{"id":45604,"date":"2019-01-17T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/?p=45604"},"modified":"2019-01-17T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:00:09","slug":"veteran-owned-business-round-table-names-honda-purchasing-senior-vp-tom-lake-president-corporate-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/veteran-owned-business-round-table-names-honda-purchasing-senior-vp-tom-lake-president-corporate-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Owned Business Round Table Names Honda Purchasing Senior VP, Tom Lake, as President of Corporate Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>DETROIT, MI, January 17, \u00a02019<\/strong> \u2013 The Veteran Owned Business Round Table (VOBRT) today announced the board appointment of Tom Lake, Senior Vice President of Purchasing at Honda of America Mfg., Inc.\u00a0 Lake will assume the role of President for the Corporate Advisory Board.\u00a0 He replaces Phillip Gillespie, Vice President, Programs and Business Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield &amp; Blue Care Network of Michigan.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cWe are very excited to welcome our new corporate advisory leader Tom Lake from Honda,\u201d said Roderick Rickman, VOBRT President and CEO of Rickman Enterprise Group. \u201cTom\u2019s impeccable leadership at Honda is inspirational\u2026and we look forward to his perspective and understanding of the value of military service and the qualities Veteran Owned Businesses bring to the table as suppliers.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cWe also truly appreciate the tremendous role Phillip Gillespie played as the corporate advisory president in creating and strengthening partnerships with veteran-owned businesses,\u201d Rickman continued.<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;45610&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]As Senior Vice President of Purchasing at Honda of America Mfg., Lake is responsible for optimization of the supply chain that supports Honda automobile operations in North America. He leads the direct and indirect procurement groups, as well as the technical team that drives supplier performance and operational efficiency improvement.\u00a0 Lake joined Honda in 1987 as Honda accelerated development of its supplier network in North America, which now provides more than $30 billion in parts and materials annually.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547695196023{margin-top: -15px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cIt is a great honor to work with the Veteran Owned Business Round Table team,\u201d\u00a0said Tom Lake, Senior Vice President of Purchasing at Honda of America Mfg.\u00a0\u201cI look forward to supporting the many ways the organization interacts with veteran-owned businesses.\u201d<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547695181719{margin-top: -15px !important;}&#8221;]Lake has been an active member of the CAPS Research Executive Advisory Board and advocates for supplier diversity as a member of the board of directors for the National Minority Supplier Development Council.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Based in Sterling Heights, Mich., the VOBRT is a non-profit veteran organization that provides participants with leadership, networking opportunities, training and mentorship programs that offer access to veterans in industries that support the inclusion of veterans. 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