to Clariant in Singapore where he took over the role of Finance Head ASEAN and Country President for Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
He was appointed as Service Region Head South East Asia & Pacific, Finance Services Head, South East Asia & Pacific and Country President, Singapore in 2010.
Mr. Richard Strollo has over 18 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry. He started his logistics career in the US and worked in various roles gaining experience before moving to Asia in 1996. Richard has held senior management positions in Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Richard is now based in Singapore as the Managing Director for South Asia for BDP International. His present responsibilities include the total operations and management of the business for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia.
Richard holds a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Business Administration from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Mark Millar leverages 25 years global business experience, including ten years in greater China, to provide consulting, advisory and recruitment services that create value for clients by empowering superior performance in supply chain and logistics.
"One of the Region’s Supply Chain Leaders”
(CHaINA China Supply Chain magazine )
“One of the most Progressive People in World Logistics”
(Global Institute of Logistics)
Acknowledged as an industry thought leader, clients have engaged Mark as Speaker, Moderator, MC or Conference Chairman at more than 200 Logistics and Supply Chain events in 17 countries. His articles on global supply chain trends and logistics industry developments are regularly published in five languages.
Mark’s distinguished international track record in Supply Chain and Logistics includes 15 years in the Asia Pacific region, where he has led business development initiatives across ten Asian countries. His corporate career includes executive positions at ModusLink, Platinum Logistix, Exel Contract Logistics (now DHL) and UPS Supply Chain Solutions - serving many leading companies in the Consumer Retail and High Tech Electronics sectors.
Mark is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (FCILT). He achieved an MBA with Distinction from the University of the West of England, is a Graduate of the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds a post graduate Diploma in Management Studies.
He has lived and worked in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, USA, Ireland, mainland China and Hong Kong. Whilst with the Thorn EMI group in the UK, Mark’s international sales leadership earned Thorn Secure Science the “Queen’s Award for Exports”.
Appointments: an active and enthusiastic industry contributor, Mark currently serves as:
• Head of International Relations, Vietnam Supply Chain, Ho Chi Minh City
• Advisory Board Member, India SCM and Logistics Summit, New Delhi, India
• Advisory Board Member, Kong and Allan Consulting Group, Shanghai, China
• Chairman, Logistics Committee at the British Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
• Chairman, International Relations Committee, Hong Kong Logistics Association (HKLA)
• APAC Regional Leader & International Advisor, Supply Chain & Logistics Group (SCLG) of Dubai
• Transport & Logistics Committee Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong
Accolades: Mark's commitment to the industry has been recognised with several accolades:
• "Pro’s to Know, Supply Chain Providers” 2011
• “Chartered Fellowship” awarded by Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport 2010
• "Supply Chain Thought Leader” Pro's to Know 2009
• “One of the most Progressive People in World Logistics” 2008
• "Supply Chain Veteran” Who's Who of Supply Chain in Asia 2008
• "China Supply Chain 20: the Who, What and Why of China Supply Chain" 2007
• "Pro's to Know in Fulfilment and Logistics" 2007
• " Who's Who Top 20 of the Power Players in Supply Chain Management in China" 2006
Niklas Meintrup, Director DOW Business Services Group Asia Pacific & India, is leading Supply Chain, Purchasing, Customer Service, Sustainability/EH&S, IT and Lab and facility management. The mission of Business Services is to provide services throughout the Dow organization, leveraging its scale and expertise to offer low cost-to-serve, differentiated market competitive service.
Meintrup began his Dow career in 1990. He performed Global leadership roles in Polyurethanes, Epoxy, Engineering Thermoplastics, Chemicals, Emulsion Polymers, PET/PTA and Polyethylene, Polypropylene. Prior to his current position he was leading the Supply Chain function across DOW in the European Area. He possesses extensive Supply Chain and operations experience and business knowledge. He has worked in global roles with activity on all continents since 2000 and was based in Germany, Switzerland, USA and is currently based in Shanghai, China. Meintrup holds a BBA in Economics and a BS in Nautical Science. He attended the Global Consortia program at Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, Arizona, USA.
OBJECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER IN OPERATION / SUPPLY CHAIN AREA • To lead and build a diverse winning organization to deliver key business results. • To help business leadership in direction setting by leveraging Supply Chain/ Manufacturing. • To act as a change agent in the organization to bring breakthrough capability improvement. SUMMARY Managed culturally / geographically diverse organization in Global MNC's for 15 years. Supply Chain Leadership role in fast growing Asia-Pacific Region: o Leading the key business results of Service, Inventory, Capital and Cost. o Manufacturing operation in 5 Plants & Logistics operation in 9 countries. Servicing Customers in 11 countries across the Region. o Successful construction & start-up of a new manufacturing Plant. For 6 years led multi-functional teams in Global Program Manager role, to deliver Beauty Care product launches across Asia-Pacific Regions, based in Japan & Singapore. For 6 years, led the Capability Development across multi-functional teams to deliver organization improvement. Mechanical Engineer (BE – Honors) from Jadavpur University, India. A leader with substantial hands-on experience in Engg, HS&E, TPM, Production & Supply Chain. An individual whose personal philosophy - Focus on a few BIG items which can make the maximum impact on business & organization. Build organization capability to inspire everyone to take the next higher level.
PROFESSIONAL Director - Supply Chain, Asia-Pac, MEA Perfumery at Firmenich, Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Leadership in Manufacturing, Logistics and Customer Care areas for Perfumery Division. Manages 4 manufacturing facilities Manufacturing, Planning, Quality and HS&E Logistics / Customer Care operations in 9 countries Successful Start-up of a new world-class Manufacturing facility A strategic Business Partner: Leading Division S&OP Process with Regional VP Engagement of Commercial, Development & Purchase with Supply Chain.
Currently Sr. Vice President, Supply Chain with Reliance Industries Limited, India’s Largest Private Sector enterprise, Sukumar has close to three decades of experience handling different segments of the Supply Chain both at the Operational & Strategic level in firms from diverse industry segments. Beginning his career with the Public Sector HINDUSTAN COPPER, Sukumar has worked through organizations like HINDUSTAN CIBA-GEIGY (now NOVARTIS), PARKE-DAVIS & WARNER LAMBERT (now part of PFIZER) and briefly even with MIEBACH LOGISTICS INDIA Pvt. LIMITED in India.
Among his other responsibilities, Sukumar has trained the company employees in TQM extensively earlier on, has worked in a consulting assignment with the erstwhile PriceWaterhouseCoopers and with ORACLE in India as the Industry Expert for the Life Sciences and Consumer Products Group.
Sukumar has worked briefly in the US with a SAP Certified Solution provider in Houston, Texas where he was involved with the overall Operations Function of the firm.
Sukumar believes Supply Chain is an intricate science that calls for the convergence of many skills. Anyone with a penchant for Process Management (having internalized the philosophy of Total Quality Management and imbibed the by now famous Theory of Constraints propounded by Eliyahu Goldratt), who also has a keen understanding of the fundamentals of the human psyche, will represent according to him, the perfect elixir for churning the juice out of a Supply Chain Management responsibility. Although this recipe is stringent, Sukumar says he stands by his Bill of Material!!
A Post Graduate in Economics and Masters in Marketing Management with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Materials management, Sukumar speaks on any aspect of Supply Chain Management and has apparently drawn very good reviews of not only the manner in which he presents, but also the thoughts he provokes among the audience! He was voted the BEST YOUNG MATERIALS MANAGER in India in 1990, based on a competition organized by the International Federation for Purchasing & Materials Management (IFPMM), Sweden and the Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), Mumbai.
Mary Scheibner is the Global Supply Chain Director for Process Catalysts and Technologies at BASF. She has over thirty years experience in all facets of Supply Chain Management including materials management and planning, customer service, purchasing, transportation and distribution, and foreign trade. She has experience in both operational and strategic functions as well as project management, process improvement, system selection and implementation. Mary recently served as the North American business representative to the Global Supply Chain Steering Committee for BASF. Prior to her current position, Mary led the internal consulting organization for BASF in North America. Mary has been active in the Supply Chain Council, a global nonprofit organization whose methodology, diagnostic, and benchmarking tools help make dramatic and rapid improvements in supply chain processes. She served on the Board of Directors for five years and as Chairman of the Council for two years. Mary also served as Chairman of the Education and Training Committee.
