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Chief Executive Officer of Aripart Consulting and Co-Founder and Board Director of Lavenir AI

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Bill Michels transforms business strategies into sustainable value. He is dedicated to maintaining a reputation built on increasing business impact, shareholder value, quality, customer service, and uncompromising ethics. Bill Michels is a co-founder at LavenirAI and has a major role in strategy, sales, and product development. Lavenir is a unique application for training and development Bill has worked in a wide spectrum of industries and countries transforming procurement and the supply Chain. Until recently, Bill was the CEO and founder of Aripart Consulting after more than 23 years at ADR North America. Under his leadership, ADR North America became a leading niche specialty consulting firm and has won several recognitions and awards. Bill is a sought-after speaker and writer with many publications, including co-authorship of the book "Transform Your Supply Chain" and numerous published articles. He is now working on a new book focused on supplier relationship management. Bill has a B.S. in Business Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Baldwin Wallace University. He is a CIPS Fellow (FCIPS) and has CPSM and C.P.M. certifications. He is on the Board of Directors of the Joe Niekro Foundation, the Editorial Board of Advisors for Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, The Purple Rose Theater, and several corporate and nonprofit organizations Specialties: operations, manufacturing, lean, sales, marketing, strategic planning, team building, procurement and supply chain strategy, supplier development, sourcing initiatives, category management, direct and indirect spending, procurement and supply chain transformation