Member Companies
Center for Operational Excellence
COE Board Members
ABB Inc. - Member Since 1996
Ken Morris, Group Vice President Operational Excellence & Supply Management
Mari Jo Cary, Director, Process Improvement Systems
Abbott Nutrition - Member Since 1992
John Ginascol, Vice President, Nutrition Supply Chain
Aggreko - Member Since 2009
Mark Sheppard, Vice President, Process Improvement
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Laboratories - Member Since 2000
Douglas Lipps, Vice President Operations
Louis Larowe, Executive Director
Cardinal Health - Member Since 2006
William Owad, Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence
Robert Pantano, Senior Vice President
Castle Harlan - Member Since 2008
David Hoyte, Executive Vice President
Coca-Cola North America - Member Since 2005
Terry McGann, Director of Process Improvement, Coca-Cola North America
Crane Group - Member Since 1998
Chris Burger, Vice President of Business Development
Diamond Innovations, Inc. - Member Since 2004
John Matera, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Emerson Climate Technologies - Member Since 1992
Cathy Bevan, Vice President Human Resources
J. R. Roemke, Director Quality
Exel - Member Since 2006
Ted Nikolai, President, Automotive and Chemical/Industrial Americas
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company - Member Since 2006
Patrick Hurley, Vice President Supply Chain
Gordon Food Service - Member Since 2007
Tom Vollmer, General Manager
Greif Inc. - Member Since 2000
Gaylord Benner, Vice President Operational Excellence
Hexion Specialty Chemicals - Member Since 2007
J. Michael McCandless, Vice President North America PFP Manufacturing
Kaiser Aluminum - Member Since 2007
David Conrow, Vice President Kaiser Production System
Keystone Foods LLC - Member Since 2009
Gregg Berens, Senior Vice President, Keystone Foods USA Proteins
Lancaster Colony Corporation - Member Since 1998
Thomas Deschler, Vice President Continuous Improvement, T. Marzetti Company
Mettler Toledo, Inc. - Member Since 1997
Todd Manifold, General Manager, Industrial Business Unit
Nationwide - Member since 2009
Rachel Lane, Associate Vice President, Business Excellence
New Product Innovations - Member Since 2006
Neil MacIvor, Chief Operating Officer
Ohio Willow Wood - Member Since 2006
Benjamin Elliott, General Manager
Ryan Arbogast, Senior Business Analyst
OSU Medical Center - Member Since 2007
Jay Kasey, Chief Operating Officer
Owens Corning - Member Since 2008
David L. Johns, Senior Vice President /CIO & Chief Supply Chain Officer
Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, Inc. - Member Since 2003
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company - Member Since 1993
Tom Kuharcik, Senior Director, North American Operations
Sonoco-Phoenix - Member Since 2000
Ed Harhager, Area Manufacturing Manager
Tinnerman - Member Since 2007
Daniel J. Dolan, Chief Operating Officer
Tosoh SMD, Inc. - Member Since 1996
Marty Blazic, President & COO
Peter Ward, Co-Director and Management Sciences Department Chair
John Dix, Co-Director and Distinguished Fellow of the Center
Peg Pennington, Executive Director
Robin Rasor Thompson - Administrative Director
Andrea Prud'homme - Associate Director
R. Gary Butler- Executive-In-Residence
Nancy Lahmers- Women's Leadership Initiatives
Keely Croxton, Associate Professor, Marketing and Logistics
Julia Higle, Professor and Chair, Industrial, Systems and Welding Engineering
Giorgio Rizzoni, Professor and Ford Motor Company Chair, Center for Automotive Research
Denise M. Smith, Professor and Chair of Department of Food Science & Technology
Glenn S. Daehn, Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
Dave Schilling, Professor of Management Sciences/Board Member -- Information Technology Center/Intern Project Coordinator
David S. Hoyte, Distinguished Fellow of the Center
Tom Wallace, Distinguished Fellow of the Center
James Miller, Executive Director, Development & External Affairs
Larry Ritzman, Distinguished Fellow of the Center
Research Fellows:
Gopesh Anand, Assistant Professor with Department of Business Administration at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca Duray, Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management, Department Chair at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Kathryn Marley with Duquesne University
Rachna Shah, Assistant Professor with Operations and Management Sciences at Carlson School of Management - University of Minnesota
COE Advisor
Al Yonel - contact Al at the following e-mail address: turnlean@gmail.com
Emeritus Member Companies:
- American Showa
- Central States Can Company
- Columbus Showcase/CSC Worldwide
- Diebold, Incorporated
- Johns Manville
- Lennox Industries
- The Longaberger Company
- OASIS Corporation
- Techneglas, Inc.
- The Timken Company