BERTHOLD ALFES has been Senior Vice President – Supply Chain Center for Asia Pacific since 2008. In addition he acts as Managing Director of Bayer MaterialScience Limited in Hong Kong. In this role, he is responsible for supply chain management encompassing order management, operations planning management, logistics and credit management for the Asia Pacific region. As an organizational structure that encompasses supply chain end to end, the Supply Chain Center is actively driving for best value logistics and increased customer satisfaction in alignment with the strategic marketing priorities of the business units. Mr Alfes has been with Bayer for 13 years in management roles with Organization and Information Systems, Customer Service, Strategic Planning and Merger & Acquisitions. He is married with two children.
Adam Balarin is currently VP Supply Chain for Unilever Vietnam and is responsible for operating and developing one of the largest supply networks in this rapidly developing market. Prior to this, he was responsible for the Regional Supply Chain for Skin Care across Asia, Africa and CEE and has also worked in the UK on Global Supply Chain design and optimisation.
Adam is a Professional Engineer and also holds a B. Commerce Honors degree. He is actively engaged in the Vietnam Supply Chain community and is passionate about developing capabilities in the region.
Tharin Walker has worked in sales and business development in the Asia Pacific region for BDP International since 2002. Prior to that, he held various operations roles in BDP in the United States, Belgium and Singapore since joining the company in 1996. He has a wide range of experience with global logistics and supply chain activities, particularly in the chemical sector.
At BDP International, he is responsible for working closely with clients in the chemical sector to understand their business requirements and challenges and implement cost-effective solutions.
Tharin holds a BA in History from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He has completed various logistics industry technical and qualification courses and holds a Six Sigma Greenbelt.
Lee Kok Leong is the editor for Logistics Insight Asia and Pharma Asia. He is an experienced journalist specializing in covering technical and business news in Asia. He reports extensively on multi-national companies and has interviewed many captains of industry for the regional magazines under his care. He has degrees from the University of New South Wales and National University of Singapore. He is a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists.
Mr. Nathan Chen is a Medicine Chemistry Master and now worked as a consultant for global chemical regulation in REACH24h Consulting Group. He has a wide range of experience with chemical & pharmaceutical regulatory affairs analysis and supply chain activities. Before REACH24h, he worked for a National international business company(ZMC) and is responsible for strategic operation and marketing analysis
Mr Roman C Luth has twenty years of experience in the field of logistics in Asia Pacific.
He started his career in Asia in the chemical warehouse operation in 1991 and in 1996 he co-founded an Asian Chemical Logistics company concentrating on regional distribution of hazardous chemicals for MNCs.
Mr Luth joined Schenker Asia Pacific in 2002 and holds the position of Director – Dangerous Goods, Security & Safety. In this function he is responsible for the Asia Pacific Security, Health & Safety and Dangerous Goods organization.
In early 2009 Mr Luth was responsible for having achieved the first ISO28000 certification for a regional corporate organization.
Mr Luth is a certified IATA DG trainer as well as an internal auditor for security and safety. He is also a Technical Expert Auditor for Cyanide Transportation.
He further is a member of the SCIC Logistics and Distribution sub-committee after being the chairman for two years and continues to be a member of the Working Group for supply-chain-security under Spring Singapore, the Singapore Standardization Body.
Mac, as his colleagues know him, is a veteran in Supply Chain Management. A Statistics Graduate and Post Graduate in Marketing Management and Materials Management, his work experience spans for almost 30 years in various leading organizations in India.
Mac started his career with Godrej Soaps Limited and has worked with the likes of Procter & Gamble, Parke-Davis, Warner-Lambert, Miebach Consultants, and Kurl-On among others. In each organization he has a proven track record of reducing Supply Chain costs and introducing various methods of process optimization.
Currently he is working with Reliance Industries, the largest Private Sector Enterprise in India and a part of the elite Fortune 500 group globally as a General Manager (Supply Chain Management).
A regular speaker at various International Supply Chain seminars, Mac has spoken as an expert in Supply Chain Management at various summits at Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Mumbai and Chennai.
