Supply chain operations
10 chief supply chain officers
These ten chief supply chain officers hold or have held the chief supply chain officer title, running supply chain organizations at the companies listed below. Readers can learn how a CSCO brings manufacturing, sourcing, planning and logistics under one leader and builds a supply chain that holds up under disruption.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Alvarez
LinkedInExperience: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer · Suntory Global Spirits
SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer at Suntory Global Spirits since 2023; his profile says he leads the company's global operations, including 19 distilleries and bottling plants, and its supply chain, procurement, environmental sustainability and quality function. He was SVP, Chief Production and Sustainability Officer (Supply Chain Officer) at Brown-Forman (2014–2022).
Chris Nielsen
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer & Chief Quality Officer · Toyota North America
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer & Chief Quality Officer at Toyota North America since 2017; his profile lists supply chain, manufacturing and lean expertise. Other listed Toyota North America roles are Senior Vice President - HR, Corporate Strategy, and Purchasing (2014–2017), President (2010–2014) and Vice President - Purchasing (2007–2010).
Hakim Richard Savoy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer · C.H. Guenther
Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer at C.H. Guenther since 2024; his profile says he leads the end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, logistics, planning, manufacturing, engineering, food safety and quality, and customer service. He was Vice President of Global Manufacturing at Kimberly-Clark (2019–2024).
Kevin Brown
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer · Dell Technologies
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Dell Technologies since 2013. Other listed Dell Technologies roles are Chief Procurement Officer (2008–2013), Senior Vice President, ODM Fulfillment & Supply Chain Strategy (2007–2008), Senior Vice President, Product Group Quality & Operations (2005–2007) and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Procurement (2001–2005).
Mellinda Devese
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer · nVent
Executive Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer at nVent since 2026; her profile says she leads a global organization responsible for end-to-end supply chain strategy, manufacturing, distribution, logistics and operational excellence. She was Vice President Global Integrated Supply Chain - PCS at GE HealthCare (2022–2024) and Senior Director Of Operations at Whirlpool Corporation (2019–2021).
Nello Rizzo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer · Momentive
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Momentive (2020–2026). Other listed Momentive roles are Vice President Supply Chain Global Operations (2018–2020) and VP Global Operations , Perfomance Additives business (2016–2018). He has been Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain at Avient Corporation since 2026.
Roberto Canevari
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies · The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies since 2021. He was Chief Supply Chain Officer at Burberry (2012–2021), EVP SUPPLY CHAIN EUROPE at Unilever (2019–2021), Group Supply Chain Executive Director at Carrefour (2011–2012) and SVP Supply Chain & Procurement at Nestlè Waters (2007–2011).
Shane Azzi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Resmed
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Resmed since 2024; the profile describes Resmed as a medical equipment manufacturing company. He was Chief Global Supply Chain Officer at Hasbro (2022–2024), SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Kimberly-Clark (2021–2022) and Global VP Logistics at Kimberly-Clark (2015–2021).
Steve Pilla
LinkedInExperience: EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer · Pentair
EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Pentair since 2020; his profile says he returned to Pentair to lead manufacturing, sourcing, quality, EH&S and logistics, with responsibility for 36 factories, 6,000 employees and $1.8B in OCOGS spend. He was Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Red Wing Shoe Co. (2017–2020).
Vinay Krishna
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Marvell Technology
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Marvell Technology since 2024. He was Vice President Supply Chain at Analog Devices (2021–2024) and at Maxim Integrated (2021), and Senior Director, Supply Chain Management at Dialog Semiconductor (2018–2019). His profile describes a history in the semiconductors industry, skills in supply chain management and planning transformation, and work experience in the US, Europe and Asia.
Choose the right perspective
Match the officer's industry and supply chain model to yours, for example large factory networks, contract manufacturing or regulated products. Check whether the CSCO role is current and which functions, such as procurement, quality or logistics, the person has described as part of the remit.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which functions should report to a chief supply chain officer, and which should stay with operations or finance?
- 02How do you decide between building more supply chain resilience and cutting cost?
- 03What would you change first when taking over a supply chain that is missing service or cost targets?
About this directory
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