Zebra Technologies Appoints Steve Williams as Chief Supply Chain Officer
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Williams joins Zebra with more than 20 years of global tech experience in supply chain and beyond
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, announced the appointment of Steve Williams as Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective today. In this role, Mr. Williams will be leading Zebraâs Global Supply Chain, Global Services and the companyâs newly named Supply Chain and Services Project Management Office. He succeeds Hugh Gagnier who is retiring after a successful 20-year tenure at Zebra.
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Steven Williams, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Zebra Technologies (Photo: Business Wire)
Mr. Williams joins Zebra with more than 20 years of experience including global leadership roles in supply chain, manufacturing, finance, acquisition integration, and business and sales operations spanning industries such as banking, semiconductors equipment manufacturing, and networking.
âSteve brings a wealth of experience and proven leadership to Zebra,â said Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive Officer of Zebra Technologies. âI am confident he will be a great addition to our executive leadership team and expand on the great momentum already built within our existing Global Supply Chain and Global Services teams.â
Mr. Gustafsson continued, âWe are grateful for the contributions Hugh made to Zebra. He has been a great cultural role model and leaves a powerful legacy. We wish him well in his retirement.â
Most recently, Mr. Williams served as Vice President, Americas, Supply Chain Operations for Cisco and was responsible for the operational performance of all manufacturing in the Americas including logistics, transportation, distribution, and warehouse operations.
âI am excited to join Zebra with its focus on providing innovative solutions that transform workflows and enable the front line at the edge of the enterprise to be connected and optimally utilized,â said Mr. Williams. âWe have a strategic opportunity to give our customers greater visibility into their operations as we â under this newly combined team â will have a deeper focus on our end-to-end supply chain from product innovation through product delivery and support.â
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Zebra has appointed Steve Williams as Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective today.
- Mr. Williams will be leading Zebraâs Global Supply Chain, Global Services and the companyâs newly named Supply Chain and Services Project Management Office.
- Most recently, he served as Vice President, Americas, Supply Chain Operations for Cisco.
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) empowers the front line of business in retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare and other industries to achieve a performance edge. With more than 10,000 partners across 100 countries, we deliver industry-tailored, end-to-end solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data to help our customers make business-critical decisions. Our market-leading solutions elevate the shopping experience, track and manage inventory as well as improve supply chain efficiency and patient care. Ranked on Forbesâ list of Americaâs Best Employers for the last three years, Zebra helps our customers capture their edge. For more information, visit www.zebra.com or sign up for our news alerts. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Media Contact:
Therese Van Ryne
Zebra Technologies
+1-847-370-2317
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Industry Analyst Contact:
Kasia Fahmy
Zebra Technologies
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Source: Zebra Technologies Corporation
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