Coresight Research & Blue Yonder Present: Open for Business with Jeff Brown, Vice Chairman/President, NFI Industries Inc

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Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, and JoAnn Martin, Vice President, Retail Industry and Blue Yonder, host Jeff Brown, Vice Chairman and President of NFI, as part of the Open for Business webinar series. This webinar discusses the future of the supply chain and the impacts of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, including the following:
  • How has the Covid-19 crisis affected the supply chain?
  • Where will there be a huge risk to retailers based on supply chain issues globally?
  • What is happening in the global supply chain that we don’t see?
Coresight Research & Blue Yonder are pleased to present Open for Business, a webinar series that features real-time conversations with industry leaders. As business leaders are managing their companies through the coronavirus crisis, we are working to stay engaged and facilitate an open dialogue for companies large and small. The webinar series provides guidance and support, as well as a sense of community for global organizations, as we are all experiencing this together. Click here to read the transcript of this webinar. About Jeff Brown Jeff Brown is Vice Chairman, President and Co-Owner of NFI, a fully integrated supply chain solutions provider. Brown is directly responsible for the company’s real-estate team and the global freight forwarding departments. About NFI NFI is a fully integrated North American supply chain solutions provider headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Privately held by the Brown family since its inception in 1932, NFI generates nearly $2 billion in annual revenue and employs nearly 10,000 associates. NFI owns facilities globally and operates 41.5 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Its dedicated and drayage fleet consists of over 2,400 tractors and 8,300 trailers, operated by more than 2,600 company drivers and 1,600 owner operators. Its business lines include dedicated transportation, warehousing, intermodal, brokerage, transportation management, global logistics, drayage, and commercial real estate services. About JoAnn Martin JoAnn Martin brings 20+ years of retail, merchandising and supply chain expertise to Blue Yonder as vice president, retail industry strategy. In this role, she counsels global retailers on industry-leading best practices and technology advancements and collaborates with Blue Yonder's product development and innovation teams to align on addressing the challenges of today’s retailers. Prior to Blue yonder,, JoAnn was senior leader at the Luxottica Group but spent most of her career at Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW), where she was vice president of planning and merchandise operations. She has deep expertise in softlines and Blue Yonder solutions in that vertical. JoAnn’s has led many transformative system implementations throughout her career.  Her expertise covers retail strategy, omni-channel, digital commerce, merchandise financial planning, assortment planning and change management. JoAnn is a graduate of Miami University, where she received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Finance and Marketing. Presented by:

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