Sid Johnson named to Board of Directors for Institute for Supply Management™  

Release Date: January 21, 2010

Sidney Johnson, Delphi’s vice president, global supply management, has been named to the 2010 board of directors for the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM). The organization is the largest supply management institute in the world and leads supply management by executing and extending its mission through education, research, standards of excellence, influence building and information dissemination. ISM’s leadership-based Board is made up of business leaders who hold senior-level positions across the globe.

Johnson has served in numerous position since beginning his career in 1988 General Motors’ Allison Transmission Division in Indianapolis. Johnson has worked at Saturn in Spring Hill, Tennessee, the former Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems in Dayton, Ohio and the former Delphi Interior Systems in Warren, Michigan. Prior to being named Delphi vice president in Feb. 2006, Johnson served as director, Global Supply Management for Delphi Packard Electric Systems in Warren, Ohio.

Other members of the 2010 ISM Board include: Chair, Shelley Stewart, Jr., senior vice president, operational excellence and chief procurement officer at Tyco International; S. Tyrone Alexander, former executive vice president, human resources and administrative services for Highmark Inc.; Jean Baderschneider, Ph.D., vice president, global procurement for Exxon Mobil Corporation; Julia Brown, senior vice president of procurement for Kraft Foods Inc.; Janice L. Davis, vice president and chief procurement officer at Bombardier Aerospace; Christina De Luca, chief procurement officer, refining and marketing at BP p.l.c. in London; Craig J. Johnson, chief executive officer of Musician's Friend, Inc., Nora P. Neibergall, senior vice president at Institute for Supply Management™ and corporate secretary for the ISM Board of Directors; Paul Novak, ISM's chief executive officer; Michael Orris, chief procurement officer for Rolls-Royce plc, in London; Craig Reed, senior vice president, supply chain management at Eaton Corporation; Anthony E. Santiago, vice president and chief procurement officer for WellPoint, Inc.; Ronald D. Schnur, vice president, dairy supply and operations for WhiteWave Foods; and Deborah Webber, senior vice president and corporate treasurer at Institute for Supply Management™.