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The Hershey Company

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Practical Ways to Deal With Operational Complexity

Douglas Guilherme is the Supply Chain Vice-President for US & Canada for The Hershey Company. Douglas leads Supply Chain driving best practices and building winning organizations to accelerate Leading Snacking Powerhouse vision. Douglas leads a diverse team in the business of supply. Every individual in his team strives to provide a demonstrable and sustainable competitive advantage.

Douglas serves as Member of Board of Directors for Goodwill – Easter Seals Minnesota and devote passion and dedication to develop underrepresented individuals.

Prior to this role, Douglas has led large Supply Chain corporations for 29 years in companies such as Procter & Gamble for 14 years and Ecolab for 4 years where he served as Global Senior Vice-President for Supply Chain.

Douglas earned his bachelor’s degree on pharmacy and biochemistry, followed by 2 post graduations titles on Operations and Administration and followed by Master’s on Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Later Douglas studied Machine Learning, and Exponential Technologies from Singularity University and Technology Acceleration Program from Wharton.

He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Renata and children, Luisa and Vinicius.

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Panel: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards —How Did the Last Two Years Change Us?
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Panel: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards —How Did the Last Two Years Change Us?

How has working through a global pandemic impacted the way we do business? Taking stock of how we changed and why we changed. What are some of the net positives? What are some of the things where we do want to return to how things used to be? Reviewing where our organizations were five years ago and where we planned to be today, how much has COVID-19 changed the trajectory of our journeys? What are some of the lessons learned that we plan to take with us into the future? Are manufacturing leaders stronger for this experience? Where do we…

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Overall Food Safety Culture: People, Processes, and Technology
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Overall Food Safety Culture: People, Processes, and Technology

What makes our Workforce Development Learning and Training Program different? Refreshing existing quality and safety programs through investment in new tools and technologies Cross-pollinating new ideas and innovations throughout the company and our supply chain Talking about Food Safety Culture as a constant work-in-progress. How do we continue to innovate? Showcasing examples of positive change using Hershey’s Malaysia facility as a case study — Hugo Andres Gutierrez VP, Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory Affairs The Hershey Company Hugo Andres Gutierrez is Vice President, Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory Affairs for The Hershey Company. In this position, Gutierrez provides leadership to…

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Tackling the Global Regulatory Landscape as a Company

Bringing one world view to global food regulations Discussing the high-profile issues currently shaping the global regulatory landscape How should industry seek to exceed expectations as it operates across borders and jurisdictions? What is the culture within your company? How do you collaborate on regulatory expectations to secure business alignment and the right balance on risk management? Transparency and proactive partnership – industry and regulators working together beyond compliance Are we meeting consumer needs? — Martin Slayne has broad experience working across sectors and geographies, leading in scientific, regulatory and food safety roles. Martin joined The Hershey Company in 2014…

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