Debbie Lentz has many years of supply chain, information systems, global procurement, and operations experience with extensive work in integrating acquisitions, building and consolidation of networks, and driving performance excellence, end to end process optimization and significant cost and service improvement.

In August 2022, she assumed her current role as President, ESG Solutions for RS Group, plc (formerly Electrocomponents) in which she has launched and leads a new business unit focused on providing innovative solutions in the ESG space and helping RS Group’s customers meet their sustainability goals. She previously served as President, Global Supply Chain for RS Group, a global distributor of electronic and industrial products and solutions. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and is based in London.

In 2019, Debbie joined Wincanton as a member of the Board of Directors. Wincanton is the largest British logistics firm, providing supply chain consultancy and solutions to the world’s most admired brands. She is a member of the compensation and nomination committees. Debbie is the former SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer for ToysRUs where she was responsible for all supply chain functions globally including Dotcom/Omni Channel Fulfillment, Merchandise Planning and Allocation, Sales and Operations Planning, Imports and Exports, Logistics Operations and Engineering.

Debbie spent 13 years at Kraft Foods Group, where she achieved successful international leadership and a true cross-cultural perspective. At Kraft, she advanced to the position of Senior Vice President, Customer Service and Logistics. In this role, she oversaw 3,500 associates across a network of distribution centers, direct store delivery branches and a transportation fleet. She led a successful transformation which drove significant cost savings, inventory reduction and service improvement as well as the seamless separation and spin off of Kraft Foods Group from Mondelēz International for Logistics. Prior to this role, she lived and worked in Zurich, Switzerland where she was the Vice President of Manufacturing Operations for Kraft Europe’s $3.5B coffee business and Vice President of Customer Service and Logistics.

Debbie has served on the board of advisors of AWESOME since its inception and was a speaker at the first symposium in 2013. She also served on the Board of Directors of the International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation from 2007 through 2015, is a past President of the IWF Chicago forum, and was on the board of CSCMP in 2015. Debbie was a recipient of Moves Magazine’s Power Women award in 2020.