SAN FRANCISCO and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Controlant, a leading provider of supply chain visibility solutions and services for the pharmaceutical, cold chain logistics, and food and beverage sectors, today announced the appointment of two new members to its Advisory Board. Phillippe Hemard and Chris Scoggins bring decades of experience in supply chain logistics and enterprise technology to the company's leadership team. Their input is expected to play a valuable role as Controlant continues to scale its operations, develop next generation technology, and enter new markets.
Mr. Hemard, an early executive at Amazon EU, served in a key role building and scaling the organization's supply chain operations to support its European business growth from less than $500 million to more than $30 billion in revenue, including overseeing the hiring of tens of thousands of employees during his 18-year-tenure with the company.
Mr. Scoggins is a 20-year Silicon Valley veteran, most recently holding executive roles at Datalogix, which was acquired by Oracle in 2015. Mr. Scoggins has also served as an investor and a board member for several companies, including Umbria (acquired by JD Power) and Yieldex (acquired by Appnexus), SambaTV, NovoRoll, Factual and Elliptic.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Phillippe and Chris to Controlant, who each bring complementary strengths and synergy to our business," said CEO Gisli Herjolfsson. "Phillippe brings deep experience in supply chain logistics and rapid scaling, having worked for one of the fastest-growing, most customer centric businesses on earth. Chris carries deep experience in building high-growth, data-driven technology companies. By drawing on their years of experience and thought leadership in their respective fields, Phillippe and Chris will provide unique insights into how our solutions can extend to an even larger segment of the global enterprise."
Mr. Hemard and Mr. Scoggins will advise the company on strategy, international growth, and partnering areas. Their involvement will help differentiate the company in its quest to bring a Software as a Service business model to the cold chain and reduce global waste to less than one percent.
About Controlant
Controlant offers powerful real-time monitoring and traceability solutions for the global cold chain, delivered as an on demand service. Its fully validated cloud and IoT solutions provide end-to-end visibility and risk mitigation across all lanes—air, road, rail, and sea—and through the last-mile. Intelligent data analytics provide enterprises with proactive insights to prevent waste and fuel impactful decision-making and collaboration throughout their entire business ecosystem. More than 200 customers are using Controlant solutions in over 100 countries as a single source of truth to ensure quality and safety, manage compliance, drive operational efficiency, and boost overall profitability and growth. Learn more at: controlant.com.
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