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Mr. Austen was president, chief executive officer, and director of Bemis, a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging products and pressure-sensitive materials, from 2014 until 2019 when the company was acquired by Amcor Limited. He served as Bemis’ executive vice president and chief operating officer from 2013 to 2014. From 2000 to 2013, Mr. Austen held roles of increasing executive and operational leadership responsibilities with Bemis and Bemis’ divisions. Mr. Austen held various positions at General Electric Company from 1980 to 2000.

Mr. Austen is currently a member of the board of directors of Arconic Corporation and Tennant Company.

William F. Austen

Fabian Garcia is president, [Unilever](/org/unilever) North America, and a member of the [Unilever](/org/unilever) Leadership Executive Team. In his role, Mr. Garcia helps to drive [Unilever](/org/unilever)’s mission of making sustainable living commonplace through strategic initiatives including overseeing [Unilever](/org/unilever)’s purpose-driven brands, industry-leading sustainable packaging development, and an inclusive company culture.

Prior to joining [Unilever](/org/unilever), Mr. Garcia was president and chief executive officer of Revlon Inc. from 2016 to 2018, where he led the company’s transformation into a digitally competitive enterprise while integrating a transformative acquisition and restoring health to iconic consumer brands. Previously, Mr. Garcia served in roles of increasing responsibility spanning marketing, customer development, global supply chain, and business services at Colgate-Palmolive Company. His tenure culminated in his position of chief operating officer responsible for global innovation and growth. Mr. Garcia began his career at [Procter & Gamble](/org/procter-gamble), holding operational leadership roles in Asia and South America.

Mr. Garcia is member of the Council of Foreign Affairs and previously served as director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Fabian Garcia

Kirk Schell is the current President of Global Components at [Arrow Electronics](/org/arrow-electronics). Kirk has held various leadership positions at [Dell Technologies](/org/dell) since 1997, including Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Dell Displays Group, Senior Vice President of Commercial Client Solutions, and Executive Director of Business Products & Emerging Market Products. Prior to joining Dell, Schell served as a US Navy Nuclear Power Officer from 1988 to 1993 and as a US Navy Liaison from 1993 to 1995.

Kirk Schell attended the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, where they earned their MBA. Kirk also holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute](/org/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute).

Their manager is Sean Kerins, President & CEO. Some of their coworkers include Kristin D. Russell - President, Global Enterprise Computing Solutions, Vincent P. Melvin - SVP, CIO, and Gretchen K. Zech - SVP, Chief Governance, Sustainability & HR Officer.

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Shantnu Sharma is currently the SVP, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer at [Arrow Electronics](/org/arrow-electronics). Prior to this, they served as the Vice President, Head of Strategy, M&A, and Operations at AMD from January 2012 to May 2022. Shantnu has also worked as a Senior Engagement Manager at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) from January 2008 to December 2012, and as a Senior Software Development Manager at Sun Microsystems from January 2005 to December 2008. 

Shantnu Sharma began their career as a software development leader and architect at [Fujitsu](/org/fujitsu) from January 1998 to December 2001. Shantnu then worked as a senior software development engineer at Cabletron Systems from January 1996 to December 1998. In 2016, they became a board director and strategic advisor at Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., where they served until July 2022. Sharma also served as a software development manager and architect at Ellacoya from August 2004 to October 2005, and at ADC Telecommunications/Bigband Networks from January 2001 to December 2004.

Shantnu Sharma has a Masters in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and a Bachelors in Electronics and Communications from BIT Mesra. Shantnu also has a Masters in Management from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.

Shantnu Sharma works with Kirk Schell - President, Global Components, Chuck Kostalnick - SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and Kristin D. Russell - President, Global Enterprise Computing Solutions. Their manager is Sean Kerins, President & CEO.

Shantnu Sharma

Raj Agrawal is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Prior to joining Arrow, Agrawal had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Western Union since 2014. During his tenure, he also intermittently held the positions of head of mergers and acquisition strategy as well as global operations. In addition to other various finance and business leadership roles at Western Union, Agrawal has held progressively senior roles with Deluxe Corp., General Mills, Inc., Chrysler Corp., and General Motors Corp.

Agrawal holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University). He currently serves on the board of Beazley PLC as a non-executive director and member of the audit and risk committee.

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Sean J. Kerins is president and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Previously, he served as Arrow's chief operating officer, with responsibility for sales, marketing and operations for the global components and global enterprise computing solutions businesses. During his tenure at Arrow, he has also served as president of Arrow’s global enterprise computing solutions business and president of the North America region within that business. He joined Arrow in 2007 as vice president of North America storage and networking for enterprise computing solutions.

Prior to Arrow, Kerins spent 10 years at EMC serving in sales, marketing and professional services roles around the world. Earlier in his career, he held progressively senior roles with Coopers & Lybrand Consulting and he served as an industrial engineer with [General Motors](/org/general-motors).

Kerins holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from [Syracuse University](/org/syracuse-university) and a Master of Business Administration from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university)’s Kellogg School of Management.

Sean Kerins

Steven H. Gunby is president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors of [FTI Consulting](/org/fti-consulting). Previously, he had a 30-year career with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading business strategy consulting services firm. While at BCG, Mr. Gunby’s roles included global leader, transformation, and chairman, North and South America. He also held other major managerial roles in his capacity as a senior partner and managing director and serving as a member of BCG’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Gunby holds a bachelor’s degree from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) and has both a master’s degree and law degree from [Yale University](/org/yale-university).

Steven H. Gunby

Barry W. Perry was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Engelhard Corporation, a surface and materials science company, for more than five years prior to his retirement in June 2006. Mr. Perry is also a director of Albemarle Corp. and Ashland Inc. He previously served as a director of the Cookson Group plc.

