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Niren Chaudhary was named Chief Executive Officer of Panera in May 2019. Niren has more than 25 years of international corporate leadership experience in the food retail and hospitality industry.

Niren joined Panera from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., where he served as Chief Operating Officer and President of the International Division. Prior to that, he spent 23 years at Yum! Brands in a number of positions, including serving as President of Yum! India, and most recently in the role of President of KFC Global, where he was responsible for 5,000 stores in 50 countries with $5 billion in revenue.

Niren holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, an MBA in marketing from the University of Delhi, and also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

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Mr. Girish Juneja serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Dover Corporation. Mr. Juneja served as the Chief Technology Officer of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. since August 8, 2014 until April 7, 2016. Mr. Juneja was responsible for guiding Altisource's technology vision, creating cloud-enabled development platforms that Altisource and its Labs' portfolio companies are using to rapidly build the next generation of software applications for the financial services sector. He co-founded and served as Senior Vice President of Product Management at Sarvega, Inc.

Mr. Juneja is a seasoned technology executive with roots in big data, cloud infrastructure and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms. He leads technology teams across its global footprint in Atlanta, Bangalore, Boston, Dallas, Irvine, Luxembourg, Los Angeles and Seattle. Before joining Altisource, he served as General Manager of Big Data Products and Chief Technology Officer of Data Center Software at Intel Corporation from January 2012 to January 2014, there he led the Data's big data software strategy, drove the technology vision for Intel's data center software and launched the Intel Hadoop platform worldwide. As part of Intel's executive team, he helped lead several strategic acquisitions including the acquisition of McAfee, Inc. He joined Intel through the acquisition of Sarvega, Inc., a company he co-founded that led industry innovations in XML acceleration. Prior to assuming his current role and since Sarvega's inception, Mr. Juneja led the Sarvega engineering & customer services organizations to develop Sarvega's industry leading core XESOS technology & XML Networking products. Before co-founding Sarvega, he held senior various senior technology & management roles at Thomson Financial Services, Verizon and MCI Telecommunication responsible bringing to market leading-edge products that focus on customized content delivery and data interchange using the Internet technologies. He has more than 15 years' experience in the high technology industry with extensive product management, product strategy, engineering management and technology marketing expertise.

He is a frequent speaker at business & technology conferences. Mr. Juneja has an undergraduate degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and MBA from the University of Chicago.

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As Chief Operating Officer, Nitesh Banga is responsible for all delivery, operations, talent recruitment and management, and information technology. He is responsible for the alignment and prioritization of GlobalLogic’s investments — enabling growth, consistency, efficiency, and ensuring worldwide operational excellence across the company.

Nitesh is a services industry veteran with a diversified wealth of expertise that includes worldwide operations, delivery, process improvements, mergers and acquisitions, and integration, as well as sales and business development — thus making him the ideal person to manage GlobalLogic’s ongoing growth. Prior to joining GlobalLogic, he spent 20+ years at Infosys, where he held a wide range of global leadership roles, from services to products, and across operations and sales. Most recently, he was SVP & Global Head of the Manufacturing business at Infosys, as well as a board member of their EdgeVerve software subsidiary.

Nitesh earned a Bachelors of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He is an avid sports fan, and in his spare time he enjoys following a wide variety of sports, including basketball, soccer, cricket, and Formula 1 racing.

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Kevin Jordan is the Director, Diversity and Inclusion at ITW. Kevin leads ITW’s enterprise diversity and inclusion strategy which includes initiatives that impact recruitment, retention, talent development, and employee engagement.

Kevin has a background in accounting, finance and human resources. He has been involved with programs such as Junior Achievement, Boys and Girls Club and other community initiatives that focus on youth in underserved communities.

Kevin graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

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Cristina Candia Lopez serves as Head of Talent, Culture, Inclusion and Diversity at Essilor of America. Prior to joining Essilor, Cris held senior leadership roles at McKesson as Senior Director of Inclusion, Diversity and Culture and at JCPenney, leading Inclusion & Diversity, Supplier Diversity, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Her experience also includes work with the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (now Prospanica), the Pan-American Health Organization, and Texas A&M University.  Cris holds a MA in International Affairs from the Bush School of Government & Public Service, an Executive Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a Graduate Marketing Certificate from Southern Methodist University, a certificate in Advanced International Affairs from the Bush School, and a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University. 

Cris is a member of Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas's (GSNETX) Executive Committee, serves as Chair of GSNETX's DEI Corporate Council and is a member of GSNETX's Committee on Community Engagement. She also serves on the Bush School of Government & Public Service Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and is a member of the DFW Hispanic 100. 

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Debra Saturley is senior manager, Learning and Development at USG Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for leading the company’s learning and development strategy, designing training programs that enable employees to drive business results and fostering USG’s diversity and inclusion efforts.

Saturley joined USG in 2019 and brings over 25 years of experience from industries including consumer goods, telecommunications, staffing, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Her areas of expertise include management and leadership development, professional development, talent management, culture, diversity and inclusion, coaching and communication.

Debra holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and is certified in Articulate Storyline, MBTI, TKI, Situational Leadership II, and Gallup Strengths. She uses her engaging facilitation style to create an effective and positive experience for participants at all levels within organizations. Outside of work, Debra enjoys pro

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