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Elevating Supply Chain Leaders: Career Stories with Ann Ackerson
Join us for a candid discussion and behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable career journey of Ann Ackerson, a prominent senior supply chain executive. Ann will share her personal highs and lows, offer invaluable insights and lessons learned throughout her distinguished career. From navigating challenges to seizing opportunities, Ann's story is one of resilience, determination, and success.
Ann is a CPO with more than three decades of strategic sourcing, material management, and global supply chain leadership experience she acquired while working for multi-billion dollar manufacturing and services companies.
This webinar is a must-attend for women aspiring to excel in the field. Discover how Ann carved her path to the top and emerged as a respected leader. Gain practical advice and empowering recommendations tailored specifically for women in supply chain roles.
ISM membership is not required to attend – all are welcome.
Member Price: $0.00
WEBINAR
Date
Sep 12, 2024
Time
1 PM - 2 PM ET
Location
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Speaker:
Ann Ackerson, Chief Procurement Officer, BAE Systems
In this role, Ann is a member of the Inc. Senior Leadership Team and chair of the BAE Systems plc Global Supply Chain Council. She leads the Supply Chain function as the company continues to focus on maximizing the purchasing power of the global enterprise. To support this international oversight, she reports to the senior vice president of Finance for BAE Systems, Inc., with a functional reporting relationship to the plc Group Finance Director. Ackerson has more than three decades of strategic sourcing, material management, and global supply chain leadership experience she acquired while working for multi-billion dollar manufacturing and services companies. Before joining BAE Systems in May 2020, she was senior vice president of Global Supply Chain Management for Freeman, a privately-held firm, after spending more than five years as Chief Procurement Officer and vice president Supply Chain Management with Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business. Previously, Ackerson held procurement roles of expanding leadership responsibilities with Honeywell, Boeing Satellite Systems, Case Corporation (now CNH Global), among others. Ackerson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in transportation and logistics from Iowa State University and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. She also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.Moderator:
Shami Anand, Leadership Coach at Power Your Impact
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