CSCMP Board of Directors

CSCMP’s affairs are conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of the following positions:

Chair of the Board of Directors (automatically succeeds from position of Board Chair Elect)
Board Chair Elect (elected)
Board Vice Chair (elected)
Secretary and Treasurer (elected)
Past Chair of the Board of Directors
President and CEO
Appointed Committee Chairs

• Roundtable Chair
• International Strategy Chair
• Member Value Chair
• Strategic Growth Co-Chair
• Education Strategies
• Research Strategies
• Program Chair

The 2011-2012 Board of Directors

Chair of the Board of Directors
Nancy Nix
Executive Director, EMBA Program
Professor, Supply Chain Practice
Texas Christian University
MJ Neeley School of Business

Dr. Nancy W. Nix, executive director, EMBA Program and professor of supply chain practice at the Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University (TCU), was elected to the office of Chair. Dr. Nix provides leadership for TCU's Executive MBA program, teaches graduate-level courses in global supply chain management and supply chain strategy, and has led study-abroad experiences in China, India, and Argentina. She has previously served in multiple supply chain roles at DuPont and Reliance Industries Ltd. in Mumbai, India.

Board Elect Chair
Rick J. Jackson
Executive Vice President, Limited Logistics Services
Limited Brands, Inc.

Rick J. Jackson is executive vice president, Mast Global Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of Limited Brands, Inc. In this role, he provides strategic direction and leadership for international and domestic logistics, transportation, distribution center operations, and supply chain technical services. Prior to this, he served two years as chief operating officer of Victoria’s Secret Direct, and more than 18 years at Kraft/Nabisco in a variety of sales, manufacturing, and logistics positions.

Board Vice Chair
Heather Sheehan
Vice President - Indirect Sourcing & Logistics
Danaher Corporation

Heather L. Sheehan, vice president, indirect sourcing and logistics, Danaher Corporation, was elected to the office of Board Vice Chair. In her role at Danaher, she has global responsibility for non-production and logistics procurement, strategy, and implementation across the company's 100-plus operating companies. She is involved with over 200 manufacturing facilities globally, primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia, and spent a two-year assignment in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Danaher in 2002, she worked for Honeywell in the positions of corporate director - global logistics, marketing leader, and polymer division logistics director.

Secretary and Treasurer
Theodore Stank
Bruce Chair in Logistics
Associate Dean for Executive Education
University of Tennessee

Ted Stank, Bruce Chair in Logistics at The University of Tennessee, was elected to the office of Secretary and Treasurer. Dr. Stank assumed the Bruce Chair following nearly six years in administration as department head for marketing and logistics, associate dean for academic programs, and associate dean of the Center for Executive Education. Prior to arriving at UT, he served at Michigan State University, Iowa State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Past Chair of the Board of Directors
Keith Turner
Vice President Marketing and Sales, Alcoa World Alumina
Alcoa, Inc.

Keith Turner, vice president marketing and sales, Alcoa World Alumina, ALCOA, was named to the office of Immediate Past Chair. At ALCOA, he is responsible for managing global commercial activities related to bauxite, smelter and non-metallurgical grade alumina, and aluminum powder. Turner is also responsible for bulk transportation as president of Alcoa Steamship. In his previous role with ALCOA, he was general manager alumina and bauxite sales for Alcoa World Alumina.

Certification Chair Chris Moberg Chair Marketing Department Ohio University				Member at Large - Member Life Cycle Focus Mary Long VP Logistics & Network Planning Dominos Pizza, Inc
Program Chair Remko van Hoek Chief Procurement Officer at Cofely the Netherlands Visiting Professor at the Cranfield School of Management				Strategic Growth Kevin F. Smith President and CEO Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting
Roundtable Chair Erika Kauffeld Director, Corporate Development LeanCor LLC				Research Strategies Eric Peltz Associate Director, National Security Research Division RAND Corporation
International Strategy Chair (India Focus) Niraj Ambani President, Group Logistics Reliance Industries Ltd.				Member at Large - Young Professionals Sarah Giffin Director, Client Solutions UTi Contact Logistics & Distribution
Education Strategies Chair Walter Zinn Professor of Logistics Ohio State University				Member at Large – Industry Vertical Focus Mark Baxa Director, Global Trade Management & Compliance Monsanto
President and CEO Rick D. Blasgen Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

Past Chairs of the Board of Directors

The individuals listed on the link above have served a one–year term as a past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.