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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Transforming your Global Business with a Robust Operational Excellence Program: Balancing the Need for Speed with the Risk of Failing

Written by BTOES Insights Official | Sep 12, 2017 2:02:00 PM

WATCH NOW: Transforming your Global Business with a Robust Operational Excellence Program: Balancing the Need for Speed with the Risk of Failing 

  

About the Presentation 

In this full length video presentation from the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World SummitSrisu and Anil will share their experiences in developing a enterprise-wide approach to operations excellence at Ingram Micro and how that evolution and learnings can be applied to another business in KAR Auction Services. 

Specifically, you will hear them talk about:

  • How to get started with a operations excellence culture in a diverse global business
  • Approach taken in engaging and gaining buy-in from international businesses on operations excellence
  • Challenges and lessons learned along the way
  • How learnings can be applied to different business environments like KAR Auction Services

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WATCH NOW: Transforming your Global Business with a Robust Operational Excellence Program: Balancing the Need for Speed with the Risk of Failing 

 

About the Speakers

Srisu Subrahmanyam is currently Senior Vice President of Business Transformation at KAR Auction Services, Inc (NYSE:KAR). Previously he served as Global Vice President of Engineering for Ingram Micro, a HNA Group company, recognized as world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions with $45B in revenue and operating in over 40 countries.

In this role, he leads global functions in supply chain planning, operations and customer solution engineering, real estate, quality, continuous improvement, environmental health & safety, sustainability and overall program management. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for BrightPoint Americas, a business unit of Ingram Micro based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this role, he led the supply chain operations, quality, continuous improvement, program management, advanced planning, procurement and information technology functions. 

Anil Nair is currently Sr. Director of Global Quality, Lean, EHS, and Corporate Social Responsibility for Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM), a Fortune 100 company, recognized as world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions with $46B in revenue and operating in almost 40 countries. In this role, he leads global deployment and overall program management of Quality & Lean Operating System, Safety Management System, and Corporate Social Responsibility program.

Prior to this, he served as Sr. Director of Purchasing and Process Excellence at Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO), a $2B education company based in Hoffman Estates, IL, from 2009 to 2013. He led the transformation of Procure-to-Pay operations involving multiple programs and channels at 80 campuses and corporate office nationwide. This included deployment of PeopleSoft Financial e-Procurement workflows, P-card program design & deployment, ensuring SOX regulatory compliance for financial transactions, and leveraging economics of scale and process improvements.

 

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