A post graduate in commerce with a Masters In Management Studies from Mumbai University.Current assignment is at Thermofisher Scientific India as General Manager Supply Chain. Twenty three years of experience with documented success in overseeing tasks of Supply Chain- Supply Planning, Supply Execution, Demand Management, Distribution, Inventory Management; ERP Implementation, business development, sales and marketing.
Previous experience in DSM Anti Infectives as Head Of Demand & Supply Chain for Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa.,Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Medical Asia Pacific across Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Business Development functions. Have twice been a recipient of the prestigious Outstanding performer award at Johnson & Johnson Medical Asia Pacific. A Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Professional interests include Supply Chain Methodology, Strategic Management, ERP Technology solutions, Business Process Re-engineering.
At a personal level enjoy particularly reading about contemporary issues especially on Indian Philosophy & History, love cricket, hockey, tennis and photography.
A dynamic and high profile logistics & manufacturing professional with a thorough knowledge of inventory planning, import/export process, customer ordering management , distribution, production, quality control, warehouse management, safety, health and environment 2010 – Present PT Merck Tbk. Supply Chain Management Chemicals Senior Manager
- Provide supply chain leadership and support as a member of multifunctional business team and integrated business processes
- Responsible for developing and executing strategic SCM plan to ensure effective support to sales and marketing operations in related to :
- Responsible in inventory management and establish program that work toward increasing material velocity and supply reliability and optimizing the inventory
- Responsible on Export Import process for all divisions at PT Merck Tbk
- Responsible for Warehouse and Distribution of Chemicals Division and conduct proper selection and management of the contract providers
- Liaise with any logistics partner, local governmental authorities (mainly with local customs office) and other stake holder to build a solid reputation for relevant expertise on import and export regulations
- Interface with corporate logistics, export and import function to develop, maintain and improve the process and being a main support on the international supply chain development activities
- Maintain a continuous process improvement by implementing program, control, and system to improve business process and cost efficiency that aligned with the budget
- Creates a development and growth plan for personnel within department to ensure their optimum level of performance including setting performance standards, training, coaching and setting stretch goals and objectives
- Conduct on regular basis a standard sales and operation planning
Accomplishment • Streamline the business process in the chemical division between the Finance, Customer Order Management and Marketing Department • Achieve a Priority Lane facility from local Customs as of March 2012
Raymon has over twenty years experience in the Logistics industry as an end user and service provider. This experience includes senior management, government linked and academic positions in a variety of international companies and institutions based in Asia, the US, Europe and Australia.
His experience covers the full Logistics spectrum, from raw material procurement to physical distribution and eventually Customer Service and care, with a strong grounding in Quality and Six Sigma. He is currently the Director Asia Pacific Logistics & Trade Compliance for W R Grace Inc. In this role, he is responsible for Inbound and Outbound Logistics and warehousing for GRACE which has more than 27 manufacturing sites and offices in the Asia Pacific region.
Additionally, his function also covers all Trade Compliance issues related to the international movement of GRACE’s Chemical and Dangerous Goods products that originate or which are destined for the Asia Pacific.
He holds a degree in Logistics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and The Australian Logistics Academy. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wollongong.
Raymon is currently the President of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society and under his stewardship the Society has been nominated the Best Logistics Education Provider in ASIA in 2003& 2004, In 2008, the Society won the Supply Chain Asia Education Award and was again nominated for the award in 2010. He has trained and been a speaker at a number of Logistics events in Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia. A prolific writer on the topic of Supply Chain Management his work is published in six international magazines and periodicals and a number of online sites.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Business Management, University of Bradford Joined Degussa (SEA) Pte Ltd : 2002
Logistics Manager Evonik Degussa (SEA) Pte Ltd : 2007
Regional Logistics & Customer Service Evonik (SEA) Pte Ltd : 2012
Current position :Regional Operations Manager Business Unit: Health & Nutrition
Function area : Regional logistics and supply chain
Responsibility areas: Asia South – SEAANZ and Subcontinent
Broad based logistics services procurement experience
Involvement on global supply chain – (US/Europe/Asia)
Leading distribution projects – Thailand, Indonesia and India
Godefroy Motte is Eastman’s Senior Vice President, Chief Regional and Sustainability Officer. He was appointed to this position on January 1, 2011.
