Kathryn Wengel

Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer for Johnson & Johnson

  • Former Chief Global Supply Chain Officer for Johnson & Johnson
  • Chair of the Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Management Committee
  • Former Vice President for Quality and Control and Environment, Health and Safety
  • Chairman of the Board of GS1 Global Management
  • Member of the Awesome Board of Directors
  • Recipient of the Lifetime Distinguished Service Award by the Council of Supply Management Professionals
  • Part of the Supply Chain Hall of Fame

Kathryn Wengel is a Member of Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee and is currently serving as their Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer. She has an incredible amount of expertise within the Supply Chain field and was previously their Chief Global Supply Chain Officer, responsible for all of Johnson & Johnson’s planning, including their environment and Sustainability strategies. Throughout a career which has spanned three decades, Kathryn can share her immense knowledge of sustainability within the supply chain in her keynote speeches.

After completing her BSc in Engineering, Civil Engineering & Operations Research from Princeton University, Kathryn became a Project Engineer for The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Kathryn stayed within the company for an incredible 19 years, becoming one of the leading managers within the company working her way up to the Vice President Q&C EMEA, AP and WWCP: Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Worldwide Chemical. Kathryn’s work took her all over the world including the United States, Puerto Rico, Italy and Belgium which allowed her to gain an insight into the supply chain process within many different countries. In 2007 Kathryn then began her illustrious career within Johnson & Johnson, first starting out as their Vice President for Quality and Control and Environment, Health and Safety.

Kathryn is now the Chair of the Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Management Committee and is responsible for ensuring Johnson & Johnson’s core technical operations continue to improve. She is also the Chairman of the Board of GS1 Global Management and is on the Awesome Board of Directors. Having been the recipient of numerous awards including the 2014 Awesome Legendary Leadership Award, the Women of Excellence Award in 2015 as recognised by the National Association of Female Executives and the 2015 SC Thinkers and Movers Award, there is no doubt of Kathryn’s importance in developing Johnson & Johnson’s Supply Chain with the company being the only pharmaceutical company to ever be ranked in the top 5 on the Supply Chain Top 25 List by Gartner, Inc.

In 2019 Kathryn was also awarded the Lifetime Distinguished Service Award by the Council of Supply Management Professionals and was elected into the Supply Chain Hall of Fame. With her second-to-none experience in managing people as well as the Supply Chain, there is no one more capable than Kathryn at educating audiences on how to ensure a sustainable and ethical supply chain. Do not miss your chance to hear from the incredible Kathryn Wengel today.

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