Cisco and Tata Motors Join the Manufacturing Leadership Board

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, announces the appointment of two additional Manufacturing Leadership Board members to the Manufacturing Leadership Council on Manufacturing-Executive.com.

"We are delighted to welcome Mr. Vikram Sinha, Vice President, Head of Manufacturing Operations, Passenger Car Business Unit, Tata Motors, India and to leverage the expertise and  enthusiasm of Angel L. Mendez, Senior Vice President, Customer Value Chain Management, Cisco, USA to the Manufacturing Leadership Board," Manufacturing Enterprise Communications' President Heather Holst-Knudsen  said.

The Manufacturing Leadership Council is an invitation-only, membership organization engaged in peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, with a focus on creating a better future for manufacturing.  

The Council is driven by a distinguished board of manufacturing executives, academics, researchers and analysts.  Members of the Manufacturing Leadership Board already include:

• Andy Chatha, ARC Advisory Group, President & Founder
• Paul Christodoulou, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing, Senior Industrial Fellow
• Adriana Karaboutis, Dell, Vice President, Information Technology
• Dr. Larry Lapide, MIT, Research Affiliate—Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)
• Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, Prof. of Advanced Mfg, Ohio Eminent Scholar & L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor
• Pierfrancesco Manenti, IDC Manufacturing Insights, EMEA Research Director
• George Nickel, Johnson and Johnson, Director Global Manufacturing
• Kevin O'Marah, AMR/Gartner, Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research—Global Strategy Officer
• Scott Park, Volvo Construction Equipment, Global CIO, VP Processes & Systems
• Michael Packer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Vice President, Manufacturing Strategy & Processes
• Vince Serpico, L'Oreal, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations NA
• Mark Wilson, Director of Collaboration Management, GlaxoSmithKline

"To date, members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council include global leaders in manufacturing, with companies such as Nestle, Ferrari, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Dow Chemicals, Roche, Colgate-Palmolive and Raytheon, being represented by their senior executives. We are very proud at having such names being part of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, our global initiative whose purpose is to create a better future for Manufacturing," comments David Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Manufacturing Enterprise Communications.

"Manufacturing Enterprise Communications is dedicated to the idea that manufacturing will have a better future through discussion, debate and content that is generated by the community, moderated by editors and enabled by social media," concludes President Heather Holst-Knudsen.

There are several benefits associated with membership to the Manufacturing Leadership Council, including:

1. Invitations to bi-monthly teleconference calls to cover such topics as Global Manufacturing & Supply Networks, Sustainability, Factories of the Future and much more.
2. Invitations to Manufacturing Leadership Council Events, including a complimentary pass to the 2011 Manufacturing Leadership Summit, with Golf Tournament and Annual Spring Manufacturing Leadership Council Meeting, hosted in Palm Beach, FL, May 9-11.
3. Private access to the Manufacturing Leadership Council Website Portal to communicate with other Council members in a private online group.
4. Membership to the Manufacturing Executive online community where members can discuss topics, solve problems and collaborate to innovate.
5. Subscription to Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal, a 6X per year publication written by the leaders of the community for the community.  
6. Two annual benchmarking studies conducted in collaboration with lead research firms.
7. Access to online executive education programs on topics such as Collaborative Innovation hosted in collaboration with such leading universities as Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing.

To learn more about the Manufacturing Leadership Council, please visit Manufacturing-Executive.com/council

For media enquiries or more information on how to become a member of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, please contact: Cinzia Rinelli, Director Business Development/ Community at +1 212 290 7266 or [email protected]

About Manufacturing Enterprise Communications

Manufacturing Enterprise Communications produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets, providing critical content to innovative and forward thinking manufacturers – companies that use enterprise systems, information and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage.  Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Managing Automation Magazine and website, Manufacturing-Executive.com, the Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and the PM100 Awards program.

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