ketteQ Expands Executive Advisory Board, Appoints Rick McDonald as Chairman

Following $20M Series B, supply chain industry leaders join ketteQ's EAB to guide the next phase of growth

ATLANTA – August XX, 2025 – ketteQ, the provider of the world's most adaptive supply chain planning solutions, today announced the expansion of its Executive Advisory Board (EAB) with the addition of seven seasoned industry leaders. Rick McDonald, former Vice President of Global Supply Chain at The Clorox Company, has also been appointed Chairman of the EAB.

The expanded EAB brings together executives with deep supply chain and go-to-market experience across manufacturing, service, and distribution. These leaders have held global roles at companies including Corning, Dell, Coca-Cola, Lexmark, GE Healthcare, Carrier, Frito-Lay, Kinaxis, and Netgear, ensuring ketteQ's strategy and solutions remain closely aligned to real-world challenges and evolving customer needs.

"This group of senior executives has not only led complex global operations, but also helped pioneer major supply chain transformations," said Mike Landry, CEO of ketteQ. "They bring powerful insights and trusted guidance to help us scale with purpose and continue delivering innovation that matters."

New ketteQ EAB members include:

• Rick McDonald (Chairman) – Former VP of Global Supply Chain at The Clorox Company, where he led global planning, logistics, manufacturing, and engineering. Rick also served as Executive Sponsor for Clorox's Digital Supply Chain initiative and is a recognized industry voice on supply chain transformation and sustainability.

• Gary Bobb – Former VP of Global Services and Aftermarket at Carrier, and former VP of Services at GE Healthcare. Gary brings deep experience in global service operations, lifecycle planning, and building high-performing aftermarket supply chains across industrial and healthcare sectors.

• Jeff Fleck – Chief Supply Chain Officer at Quaker Houghton and former SVP and CSCO at Georgia-Pacific. Jeff has led multi-billion-dollar global supply chains across chemicals, consumer goods, and industrials—driving digital transformation, automation, and measurable operational improvements.

• Matt Douglas - Is the former global VP of supply chain at NETGEAR and Mini-Circuits. Matt is a veteran of global transformation programs, IPO readiness, and crisis response, with supply chain leadership roles spanning electronics, telecom, and consumer goods.

• Kristen LeBaron is the VP of Strategic Planning and Implementation at Airxcel, the former VP of Global Supply Chain Solutions at Genpact. Kristen has led major transformation initiatives in S&OP, procurement, and planning across more than 50 manufacturing sites, and has deep expertise in technology, team development, and operational maturity.

• Frank Borovsky – Former head of IT and CX at Club Car and Ricoh, and former executive at Salesforce, Siemens, AT&T, and Infor. Frank brings decades of experience leading digital transformation in manufacturing, enterprise systems, and IT strategy.

• Tonya Jackson – Former Chief Product Delivery Officer and head of Global Supply Chain at Lexmark. Tonya oversaw Lexmark's worldwide manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution network, driving operational excellence, automation, and resilience across a global footprint.

• Gary Brooks - Former Chief Marketing Officer at ketteQ and Syncron, and the EVP of global marketing at Servigistics. With over three decades of experience, Gary has led global go-to-market strategy, category creation, and brand leadership for some of the most disruptive companies in supply chain technology.

• Kirsten Watson – Former EVP of Global Marketing at Kinaxis for more than 20 years, where she helped shape the company's brand, category leadership, and global growth. Kirsten brings a deep perspective on customer-centric messaging, market disruption, and analyst engagement in supply chain software.

"ketteQ is enabling something new and fundamentally different in supply chain planning, and doing it with the speed and simplicity the industry has long needed," said McDonald. "This board brings the operator's voice to the table to ensure ketteQ stays focused on delivering real business results. I'm proud to help lead this group as we guide the company into its next chapter."

The EAB will continue to provide strategic counsel to ketteQ's leadership team as the company scales globally, following its recent $20M Series B funding round and the launch of its next-generation agentic AI solver, PolymatiQ™.

About ketteQ 

ketteQ is the world's most adaptive supply chain planning solution, purpose-built for complex, ever-changing business environments. Powered by PolymatiQ™, an agentic AI solver engine, ketteQ enables organizations to move from reactive to proactive planning across demand, inventory, production, and service. Built natively on Salesforce, ketteQ delivers real-time insights, rapid user adoption, and enterprise-wide scalability. To learn more, visit www.ketteQ.com. 

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