Thomas, a master in economics, has a more then twelve years experience in the Supply Chain of the Consumer Products Division of L’Oréal Germany. Before joining L’Oréal in 2011, he worked five years for La Prairie, the luxury brand of Beiersdorf, where he was in charge of implementing a global demand planning structure for the different affiliates. At L’Oréal, Thomas Strobel modernized the Sales & Operations Planning process towards a stronger, more integrated business approach without silos. His important contribution to L’Oréals Supply Chain transformation over the last years is the implementation of a Customer Supply Chain Management, where L’Oréal collaborates very successfully and in new ways with its business partners. His aim is to make the entire chain more efficient and to be as close to the market demands as possible.

Over 20 years of automotive industry experience from car manufacturer to large OEM and tier 1 suppliers to the automotive where various functions were held in now a more general industry with high level management around the full supply chain end to end responsibilities; including demand planning/S&OP, manufacturing operations and fulfilments as well as procurement and manufacturing technology.

Michael Haselsteiner joined Mondi (global player in Packaging Paper industry) about seven years ago. Michael was key driver for elementary changes in Supply Chain Management within Mondi Packaging Paper when it comes to standardization and adjusting internal structural set up/process landscape to absorb best the complexity from outside environment. Change management combined with employee engagement activities are main aspects along journey in recent years.

Currently Procurement & Supplier Relationship Director at Alstom, Medhy has a background of Supply chain, Sourcing and Supplier Quality. Main expertise in Supplier management from selection phase up to performance animation, ensuring success in the execution of the operations. Direct & functional management acquired in various areas of activities (transport, automotive, civil works), through operational & transverse activities. Global expertise in implementation of new organisation focusing on performance (suppliers mainly), supported by processes & tools ensuring QCD targets achievements.

Originally qualified in industrial engineering (Istanbul Technical University), Eylem Özgür progressed through different levels of Human Resources in Aselsan and Eczacıbaşı Group companies before moving to Supply Chain in 2016. After 6 years of HR specialization in Eczacıbaşı Holding headquarters, she was assigned as HR Manager to Eczacıbaşı Girişim, a daughter company of the holding in FMCG sector. In 2012, she had the chance to manage HR aspects of two significant changes: an acquisition (Eczacıbaşı Hygiene Products) and an establishment of a new company (Eczacıbaşı Professional). In 2014, she had a new challenge: to merge all HR as a shared functional department for all companies of Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products Group as the HR Director. She managed all HR, administrative affairs and communication processes for over 1700 employees in 6 companies in 10 locations. During this period, she took active role in merging IT teams of these companies and SAP transformation project throughout the group. In 2016, after her 17-year HR experience, she had a major and uncommon career change and assigned as Supply Chain Director but at the same time continued her role of HR Director. Since then, she re-organized Supply Chain team in 2016 and in 2017 she managed the organizational change of whole Consumer Products group which includes merging separate functions (marketing and finance) together with 4 different companies as one. In addition to her wide range private sector experience, she has an MA in HR & Industrial Relations and a PhD in Labor Economics & Industrial Relations. Eylem is married and she has two children at the age of 8 and 10.

Sandrine Torandell is Director for Supply Chain at L’OREAL Germany for the Consumer Products Division. This division distributes its brands like L’Oréal Paris or Maybelline in different channels like drugstores, food retailers, on-line business or direct L’Oreal stores. Engineer and doctor in chemistry, she has joined L’Oreal Company in 1998 and has held different positions in supply chain within manufacturing, international management and business organization. She has evolved from the luxury sector at the beginning of her career out of L’Oreal, to the division Active Cosmetics with brands sold in pharmacies before joining back the Consumer Products Division when she moved to Germany. Her commitment is clearly to promote Supply Chain as a strong partner for the business growth thanks to an intense customer centricity. The outcome of this internal transformation became visible in 2017 when L’Oreal achieved for the first times the N°1 ranking in the german Advantage survey.