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George Trudell is Senior Business Consultant and Analyst at Ultra Consultants, an independent research and enterprise solutions consulting firm serving the manufacturing and distribution industries. George has 30 years supply chain and technology experience helping mid-sized manufacturing and distribution companies improve their businesses.
Jason Blessing served as chief executive officer of Plex Systems from January 2013 to December 2017.
Ben Stewart is responsible for product strategy at Plex Systems. He collaborates with Plex leadership, customers, and the analyst community to shape the future of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud. Ben brings strong domain expertise gained in his previous roles as CIO, ERP consulting manager, and global IT director for three manufacturing companies and a leading technology consultancy.
Nick Castellina is the Research Director for the Aberdeen Group’s Business Planning and Execution practice. Castellina joined Aberdeen in 2010; with his primary research focused on the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. His enterprise applications research explores how ERP is used differently across industries, and how it can apply to all roles within the organization.
Susie Foran leads Plex’s analyst relations program. In this role, she builds strategic relationships with industry analysts, helping maintain Plex’s market presence as well as guide the company and product strategy.
Gerry Gray served as director of product management for Plex Systems from November 2013 to November 2017.
At ChainLink Research, Ann Grackin and her team have advised hundreds of global corporations, achieving dramatic improvements in business performance through process and technology innovation. ChainLink Research leads the market in research coverage of supply chain—the links in the chain. She is a popular speaker and respected writer featured in leading trade publications. Ms.
Dr. David Acheson is the Founder and CEO of The Acheson Group. Dr. Acheson brings more than 30 years of medical and food safety research and experience to the firm.
David Utley led a team of solution engineers for Plex Systems from March 2011 to July 2016.