Kinaxis appoints Phillip Teschemacher as APAC President
27 Nov 20233 min read
Summary
- Kinaxis Inc. has appointed Phillip Teschemacher as President for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, based in Singapore.
- Teschemacher brings over 20 years of leadership experience in supply-chain software and digital operations, with roles at Blue Yonder and SAP SE, and will focus on end-to-end visibility, AI-powered planning and the region’s operational demands.
- The company emphasises this move as part of its “Customer First and Partner Centric” strategy to scale in APAC amid increasing supply-chain disruptions, cost pressures and need for agility.
Kinaxis® Inc., a leading provider of supply chain management solutions, announced the appointment of Phillip Teschemacher as the company’s new Asia Pacific (APAC) President based in Singapore.
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“It is an honour to join the Kinaxis team and lead our efforts in APAC, a fast-moving region that continues to occupy an outsize amount of importance on the global supply chain stage. Supply chain challenges have never been more critical or costly, with transportation bottlenecks, raw material shortages, and component constraints posing unique obstacles that teams must consistently work to overcome. I look forward to working closely with our customers and partners to drive innovation and ensuring that Kinaxis’ unique AI-powered technologies continue to enable planners to predict outcomes with greater precision, speed, and elegance, no matter what the conditions are, in pursuit of a more intelligent supply chain,”Phillip shared.
As supply chains continue to face significant disruptions, Philip was ideally placed to help companies within the region mitigate risks through critical end-to-end visibility across supply chains. He will usher Kinaxis’ commitment to ‘Customer First and Partner Centric’ whilst cementing the company’s growing global footprint.
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“Amidst a broad-based restructuring of global trade patterns, boards looking to bolster their ESG credentials, and a demanding consumer environment, businesses are under a mountain of pressure to ensure their supply chains operate like well-oiled machines. In Phillip, we have that critical eye who will help APAC businesses thread what can sometimes seem like an impossible needle,”said Claire Rychlewski, Executive Vice President, Global Field Sales at Kinaxis.
With a strong focus on SaaS and Cloud technologies, Phillip brings also a wealth of leadership and sales experience to Kinaxis. He has worked in the supply chain industry for over 20 years and held a number of senior leadership roles.
He was the Corporate Vice President of EMEA at Blue Yonder and Sales Director at SAP. While on the latter, he has led the digital supply chain and IoT sales team for the Nordic region.
Clair shared that under Philip’s leadership, they will be able to customize supply chain processes in pursuit of efficiency and sustainability. She added that he’ll enable the company to eliminate blind spots across supply chains. At the same time, Philip can boost the industry leadership position of Kinaxis’ within the region.
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