Leading B2B organizations weigh in on the critical role of marketplaces and platforms in their hypergrowth and digital transformation strategy.

Being a market leader means staying a step ahead of the rest. For industry giants Avnet and ABB, the future is digital. They’re owning the B2B digital transformation imperative, with innovative digital strategies that bring them closer to buyers and streamlines supply chains – all to offer the leading customer experience within their respective industries.

In this on-demand moderated panel, hear MaryAnn Miller, Chief Administrative Officer at Avnet, Nishant Nishant, VP of Digital at Avnet, and Samer Shehadeh Global eCommerce & Innovation Director for ABB Electrification, in conversation with Joe Cicman, Sr. Analyst at Forrester, and discover how their businesses are transforming to stay at the head of the pack. Watch the webinar recording to learn:

  • Why these industry giants are investing in a marketplace strategy now
  • How to develop a leading digital transformation strategy of your own
  • The secrets to effective change management in large organizations LP logos_AVNET + Forrester +ABB

About our speakers:

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Joe Cicman
Senior Analyst Serving eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals at Forrester

Joe helps eBusiness professionals assess, improve, and optimize B2B and B2B2C eCommerce technologies and strategies. As part of the digital transformation team, Joe provides a proven practitioner’s lens for organizations to understand how to deploy the economics of digital commerce that unleash best-in-class outcomes. His research also supports technical teams by covering the tools and software suites for driving online channels, digitally enabled selling, and new direct-to-consumer (DTC) initiatives.

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MaryAnn Miller
Chief Administrative Officer, Avnet

MaryAnn Miller is senior vice president and chief administrative officer reporting to Avnet CEO Bill Amelio. She is a member of the Avnet Executive Board and a corporate officer. In her current role, Ms. Miller oversees a global team responsible for information technology, digital tools and ecommerce, marketing, programming & quality, and logistics in support of Avnet’s multi-year strategic plan. She also serves as chief of staff to the CEO and Board of Directors. Ms. Miller's career includes more than 25 years of experience in human resources and operations management in insurance, banking, wireless communications, aerospace, and technology distribution and services.

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Nishant Nishant
Vice President of Digital, Avnet

Nishant oversees the digitization of customer experience, operations and the management of new platform based business models, aligned with Avnet’s top five strategic priorities. Prior to joining Avnet in 2016, Nishant served as a strategy consultant at Accenture, UK, supporting clients such as Coca Cola, Mondelez, and Cannon, amongst others with digital go-to-market strategies, operating model optimization via digital self-service tools, and creation of digital center of excellence models. He has also worked on the senior leadership team at Premier Farnell (acquired by Avnet in 2016) in digital and strategy leadership roles.

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Samer Shehadeh
Global eCommerce & Innovation Director for ABB Electrification
Samer is a 20+ year veteran in the Digital Commerce arena.  He is currently the Global eCommerce & Innovation Director for ABB Electrification Business.  In this role, Samer is responsible for global eCommerce strategic initiatives targeting online and digital sales growth that provide an amplified digital customer experience and strengthening our digital distributor/customer relationships.  Prior to joining ABB, Samer was with Eaton where he was responsible for their global eCommerce program. Previously, he had spent over 10 years consulting in the digital transformation space.