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Insulectro Hires Jason Shuppert as Director of Supply Chain
March 9, 2018 | InsulectroEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Insulectro has hired logistics expert Jason Shuppert as director of supply chain for its North America operations.
“Today, we announce a significant step forward in supporting Insulectro’s growth with the hiring of Jason Shuppert,” commented Patrick Redfern, President and CEO for Insulectro. “Managing our import program and inventory across the country is priority #1 for our customers, so having the best resources and tools at our disposal is critical.”
“Jason comes to us with a long history of successes with a variety of companies, at both headquarter and manufacturing locations, that have thrived on Jason’s skillsets. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with extensive LEAN training. We welcome Jason to the Insulectro family. Jason will report to Dan Diesel, Insulectro Vice President – Business Strategy and CIO,” Redfern added.
Shuppert’s extensive background in Supply Chain Planning includes Sales and Operations planning, Forecasting, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Management, and other facets of the supply chain. He has held senior leadership positions with several large companies including ARYZTA, LLC. Ventura Foods, Land O’Lakes, IPS, and Kimberly Clark.
Dan Diesel agrees with the benefits of adding Shuppert to the team, “Jason is a great addition to our evolving Insulectro bench. We’re committed to recruiting and hiring stand-out associates - a strong team armed with best-of-range products from world-class suppliers like Isola, DuPont, Oak Mitsui, Pacothane, LCOA, CAC, and EMD Performance Materials. Expert people, outstanding products - it’s a winning combination. Insulectro continues to invest in sophisticated demand planning technologies and the addition of someone of Jason’s expertise will help integrate these new technologies into improving the supply chain to our customers.”
About Insulectro
Insulectro is the largest supplier of PCB materials used to manufacture circuit boards as well as materials for Printed Electronics. Insulectro combines its premier product offering with local inventory in 10 strategic stocking locations across the country, fabrication capabilities and backed up by expert customer and technical support services.
Insulectro supplies advanced engineered materials manufactured by Isola, DuPont®, LCOA®, CAC, Inc., Pacothane, EMD Performance Materials, and Oak Mitsui. These products are used by our customers to fabricate complex, multilayer circuit boards and to manufacture printed electronics components. Insulectro serves a broad customer base manufacturing rigid, rigid/flex and flexible circuit boards for applications in a variety of end markets including telecom, data communications, high speed computing, mobile devices, military, and medical. For more information, click here.
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