Born in France in 1958, Godefroy Motte studied at the school of ‘Hautes Etudes Industrielles’ in Lille, France, where he graduated as a Chemical Engineer. He obtained a Masters degree in Management (DESS) from the Sorbonne in Paris and later, attended the Harvard Business School (AMP).
Motte joined Eastman in 1985 in Paris, France. His early career focused on the commercial and product side of the Chemicals businesses, but evolved to Market Manager, Regional Business Manager, Site Manager, and then Vice President for the EMEA region.
Throughout his career, he has amassed a wealth of experience relevant to sustainability, having led the European Chemical Association (CEFIC) Responsible Care Programme as well as Eastman’s participation in REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals).
In addition, Motte is also a current member of the ACOM Board of the European Chemical Association (CEFIC), as well as a member of the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands and the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management
As Eastman’s Chief Regional and Sustainability Officer, Motte is committed to leveraging sustainability as a source of competitive advantage across Eastman.
Thomas Riber Knudsen is the Chief Executive for Maersk Line in the Asia Pacific region, comprising countries in South-east Asia and the South Pacific.
Appointed in November 2010, his responsibilities include the development and execution of global strategy for Maersk Line in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. Thomas Riber Knudsen has been with the A.P. Moller – Mærsk Group since 1990, starting his career in Maersk Line in the Middle East where he was based for five years in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. He spent the next four years handling trade in the Caribbean Basin and in Asia, before moving onto route management, and then regional sales for the West and Central Asia cluster. In 2006, Thomas was appointed the Managing Director of the then Maersk Logistics in France, overseeing France, Tunisia and Algeria. After a year, he went on to helm the Maersk Line organisation in France till early 2009. Prior to his current posting, Thomas was the Managing Director for Maersk Line in the East China region.
Thomas is the chairman of the Board of Maersk Singapore Pte Ltd and a member of the board of various Group companies in Singapore.
Born in 1970, Thomas graduated with an Executive Masters in Global Supply Chain from IE Business School, Madrid.
Mr. Rausch is currently heading the Global Strategic Supply Chain Management & Governance Group of BASF. His core tasks are to ensure that all Supply Chain Groups within the different Businesses of BASF, as well as the regional Supply Chain Platforms, have proper strategies in place. Beside this, he is overlooking the global and regional Supply & Distribution Networks, develops and provides Supply Chain KPIs, and supports due diligence as well as Post Merger Integration activities.
In his previous position, Mr. Rausch was in charge of the Procurement of Logistics Services for Road, Rail Transportation, and Warehousing in Europe. In this position he established hubs across Europe for the procurement of logistics services and subsequently transferred the procurement activities from all BASF Companies and Businesses into these Hubs.
Before this assignment Mr. Rausch was delegated to Hong Kong, where he was heading the New Business Development for Animal Nutrition. In this function he was in charge of market research, product launches, business reengineering of 7 Production sites as well as M&A activities.
Prior to his delegation to Hong Kong Mr. Rausch worked in Singapore, as head of the regional Supply Chain Group of the Fine Chemical Division. He managed the complete supply chain activities between the local BASF Companies, the Regional Supply Chain Platform and the Supply Sites.
Before his delegation to Singapore, Mr. Rausch was project leader for the development of a global monitoring and reporting tool for inventories. This task incorporated the development of appropriate KPIs, data structures as well as the selection of software and the global roll out.
His first assignment with BASF in Oct. 1998 was with the internal consultant group, where he participated and led global projects in the area of Supply Chain Management.
Bart Loodts, CPIM, was born in Belgium where he graduated in metallurgical engineering and later obtained an MBA from the University of Leuven. Having worked for Air Products in Belgium, Spain and England, he moved to Taiwan in 2001 where he co-founded the Asia Supply Chain department for the company’s Electronics division. Bart Loodts now heads up a team of regional managers with Asia-wide responsibility for areas such as transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning and inventory management. Using a globally integrated planning and execution system, this team manages the company’s supply of specialty gases and chemicals from Air Products production plants and vendors all over the world to major Electronics producers in Asia.
