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Shelley Stewart, Jr. is senior vice president of operational excellence and chief procurement officer at Tyco. He is responsible for leading the company’s Six Sigma/lean, strategic sourcing, real estate and working capital initiatives. Prior to being named to this position, Stewart served as Tyco’s vice president of supply chain. Prior to joining Tyco, Stewart was senior vice president of supply chain management at Invensys plc, headquartered in London. In this position, he provided leadership for the strategic sourcing of $4.6 billion in goods and services, as well as having overall responsibility for lean operational excellence. Before Invensys, Stewart was vice president of supply chain management with the Raytheon Company, joining it after 18 years with United Technologies Corporation - where he held numerous senior level supply chain and operational positions. Stewart is currently a member of the Conference Board’s Purchasing and Supply Leadership Council and serves on the visiting Board of Directors at Howard University’s School of Business as well as being Chairman of Howard’s Supply Chain Advisory Board and a member of Purchasing Magazine’s editorial advisory board. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). Stewart holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Haven and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northeastern University. Most recently, he co-authored Straight To The BottomLine: An Executive’s Roadmap to World Class Supply Management, (J.Ross Publishing). He lives in Belle Mead, New Jersey with his wife and two and children. About Tyco Tyco is a global, diversified company that provides vital products and services to customers in four business segments: Fire & Security, Electronics, Healthcare, and Engineered Products & Services. With 2005 revenue of $40 billion, Tyco employs approximately 250,000 people worldwide. More information on Tyco can be found at www.tyco.com.
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