Rakhi Agarwal, SANOFI's Global Head of Supplier Diversity & Risk, welcomed as Board Of Directors by NaVOBA
By: WE Team | Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Rakhi Agarwal, global head of supplier diversity and risk at Sanofi, is enthusiastically welcomed to the board of directors of the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA).
To make sure the organization is focused on providing the greatest benefit to both Corporate Allies who work to include Certified Veteran's Business EnterprisesTM (VBEs) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran's Business EnterprisesTM (SDVBEs) in their supply chains as well as the veteran-owned supplier firms of all sizes, two-thirds of the Board of Director seats on NaVOBA are required to be held by corporations.
According to Matthew Pavelek, president and chief executive officer of NaVOBA, “Corporate Governance of NaVOBA's Board of Directors is vital to ensuring we produce maximum value for our Corporate Allies and VBE community. Rakhi Agarwal, a passionate and accomplished leader, provides our organisation with crucial business insight on how to best position VBEs for success in corporate supply chains.”
Rakhi's experiences enable her to bring important skills to the table. Rakhi Agarwal is now SANOFI's AVP, Global Head of Supplier Diversity and Risk. She serves as the president and board chair of the non-profit organisation "Discover." Rakhi is a visionary leader in procurement and supply chain management with over 20 years of extensive industry expertise. She has had a variety of responsibilities during her career with organisations like J&J, Merck, and BMS, among others.
Rakhi has an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Southern Indiana and a BS in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University's Eli Broad Business School.
Rakhi is an authority on negotiation and risk management. She has had numerous articles published in the magazine "Inside Supply Management," and most recently, the USC Marshall School of Business honoured her with the Women's Leadership in Supply Chain Award in recognition of her efforts, passion, and dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion in the supply chain.
Sanofi is a cutting-edge global healthcare corporation with a single goal: to pursue scientific breakthroughs that will enhance people's lives. The team at Sanofi is committed to changing the way medicine is practised by striving to make the impossibly possible.
They work in almost 100 countries. The firm, which places sustainability and social responsibility at the core of its aspirations, offers potentially life-changing treatment alternatives and possibly life-saving vaccination protection to millions of individuals worldwide.
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