Gerard Willemsen

Gerard Willemsen has a strong background in global supply planning and supply chain management. Gerard is currently working at the STADA Group as the Senior Director Global Supply Planning, where they lead a team of over 100 supply professionals and is responsible for the global supply of the company's full product portfolio. Prior to STADA, Gerard worked at Zoetis Inc. as the Global Supply Planning Director Pharma, managing a rapidly growing global supply chain. Gerard also had an interim role as the Cluster Demand Lead Southern Europe at Zoetis, where they led the South Europe Demand Team. Before Zoetis, Gerard worked at Mead Johnson Nutrition as a Supply Planning Manager and later as a Master Planner/Lean Flow Lead. Gerard started their career at Abbott, where they held various roles including Master Scheduler and Supply Chain Specialist for different plants.

Gerard Willemsen completed their VWO Diploma in Voortgezet Wetenshappelijk Onderwijs (Pre Academic Education) at Olympus college from 1994 to 2000. Gerard then obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Bedrijfswetenschappen from Radboud University between 2001 and 2005. Gerard continued their education at Radboud University and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in International Management from 2005 to 2007. In 2010 to 2011, they took courses at APICS (The Association for Operations Management). Additionally, Gerard has experience with ERP systems, though the specific years are not provided.