SCL is honored to announce two recent additions to our Industry Advisory Board.

Maria Basabe serves as Walmart's Sr. Director Health & Wellness (H&W). Her main focus is to improve profitability via enablement of better and faster decisions fueled by data analytics, improved processes and technology. She joined Walmart in 2010 and was responsible for leading large transformational initiatives in Merchandising and Operations. Before joining Walmart, Maria was a Director with The Home Depot where she led multiple initiatives in Development of New Store Formats, Business Development, and Pricing. She started her career with Accenture in the Supply Chain Strategy Practice. Maria earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia, her Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology in Georgia.

David Stuver is Executive Vice President, Business Development & Supply Chain Solutions at Americold. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Stuver was VP-Distribution Support and Engineering for SUPERVALU. He also worked as a Process Improvement Engineer with PepsiCo, and in increasing roles of responsibility with Borders. Previously, Mr. Stuver served as a US Army Combat Engineer Officer Captain in Germany and Iraq. Mr. Stuver holds an MS in Management from the University of Southern California, and a BS in Industrial Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Stuver also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the World Food Logistics Organization and the University of Georgia's full time MBA Supply Chain and Operations track board.