Presented by:

Ashley Hetrick, Principal, Sourcing and Supply Chain Segment Leader, BDO USA

Ashley Hetrick is a procurement and supply chain leader with more than 15 years experience working with companies across industries, with a focus on automotive, semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, and life sciences companies. Her expertise and experience includes pre- and post-deal supply chain assessments, supply chain strategy and transformation, developing and executing high-stakes complex negotiation strategies, identifying and securing access to proprietary supplier ideas and technologies, and managing complex supplier and other third-party relationships.

Peter Terilli, Principal, Global Value Chain and International Tax, BDO USA.

Peter leads BDO’s US and international global value chain practice focused on strategic international tax and transfer pricing consulting opportunities to drive growth. Peter assists organizations in analyzing, designing, and implementing updates to their underlying operating and business model strategies, including migration and alignment of intellectual property, internal restructurings and acquisition integrations, partner operating company set-up and maintenance, and foreign tax credit utilization.

Mathew Mermigousis, National Practice Leader and VP, Customs & International Trade Services, BDO USA.

Mathew leads BDO’s Customs and International Trade Services (CITS) group. He has more than 25 years of experience advising US and multinational companies on customs and international trade regulatory matters involving classification, customs valuation (including first sale), country-of-origin, foreign-trade zones, and the use of trade preference programs (i.e., drawback) and free trade agreements.

Collins Oluka, CPSM, Head of Global Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, Velcro Companies

Collins Oluka is a seasoned procurement professional with substantial experience leading global procurement teams across various industries. As the Head of Global Procurement, he has been instrumental in leading the transformation of his company’s Global Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Organization and building a global team responsible for developing and executing global and regional procurement strategies. Collins' experience spans diverse industries, including Water, Protection, Footwear & Apparel, Automotive, Medical, Electronics, Aerospace, Building, and Construction. He has a proven track record in Complex negotiations, Category management, Supplier relationship management, Project management, Low-cost country sourcing, Make vs Buy, Should cost modeling, Financial analysis, and Supplier development.