Chris Lauritzen

Chris Lauritzen has over 30 years of work experience in the field of supply chain planning and execution. Chris most recently served as the VP, Industry Principal at Kinaxis since 2019. Prior to that, they held various leadership roles at JDA Software from 2006 to 2019, including Group VP Pre-Sales | Supply Chain Planning & Execution. At JDA Software, they created and managed a global pre-sales organization and developed sales policies and procedures for manufacturing and retail verticals. Before JDA Software, Chris worked at Manugistics as the Director Pre-Sales Solution Consulting from 1996 to 2006, where they played a key role in developing go-to-market strategies and managing the supply chain planning pre-sales team. Chris began their career at CSC Consulting as a Senior Manager in 1988, where they created the company's strategy for selling and delivering supply chain optimization consulting engagements.

Chris Lauritzen has an MBA in Operations and Logistics Management from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University.