Profiles in Leadership

Each month, we highlight manufacturing executives with ideas worth sharing, offering a unique story and a fresh approach to managing teams and operations in a transformative time.

Highlights

Mike Mc Dermott
Profiles in Leadership

Cracking the mRNA Manufacturing Code with Pfizer's Supply Chain Chief

Feb. 1, 2023
Scaling up production of the COVID vaccine from zero to 3 billion doses was Mike McDermott's personal "moonshot."
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Leadership

Next-Generation Leaders Bring Technology, Taste for the Greater Good

Dec. 26, 2022
We need these new perspectives and approaches to innovation to continue our pace of growth.
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Corporate Culture

Leadership Lessons I Learned from the Military

Nov. 11, 2022
Veteran and J&J Consumer Health executive Kathy Widmer reflects on how serving her country translates to her role today.
Laura Putre
Mark Hernandez
Strategic Planning & Execution

Greenfield of Dreams: Learnings from Navistar’s New Truck Plant

Oct. 21, 2022
Mark Hernandez shares his hard-won wisdom on processes, people, technology and more
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Navistar's Rod Spencer speaking at the San Antonio plant's grand opening in April.
Profiles in Leadership

‘It’s Your Plant; It’s Your Responsibililty’

Aug. 29, 2022
In this segment of Profiles in Leadership, Navistar’s San Antonio plant director talks about the grassroots (and virtual) effort it to build and staff a 970,000-square-foot truck...

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