Abdulrahman Essa Al Ateek is the Vice President for Regional Supply Chain in Asia South since January 2012. He is responsible for leading the regional supply chain organisation in Asia South, which includes the hub operations in Singapore, Regional Demand Management and Customer Service teams in India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Before taking up this position, Abdulrahman was the Regional Supply Chain Manager since 2011. He started his career with Borouge in 2005 as a Product Handling Engineer. In 2007, he assumed the position of Claims and Insurance Coordinator (Quality Specialist) and was later promoted to UAE Gateway Manager in 2009.
Abdulrahman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin since 2005. Abdulrahman is a UAE National.
Kelly Slate is the Director of Global Supply Chain and Business Process Management for the Chemical Division of Milliken & Company. She has 23 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain roles but has focused for the past 6 years on developing global supply chains and processes to support the growing needs of her business. Her passion is on leadership and team development and she is actively involved in Talent Management for Milliken Chemical. Kelly holds a BS in Economics, an MBA and an Executive Masters in International Logistics from Georgia Tech. She is also a certified Facilitator for the Leadership Challenge Workshop. Kelly lives in Spartanburg, SC with her husband and three sons.
1958 Started in shipping when I was accepted as a trainee by Gerard & Hay 1964 I accepted the position as Managing Director of Suttons International Ltd who, At that time were Freight Forwarders, I left Suttons in 1980 as one of the main companies operating tank containers door/door and they owned over 500 tanks, and were making more than £800,000 per year profit.
I was part of a team that formed United Tank Containers & appointed M.D
We sold the company with 400 tanks to the Stolt-Nielsen Group and changed Its name to Stolt Tank Containers (STC). I then moved to America as Vice President
I moved back to Rotterdam as President Stolt-Nielsen Netherlands handling Tankers, terminals and barges plus I also retained my position as V.P. of STC.
I moved to UK and became the President of STC and expanded the company Through 5 acquisitions of competitors plus formed our own leasing division in
I moved back to America and was appointed CEO of the whole Stolt-Nielsen Transportation group, which included Tankers, Terminals and Tank Containers.
I retired from the Stolt-Nielsen Group and returned to England.
I was elected President of ITCO where I expanded the membership by over 60% and raised the organizations profile with governments and stakeholders.
I resigned as President of ITCO because the boards lack of focus and their refusal To understand the importance to the tank container industry of the emerging markets in Asia
Working to establish a focused organization for the Asia market @tco
Barry Elliott has been a professional in manufacturing and distribution for more than thirty years in North America and Asia Pacific, including 10 years in management and now well more than twenty years in consulting. His experience spans many industries and many countries, which allows him to distinguish between those things that work everywhere and others that need to be quite specific to the situation. Barry has experience and expertise across the supply chain, including strategy, Sales & Operations Planning, procurement / strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement / performance measurement. He particularly enjoys the challenge of applying the basic principles in very different situations, helping to figure out how to get people to “want to do it”. He has been qualified as an APICS CFPIM, a Professional Engineer, and a Certified Management Consultant. Barry is also a frequent writer and commentator, with a weekly column on Supply Chain Management in the Bangkok Post for the past ten years.
Brian Selby is Senior Vice President for Elemica Asia Pacific.
Mr. Selby joined Elemica in August 2009 when it merged with RubberNetwork LLC. He had been with RubberNetwork LLC since 2002, responsible for its Asia operations. At Elemica, he is responsible for leading a multi-country team of sourcing and supply chain professionals to craft and implement tailored Sourcing and Supply Chain solutions for Elemica's customers
throughout Asia. Mr. Selby has more than 20 years of experience in the chemical, plastics and tire industry, where his career has focused on managing business development, purchasing, logistics and ecommerce primarily in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining RubberNetwork, he was the Vice President - Asia for ChemConnect, the leading chemical and plastics global emarketplace. He started his business career at General Electric where he held a number of senior leadership positions in various
GE divisions including Director - Asia Sourcing for GE Plastics and Commercial Director, GE Specialty Chemicals Pacific. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Selby was a practicing lawyer in the USA focused
on international commercial matters.
Mr. Selby holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Chicago, and a JD degree
from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.