TOP 100 WOMEN

Chief Global Supply Chain Officer & VP Johnson & Johnson

“ Even with a supply chain the size of ours , we are constantly innovating by investing in our people and in technology to meet the needs of patients , consumers and customers .” www htps kathryn-wengel-10b7498 :/ com linkedin . in /

Our 2023 Top Woman in Supply Chain is Kathryn Wengel , Executive Vice President , Chief Technical Operations and Risk Officer , and a member of the Company ’ s Executive Committee for healthcare company Johnson & Johnson . With more than three decades ' experience in leadership , she now leads key technical operations functions , including : Procurement , Engineering and Property Services , Sustainability and crosssector Supply Chain teams , and critical risk functions , under which Quality & Compliance , Health Care Compliance , Environmental Health & Safety , Global Security and Global Brand Protection are in her remit . Under her leadership , Johnson & Johnson has become the only healthcare company ever ranked among the top five on the Supply Chain Top 25 list by Gartner , Inc .

Wengel also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at leading global life sciences company

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings , is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the National Association of Manufacturers in the US , Chair of the Board of GS1 Global , a nonprofit that develops and maintains global supply chain standards , as well as executive sponsor for the Women ’ s Leadership & Inclusion initiative and the Women in Science , Technology , Engineering , Math , Manufacturing , and Design ( WiSTEM2D ) programme .

In 2015 , Wengel received the National Association of Female Executives ’ Women of Excellence Award , was recognised in 2019 by the Council of Supply Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) with its lifetime Distinguished Service Award and elected to the Supply Chain Hall of Fame , the industry ’ s top individual supply chain honour . She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University .

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