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Gladis Araujo

Board of Trustees - Strategy Head

Caudwell Youth

Country or State

Netherlands

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If you are passionate about life long learning, strategic foresight, future of work, innovation, organizational transformations, digital world, data science, e2e sustainable supply chains, quality, operations, women advocate, believer that the only way to transcend is serving others, and the power we all have to change the world: please CONNECT, let’s share best practices, and change the world together!!! I have over 25 years’ experience in global supply chains, operations, quality, opening new markets/operations, business integrations, massive operational and digital transformations in 4 continents assuring operational excellence, continuous improvement, solid financial results, and leading global and multicultural teams. Currently, I am the Global Quality Vice president for Mattel Inc., the world largest toy company. Industries: chemical, electrical (UL), electronic (AI,IoT), food (FDA), automotive, cosmetics, furniture, garments, packaging, and consumer goods. I work tireless for my communities. I am the founder of several nonprofit organizations supporting children, girls, and women in Mexico and Malaysia where I lived for over 5 years. I had been recognized by the Global Chamber of Commerce in Malaysia with a humanitarian award in 2018 & 2019 “Top Women Inspiring Humanity Award” for my contributions to my communities. Recently, I was recognized by the top university in Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey with the Women Tech Award 2021 in the category of “Transformational Power”. I am a well-known leader for making things happen despite of any adversity focusing in our people, my weapons are life long-learner, innovation, high level of energy, optimism, and passion in all I do. For these characteristics, I am called: GLADIATOR. ''It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, o where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.'' T. Roosevelt

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Current Position

Board of Trustees - Strategy Head at Caudwell Youth

Degrees

C level and Women on Boards Executive Program

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