Anthony Clevio took over responsibility for GM’s vehicle logistics operations in May 2022, where he leads logistics and distribution across all transport modes from factory to dealer, including vehicle exports and imports. He has more than 20 years’ experience in supply chain management, logistics and purchasing at consulting and logistics firm, with GM since 2006. At GM he has held roles in vehicle logistics, vehicle order management, inbound and material logistics before moving into direct material and commodity purchasing in 2018, gaining more experience across the value chain and total enterprise cost decisions. Clevio has a BA in supply chain management from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University.

Jennifer Sarah (JS) Bolton leads finished vehicle logistics for Nissan in North America, along with leading supply chain systems and strategy. She’s been at Nissan since 2013 in roles of increasing responsibility in both manufacturing and supply chain at the carmaker’s Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi plants. Immediately prior to her current role, she was director of body and stamping in Mississippi, where she led the Canton team through the launch of the all-new Frontier. Prior to coming to Nissan, JS worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and Hong Kong, specialising in advising transportation and logistics companies, as well at a truck aerodynamics start-up in San Francisco, ATDynamics. She holds a BA in History and Mechanical Engineering from Yale, an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and an MS in civil engineering from MIT, where she was a Leaders for Global Operations fellow.

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Darren Acker has been with GLOVIS for 12 years and is responsible for developing and executing strategic logistics operations to meet GLOVIS’ annual wholesale and revenue objectives. Prior to his current role, he led the Port/VPC Operations and Vehicle logistics departments. Darren is a career logistician with 30+ years of experience in Logistics and supply chain operations management. He is skilled in finished vehicles logistics, parts logistics, warehouse management, supply chain optimization and Just-In-Time logistics operations.

Prior to joining GLOVIS, he was the west coast regional parts Logistics Manager for VASCOR Ltd. There, he oversaw west coast parts logistics operations in support of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California. He also served as the operations manager of Toyota’s Cross Dock operation in Los Angeles supporting Toyota facilities in Long Beach and Fremont Ca. as well as Takaoka Japan.

Darren holds a Master of Art degree in Organizational Leadership from University Massachusetts Global, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and a Global Logistics Specialist Professional Designation from Cal State University, Long Beach. He also served as a United States Marine for 21 years and retired honorably in 2005.

Eric Swei is a Principal Architect with the Applied Tech Research Lab (ATRL), part of the IT division supporting Supply Chain Transformation. Eric has been with Toyota for over twenty years supporting every aspect of sales and operations. He is currently focused on deploying cutting edge Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D printing, and Digital Twin solutions to accelerate team member training and education, as well as improve port processing and operations. Eric’s has recently created and deployed the Microsoft HoloLens/Guides solution throughout Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) in North America to train new hires and upskill the existing workforce on vehicle accessory installations.

Ron Stach is an accomplished automotive executive with nearly 30 years’ experience in sales planning, network strategy, product development, regional operations, aftersales and retail. He has held senior roles in sales and service operations across Mazda, Volkswagen Group, Renault Nissan Mitsubishi and most recently at VinFast, where he led service operations and network strategy. In 2023, he will take over as senior director of global service at Lucid Motors, with worldwide responsibility for service and aftersales, including responsibility for PDI and vehicle quality from factory to dealer delivery, which includes key collaboration across logistics teams, logistics providers and port facilities to deliver electric vehicles.

Christine has over 25 years of experience in logistics, supply chain and purchasing and prior to joining FreightVerify held progressively responsible roles at Cooper Standard, Jack Cooper Holdings, General Motors and Ford. Christine, who has an executive master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University, was named in the Automotive News 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry list in 2015. She is actively involved in a number of charitable causes, including being a co-founder of shoe distribution organisation, Lace Up Detroit.

Kristin Decas took the helm of the Port of Hueneme in 2012 with a laser focus on prospering economic, environmental and community enrichment.

On Kristin’s watch trade volumes have grown 73% and revenue has climbed 109%. The Port’s total economic activity has soared 175% increasing from $800 million to $2.2 billion. Trade related jobs have jumped 96% from 10,200 to over 20,000 jobs and tax revenues for vital community services have risen 224%. Despite COVID-19 and subsequent global supply chain disruptions in 2022, the Port realized its strongest sustained trade year since its inception in 1937 moving over $15 billion in cargo value.

Since Kristin took the CEO post, the Port has invested over $70M in environmental improvement projects including shoreside power plug-ins for vessels and cranes, harbor deepening projects which re-nourish local beaches, and the launch of a world-class air quality monitoring program. She also championed impactful community work including food drives for over 45,000 families, local school trade programs, and thousands of port tours for the community.

Kristin currently serves on high profile county, state and federal transportation, economic development, and hospital boards. Kristin lives in Oxnard with her husband and is the proud mother of two daughters.

Andreas Enger takes the position as CEO of Höegh Autoliners in September 2020. He joined Höegh Autoliners as CFO in September 2019. He is currently Chairman of Posten Norge AS (the Norwegian Postal Service). Until July 2019, he was a Partner at Deloitte holding roles as Head of Financial Advisory in Norway, Nordic lead of Monitor Deloitte and Chief Strategy Officer of Deloitte Nordic. He has previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Norske Skog ASA, Executive management group member in charge of strategy and M&A at Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Chairman & CEO of Peterson Packaging and Partner of McKinsey & Co. Andreas holds a MSc in Engineering Cybernetics from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, and a MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Dennis is a senior automotive consultant with wealth of experience in leadership, logistics and supply chains. He is currently the Executive Leader of North Motors Group, a diverse automotive advisory group, Senior Automotive Advisor to InStarAGF, a Canadian based private equity group highly active in the acquisition of segment-leading corporations, and is a board director for AMPORTS, Florida. Dennis has an extensive background in the automotive and logistics industries that includes a period as Chief Commercial Officer for Road & Rail Services and a 31-year career at American Honda in sales and operations roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dayton in Ohio.