JDA Users Group Officer Elections

Elections for the JDA Users Group Officers will be held during FOCUS 2012. Attendees will receive a ballot and bios of all candidates in their registration packet and they will have until Monday, April 30, at 10 p.m. to vote for their favorite candidates. The new JDA Users Group Officers will be announced at General Session on Tuesday, May 1.

A brief snapshot of the candidates follows.

Candidate for Users Group President

Presides over all general meetings and at all meetings of the Executive Committee

George Frongillo — Staples, Inc.

• Timeframe: 1995 to Present
• Position: Director Replenishment Systems & Integration
• Responsibilities: Business User Group, Maintaining & Enhancing Staples Inventory, Forecasting, Replenishment, Allocation & PO Management Applications for North America and internal consultant for the same applications globally

As the current President of the JDA User Group Executive Committee, I have worked closely with the SIG's since JDA's acquisition of E3 in 2001. I have been involved specifically with the SIGs for Advanced Warehouse Replenishment and Advanced Store Replenishment and I have served as SIG Chair for ASR from 2002 to 2003.

Since joining the Executive Committee in 2010 we have accomplished the following:

• Increased SIG registration by 23%
• Increased quarterly call participation by dividing the existing 40 +/- SIGs into three categories: Planning, Manufacturing & Execution.
• The E-Book has been posted on JDA User.com
• All bios have been updated on JDA User.com
• We have redefined roles & responsibilities for SIG Mgrs. & Chairs
• We have reconnected with JDA Executive Management

Our goals for the upcoming year are:

• Continue to increase SIG membership & participation
• Increase SIG exposure
• Create Executive relationships with all SIG Mgrs. & Chairs
• Assist SIG Chairs in Succession Planning
• Develop metrics to measure continued success
• Redefine the impact of SIG enhancement voting

I ask for your support so we may continue to move forward and build a world class User organization.

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Candidates for Users Group Vice President (two positions open)

Responsible for overall coordination and organization of the SIG Chairs

Greg Gries — Perdue Farms Incorporated

• Timeframe: 1998 to Present
• Position: Manager of Supply Systems

I am currently seeking re-election as Vice President because I believe in the power of the Users Group. I have been a Users Group Vice President for four years and prior to that, I held a similar position for the Manugistics Users Steering Committee and have been the Product Chairperson for Manugistics Strategy product since 2000.

I manage Perdue Farms Incorporated's supply systems and have held that position since 1998. I have an MBA from Wilmington University and a B.S. degree from Rutgers University. I have also completed a significant amount of coursework at Southern New Hampshire University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

I am an APIS CPIM and a CPA in the first state of Delaware. Additionally, my USA Hockey Level IV coaching certification allows me to volunteer in that capacity in my community.

This current term has been one of the best as we have made a number of positive changes to the SIG process - from creating a mission statement to finding better ways to communicate.  Those changes foreshadow a great future potential for SIGs. Your vote will help me convert that potential into accomplishment.

If re-elected, I look forward to continuing to serve you.

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Paul Longshaw — Iceland Foods Ltd.

• Timeframe: 1992 to Present
• Position: Support and Development Manager

I am currently seeking election to the Executive committee. I have worked with the SIG for a number of years. Firstly, as an active member when the only SIG was global and then canvassed in early 2002 for the introduction of an EMEA SIG. I have completed 2 Terms as a SIG Chairman. The first term was as EMEA ASR / OPT and then as a combined role of ASR / AWR /OPT.
Since becoming the EMEA Chair Person, we have been able to accomplish a number of benefits:

• Increased EMEA Conference Call and Connect Participation
• The introduction of a separate OPT voting list with a commitment to develop
• A greater influence and engagement from the EMEA SIG on the voting list for the system development
• Created the first separate OPT meeting in Bracknell UK

EMEA goals for the upcoming year are:

• Work to increase SIG enrollment and participation
• Encourage conversations on Best Practice and openness across companies
• Increase SIG exposure at events like FOCUS and Focus Connect.

Thank you for your consideration!

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Michael McClain — The Clorox Company

• Timeframe: 1998 to Present
• Position: Category Advisory Services Technology Manager

I have been with Clorox for 14 years with the first 10 years working on our Walmart business and the last four working on our Target team. All of that time has been spent in our Category Management group working across eight product categories. My early history includes a combined 15 years as an original member of the companies which created both the Spaceman and InterCept (later Pro/Space) applications.

I have served three terms as the co-chair for the JDA Space Planning SIG and also stay involved in the Space Automation and IKB SIGs.

My goals for the Vice President position would be:

• Continue to encourage further involvement of JDA customer base in the SIG organizations
• Help develop a better system of communication between JDA and their customers
  
• Facilitate a means to establish regional SIG/User groups where practical
  
• Continue to build the relationships between the SIGs and the JDA management group
  
• Better utilize available technologies to exchange information between manufactures and between manufactures and retailers
  
• Continuously improve the quality of the FOCUS conferences by offering tactical solutions to attendees

Thanks for your consideration!

Suzanne Toepfer — Chico’s FAS

• Timeframe: 2009 to Present
• Position: Director of Business Process and Development

For the past four years, I have held the position of chairperson for the Allocation Special Interest Group.  As a participant in the User Groups for nine years, my current affiliations consist of Enterprise Planning, Assortment Planning, Size Scaling and Channel Clustering SIGs. In my role with Chico’s FAS, a women’s specialty retailer, key accountabilities include working with core user teams to implement corporate initiatives supporting system and process for our business units, actively providing change leadership and serving as a liaison between functional and technical teams. These skill sets translate to the objectives of the User Group Executive Team’s engagement with the product group community. Prior to Chico’s, the previous eight years were spent with Gottschalks Department Stores as Director of Arthur Applications & Replenishment. In this position, I was in charge of the implementation and management of JDA Allocation, Planning, Seasonal Profiling and PMM Replenishment.

The SIGs are designed for customers and driven by customers.  As Vice President, my focus would be to continue building on the User Group successes through greater customer involvement, with increased collaboration between the SIGs and User Group leadership.  By partnering with the SIGs, their voice and vision will continue to help shape JDA’s strategy for products that will continue to exceed the demands of their client base.    

Thank you for your consideration!

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Candidate for Users Group Administrative Director

Responsible for recording, distributing and archiving the minutes

Lesley Klinger – The Hershey Company

I have worked for The Hershey Company since 1991 focused on Hershey’s supply chain, namely Transportation and Warehouse Management.  I am a seasoned analyst for applications and facility implementations, upgrades, business process and metrics development. 

My experience partnering with JDA as a client, a Chairperson for Transportation SIG and Technology SIG,  and as a current member of the SIG Executive Committee has been extremely rewarding, providing limitless opportunities for networking and knowledge-sharing with JDA and other JDA clients/partners. 

Since joining the Executive Committee in 2010 we have accomplished the following:

• Increased SIG registration by 23%
• Increased Quarterly call participation by dividing the existing 40 +/- SIGs into three categories: Planning, Manufacturing & Execution.
• The E-Book has been posted on JDA User.com
• All bios have been updated on JDA User.com
• We have redefined roles & responsibilities for SIG Mgrs. & Chairs
• We have reconnected with JDA Executive Management

Through your vote, I hope to continue to support the SIGs as the Executive Committee Administrative Director.