Supply Chain Scene is a Service of the Supply Chain Expert Exchange
The National Restaurant Association’s Supply Chain Expert Exchange is a community of restaurant and hospitality supply chain professionals who gather in-person and virtually for networking, relationship building, education and mutual exchange of information relative to supply chain best practices. Our educational programs are designed to promote our members’ supply chain knowledge, promote supply chain management as a professional pursuit within our industry, and promote the ethical conduct and practices of supply chain professionals across the foodservice industry.
2022 Governing Board
Keith Anderkin Chief Supply Chain Officer Zaxby's Franchising LLC
Anissa Mandell-Chance (Vice Chairman)
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Focus Brands
David Cox
President
ARCOP, Inc. (Arby's Supply Chain Cooperative)
Joelle Johnson
Senior Director, Supply Chain
Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC
Les Karel
Executive Vice President, Equipment Solutions
National DCP, LLC
Sam Khoury
President & Operating Partner
Next Stage Partners
Kristi Kingery (Treasurer)
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Charlie Lousignont (Chairman Emeritus)
Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer
Brinker International
Chris McNutt
Vice President Brand Programs
Centralized Supply Chain Services
Carl Mount
Senior Vice President, Logistics &
United States Retail Supply Chain
Starbucks Coffee Company
Joel Neikirk
Chief Executive Officer
Restaurant Services, Inc.
Krista Pohlman (Secretary)
Vice President, Operational Excellence
Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc.
Matthew Riddleberger (Chairman)
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Firehouse of America, LLC
Solandre Rypin
Sr. Principal Team Leader, Supplier Quality and Safety
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Rif W. Wiguna
Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
Dessi Zaneva
Director, Strategic Sourcing
Panera Bread
Advisory Council
John Barone
President
Market Vision, Inc.
Ron Cegnar
President
CEO Partners
Greg Keller
Senior Vice President, National Sales Sysco &
President, SYGMA
The SYGMA Network and Sysco Corporation
James Kennedy
Senior Executive Director, Restaurant COE
P & G Professional
Joyce Mazero
Shareholder
Polsinelli PC
Jerry Murphy
Steven Rodgers
VP, Business Development - Analytics,
Supply Chain, Promotions
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