Barry W. Perry

Gerry P. Smith is chief executive officer and director of The ODP Corporation a leading provider of business services, products and digital workplace technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses through banner brands including [Office Depot](/org/office-depot), Office Max and [CompuCom](/org/compucom). Since 2017, Mr. Smith has been leading The ODP Corporation’s transformation from a tactical, product-based transactions company to a services-driven B2B platform.

From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Smith served in positions of increasing strategic and operational responsibility at [Lenovo](/org/lenovo), most recently as chief operating officer for the PC and server organizations. He previously served as the executive vice president and president of the Data Center Group as well. At [Lenovo](/org/lenovo), he led supply chain and operations in multiple countries globally and served customers in more than 160 countries. Prior to joining [Lenovo](/org/lenovo), Mr. Smith held international leadership roles and multiple line of business and operational, procurement, marketing, and development roles at Dell.

Gerry P. Smith

Stephen C. Patrick retired as vice chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a global consumer products company. He served as the chief financial officer of Colgate-Palmolive for approximately 14 years. In his more than 25 years at Colgate-Palmolive, he has also held positions as vice president, corporate controller and vice president of finance for Colgate Latin America.

Stephen C. Patrick

Andrew C. Kerin is chief executive officer and member of the board of managers of [Towne Park](/org/towne-park), a leading hospitality and healthcare services company. Previously, he served as CEO of Brightview, the nation's leading provider of commercial landscape design, construction, and maintenance services. Prior to this role, he was group president for the global food, hospitality and facility services business of [Aramark](/org/aramark).Prior to joining [Aramark](/org/aramark), Mr. Kerin served as a vice president of Ogden Facility Services.

Previously he has served on the Board of Trustees for [Fordham University](/org/fordham-university), his alma mater, and for City Year, Inc.

Andrew C. Kerin

Ms. Krzeminski served as chief financial officer of [Granite Construction](/org/granite-construction) Incorporated, one of the nation's largest diversified infrastructure providers and construction materials producers, for eight years prior to July 2018. Starting in 2008, she served as [Granite Construction](/org/granite-construction)’s corporate controller and held that position until being appointed interim chief financial officer in 2010. Prior to joining [Granite Construction](/org/granite-construction), Ms. Krzeminski worked for The Gillette Company from 1995 to 2007 which was merged into Proctor & Gamble in 2005, where she held corporate and operational finance positions of increasing responsibility.

Ms. Krzeminski is currently a member of the board of directors of [Terracon](/org/terracon) (a private company) and Limbach Holdings, Inc.



Laurel J. Krzeminski

Carine Jean-Claude is senior vice president and chief legal officer for [Arrow Electronics](/org/arrow-electronics), Inc., with responsibility for leading global legal matters including corporate governance, compliance, litigation, and business support at the operational level.

Jean-Claude previously served as chief compliance officer and vice president, legal affairs for [Arrow Electronics](/org/arrow-electronics) since 2017. She joined Arrow in 2000 and served in roles of increasing legal and compliance responsibility. Prior to joining Arrow, Ms. Jean-Claude worked for the law firms of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson in New York City, and Edwards & Angell in Boston.

Jean-Claude holds a juris doctorate from Boston University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in finance from [New York University](/org/nyu).

Carine Jean-Claude

Kristin Russell serves as president of Arrow’s global enterprise computing solutions business providing data-center solutions, services and support to value-added resellers, managed services providers, system integrators and their customers.

Russell most recently served as president of Arrow’s global services business since 2016. Prior to joining Arrow, Russell spent two years as managing director for public and private sectors at Deloitte Consulting and, from 2011 to 2014, served as secretary of technology and chief information officer for the State of Colorado. Earlier in her career, she held progressively senior roles at Oracle and Sun Microsystems.

Russell holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the University of Colorado.

Kristin D. Russell

Gretchen K. Zech

Vincent P. Melvin

Chuck Kostalnick is senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for Arrow Electronics, Inc. His responsibilities include operational excellence and maximizing growth in the company’s global sustainable technology solutions and supply chain services organizations.

Kostalnick rejoined Arrow in 2015 as president of Arrow’s global sustainable technology solutions business. Prior to this role, he served as chief business officer and executive vice president for Sanmina Corporation, as well as a variety of leadership and sales positions at [Avnet](/org/avnet) and Bell Micro. Before that, he served in sales leadership roles at Arrow from 1999 to 2005.

Kostalnick holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Chuck Kostalnick

Carol Lowe was executive vice president and chief financial officer of FLIR Systems, Inc. a global leader in sensing technologies, for four years prior to the acquisition by Teledyne Technologies in May 2021. At FLIR Systems, Ms. Lowe was responsible for all aspects of finance, information technology, sales operations, indirect procurement, and the lean/continuous improvement program.

Prior to joining FLIR Systems, Ms. Lowe was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Sealed Air Corporation, a global manufacturer of food safety and security products, from 2012 to 2017. Previously, Ms. Lowe served in roles of increasing responsibility, spanning finance and operations, with companies operating in a variety of industries, including industrial technology, manufacturing, and food service.

Ms. Lowe is currently a member of the board of directors of EMCOR Group, TCW Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation, and Novolex (a private company).

Ms. Lowe is a member of the audit committee.

Carol Lowe

Gail E. Hamilton was executive vice president of Symantec, an infrastructure software, services and security provider, for five years prior to January 2005. Previously, she served as the general manager of the communications division of Compaq Computers and as the general manager of the telecom platform division for Hewlett-Packard Company. She is a director of OpenText Corp. and Westmoreland.

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