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    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.

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    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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    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
    Laura Putre
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    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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