Kelly

Furstoss

Practice Director – Food & Consumer Goods

Kelly is a Practice Director at Patina – A Korn Ferry Company and focuses primarily on Food and Consumer Goods. She has been with the company since 2020.

Kelly is a proven executive and leader in Management Consulting, S&OP, Warehousing, Logistics, and Customer service and Procurement. She focuses on Food, Consumer Goods & Packaging Supply Chain offerings. She is a dynamic and results-oriented professional with a proven track record of delivering financial results while driving change and improving service levels to customers and clients alike. Kelly is a highly effective communicator and consensus builder with the ability to identify opportunities, define root causes, develop solutions, and implement action plans in fast-paced environments.

Prior to joining Patina, Kelly was Vice President of Supply Chain and Customer Care at Kerry and held senior Supply Chain Leadership positions at Glanbia Performance Nutrition and Pactiv/Reynolds Consumer Products.

Kelly earned her B.A. from Michigan State University in Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management. She is CPIM certified, and a member of CSCMP and AWESOME, mentoring emerging women leaders in supply chain. She is certified in Lean Manufacturing Principles from Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center. Kelly is an experienced industry panelist.