Stephen Yucknut Email Address

Chief Operating Officer

glanbia.com

Experienced supply chain executive that is recognized for driving innovation, strategic thinking, building strong teams and delivering high quality results. Presently working as COO at Glanbia Performance Nutrition responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain (Procurement, Planning (Demand thru Production), Logistics, Customer Service, Trade & Compliance), Manufacturing (Internal & External), Quality, Engineering, R&D, Business Development, Strategy and HR. Significant focus is on Growth and Innovation. In the process of driving to 2 Billion in Sales via internal organic growth and M&A (recent acquisitions include thinkThin and Nutramino). Dynamic career at Kraft Foods, prior to joining Glanbia. Hired in as intern and advanced to Vice President Supply Chain/Operations for the largest division at that time (Grocery). Worked in 7 different geographic locations across 5 Business Units and 3 functions during the span of my career. Proven strategic thinker that has lead major acquisitions, comprehensive make vs. buy analysis and implementations of substantial work systems (Operational Excellence/Lean Six Sigma, S&OP/IBP, TQM/Future State Quality). Responsible for establishing a true "End-to-End" working environment across all functions across the supply chain from farm to fork. Built the first global sustainability program at Kraft, from the bottoms up, reporting to the CEO. Proven track record of results across all major KPI's. Averaged 2.9% net productivity over the past 5 years. Averaged 2.3 inventory days improvement over the past 5 years. Lead a 10 production facility network to an average Safety Incident Rate of 0.7. Experienced Based Skills Include: Operational Excellence: - LEAN - Six Sigma (DMAIC) - Integrated Work Systems / TPM - Kaizen / SMED - 5S - Daily Management Systems - Servant Leadership Leadership: - Senior Leaders at Kraft - Top Gun (Implemented by University of Chicago Booth School)