Elsy Ocejo is VP of Supply Chain at Illes Foods, a nearly 100-year-old, family-owned and run, food manufacturing company. As the first person to cover this role in the company’s history, Ocejo reports to ILLES Foods’ CEO Cristin Illes Kahale and is part of ILLES’ Executive Committee. She is a distinguished veteran of supply chain management, both in and outside of the food industry, with two decades of experience. Elsy comes to ILLES Foods after most recently serving as Director of Supply Chain Strategy at Bimbo Bakeries USA part of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest bakery. During her seven years at Bimbo Bakeries, Ocejo was instrumental in the successful execution of transformation projects and responsible for managing a team focused on delivering operational excellence and process improvements across end-to-end global supply chain operations. Prior to Bimbo Bakeries, Ocejo held numerous logistics roles of increasing responsibility across different manufacturing industries, including industrial machinery, boats and appliances, both in the US and in her home country, Mexico. Elsy earned her bachelor's degree in international business with a minor in international logistics at the Tec de Monterrey, and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) at Northwestern-Kellogg School of Management. Currently, she is the President of Kellogg Alumni Club of Houston, co-Founder of Kellogg for DEI group and Kellogg Network of Texas and part of the Business Advisory Council for Northwestern University’s Transportation Group.