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

• Education Strategies
• Information Technology
• Marketing Chair
• Membership Chair
• Planning
• Program
• Research Strategies
• Roundtables

The 2009-2010 Board of Directors

Chair of the Board of Directors
Robert B. Silverman
Vice President – IT Business Systems
Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc.

Robert B. Silverman, vice president, IT business systems for Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc., oversees the development and support of information technology systems that support product design, supply chain operations, and finance at Tommy Hilfiger USA, one of the worlds' most recognized fashion apparel brands. Prior to joining Hilfiger, Mr. Silverman was president of Gross & Associates, a logistics consulting firm headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Gross specializes in areas such as supply chain network optimization, distribution center sizing and design, operations improvement, and computer simulation modeling. At Gross & Associates, he directed hundreds of consulting assignments in Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as throughout North America.

Board Chair Elect
Keith Turner
Vice President Marketing and Sales, Alcoa World Alumina
Alcoa, Inc.

Keith Turner is vice president marketing and sales for Alcoa World Alumina. He is responsible for managing global commercial activities related to bauxite, smelter and non-metallurgical grade alumina, and aluminum powder. He is also responsible for bulk transportation as president of Alcoa Steamship. In his previous role at Alcoa, he was general manager alumina and bauxite sales for Alcoa World Alumina. Prior to that, he was vice president, logistics and transportation for Alcoa with accountability for transportation sourcing and contracting, logistics solutions, international transportation, trade compliance, and freight payment. He also led the North American Logistics Lead Team, comprised of the top logistics professionals in the business units. He earned a BS degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He was president of CSCMP’s Central Virginia Roundtable and a member of CSCMP’s Roundtable Advisory Committee.

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

Dr. Nancy W. Nix is the executive director of the EMBA Program and associate professor of supply chain practice at the MJ Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University (TCU). She teaches global supply chain management, supply chain information technology, and supply chain strategy courses at TCU, where she has received MBA Faculty Awards for teaching and innovation in curriculum development. She has 15 years of management experience with the DuPont Company, with progressive managerial responsibilities in operations, logistics, procurement, contract management, and customer service.

Secretary and Treasurer
Rick J. Jackson
Executive Vice President, Limited Logistics Services
Limited Brands, Inc.

Rick Jackson is executive vice president, Limited Logistics Services, 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 COO of Victoria’s Secret Direct after leading distribution center and transportation operations for eight years at Limited Logistics Services. Before joining Limited Brands, he spent more than 18 years at Kraft/Nabisco in a variety of sales, manufacturing, and logistics positions.

Program Chair – Board of Directors John A. Caltagirone Vice President of Global Supply Chain Strategy Revere Group				Chair at Large Sarah Giffin Senior Operations Improvement Manager CEVA Logistics
Chair at Large Mary Long Director Collaborative Supply Chain Solutions Campbell Soup Company				Education Strategies Co-Chair Chris Moberg Chair Marketing Department Ohio University
Research Strategies Co-Chair Susan Oaks Vice President AT Kearney Inc.				Research Strategies Co-Chair Eric Peltz Director Military Logistics Program RAND
Membership Chair Jan Willem Proper Professor NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences				Marketing Chair Susan Rider President Rider & Associates
Roundtable Chair Erika Roberts Director, Corporate Development LeanCor LLC				Chair at Large Kevin F. Smith President and CEO Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting
Education Strategies Co-Chair Theodore Stank John H. Dove Distinguished Professor of Logistics University of Tennessee				Planning Chair Remko van Hoek Chief Procurement Officer at Cofely the Netherlands Visiting Professor at the Cranfield School of Management
President and CEO Rick D. Blasgen Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals				Past Chair of the Board of Directors Roger W. Woody Executive Lecturer and Director SCM External Development School of Business University of Kansas

Past Chairs of the Board of Directors

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