Nestor Zwyhun leads engineering and production operations at GT Nexus, which provides the world’s largest cloud-based collaboration platform to automate hundreds of supply chain processes on a global scale. Over 17 years, the GT Nexus Network has grown to include 25,000 businesses, 100,000 users, and more than US$500 billion in goods managed. Previously, Zwyhun was Vice President of Technology for the Corporate Banking Practice at American Management Systems (now CGI). While at AMS, he led the development of e-commerce and internet solutions for many large international banks, including American Express Bank, Bank of America, and Royal Bank of Canada.

Sheila Bonini joined The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as CEO in September 2014, bringing considerable corporate experience to the scientific rigor and stakeholder engagement on which TSC is based. Her focus is on driving more sustainable consumer products by strengthening the adoption of TSC tools by retailers and large purchasers, and by working closely with supply chain partners to ensure TSC metrics support change across the full product lifecycle. Prior to joining TSC, Bonini spent more than 15 years with McKinsey & Company in Europe, South America, and the United States. Her other experience includes investment banking at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, as well as positions with the Hewlett Foundation and Stanford’s Center for Social Innovation.

Wendy Savage’s expertise ranges from field auditing to CSR program development and implementation, training and education, capacity-building, stakeholder engagement, and supply chain mapping and traceability. In her current role, Savage is responsible for Patagonia’s global supply chain compliance and commitment to upholding the company’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Fair Labor Association (FLA) obligations. Savage also heads Patagonia’s Traceability Programs and spearheaded the development, implementation, and switch to the Traceable Down Standard. Among her other responsibilities, Savage leads the social compliance program implementation for Patagonia’s food division, Patagonia Provisions, as the company embarks in working with food suppliers.

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With 20 years of experience in sustainable business, Farid Baddache leads engagements with companies across industries and BSR consulting services. As part of BSR’s global management team, Baddache helps oversee organizational consulting and membership strategy and operations. Prior to joining BSR, he was a CSR strategy and management consultant and project manager in the technology, manufacturing, and extractives industries. He is the author of several books on CSR and responsible development.