Ruediger Hagedorn runs Key Collaborative Value Chain projects at The Consumer
Goods Forum (Paris) in his function as main facilitator and moderator of global, cross-cultural working groups.
Born in 1968 in Liberia, West Africa, he has developed over the years into a multi-lingual specialist in Operation Research and Programmer.
His accumulated experience in Supply Chain, Computer Science and International Process Standards Development spans over two decades today.
Prior to joining CGF, Ruediger worked at Mabeg (Environmental Sustainability), L’Oréal (Personal Care), Roche Diagnostics (Pharma), ECR/GS1 Germany (Standards) and The Global Commerce Initiative (CPG Projects), filling positions in Supply Chain Design and Optimization, Operational Logistics, Warehouse Management, International Business Data Analyst, as well as Business Consultant.
He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Passau, Bavaria, Germany, as well as several certificates as simultaneous translator.

• Over 25 years experience in international IT and Innovation in retail
• Managing Director and IT-Manager in various executive positions
• Internationally experienced Project Manager
• Chairman in standardization and industry committees
• PhD, economist and information technology specialist from Cologne University
• Head of the METRO Group Future Store Initiative
• Adjunct University Professor
• Focus: IoT, IT, Digitalization, Innovation, Organization, Business Processes, Transformation
• About me: Leadership, social competence, analytical, communicative, emphatic, enthusiastic

Editor-in-Chief of the “Holistic Marketing Management” Journal, School of Management- Marketing.Chairman of the Romanian Distribution Committee, and Member of the Board of the International Association for the Distributive Trade (A.I.D.A. Brussels).
Editor-in-Chief of the “Romanian Distribution Committee Magazine”.

President of the Executive College of Romanian Scientific Society of Management (SSMAR).

Member of the Advisory Board of the Romanian Competition Council.

Speaker at the “SHOP 2015” Conference, Expo Milano 2015, on the occasion of the opening of the Conference, approaching the topic of “Distribution, the challenge of the super agility”, within this context presenting a “Road Map for the Store of the Future between connectivity and convergence”.

Organization of railway transport (Infrastructure Access Charges, Railway freight transport (Cargo) and Market of railway services)
Integrated passengers transport (Planning, timetable and tariffs)
Statistics (Forecasting)
Transport planning (Demand management)

To conduct high quality, applied research (and consulting) work in the areas of marketing channels, logistics and supply chain management. To publish in leading academic and professional journals based on this work. To provide excellent teaching in the areas of marketing channels, logistics and supply chain management.

Specialties: Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Marketing Channels