

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, May 14th SPEAKER: John Isbell, Director Corporate Delivery Logistics - Nike, Inc Click HERE for the May Newsletter TIME: RECEPTION 11:30 / LUNCH 12:00 WHERE: RAINIER GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB Reservations made by 4:00 PM, Monday, May 12th.....................$24 Later reservations and at-the-door................................................. $30 Call or fax 206-232-1911 or email trnsmrk@aol.com, or Pay Online and reserve your spot today! Please Note: Make your reservations by 4:00 PM, Monday, May 12th. The Club has to guarantee reservations, so CANCELLATIONS after that time will be billed.. DIRECTIONS: Rainier Golf and Country Club, 11133 Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., Seattle, WA 98168. From either north or southbound I-5: Take exit 158, go west and take the wide left at light onto Pacific Highway South. Go south to South 116th Way. Turn right and proceed up winding hill, then right onto Des Moines Mem. Dr. South. Then north to 112th and turn left into the Club. Ph 206-242-2222. or www.rainiergolfcc.com. Coming Events Fri. June 13 - Tay Yoshitani, CEO - Port of Seattle Fri. June 13 - Emerald Downs Night at the Races Th. July 17 - TCS Golf Tournament Fri. Aug. 22 - Baseball and BBQ Mariners vs. Oakland |
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John Isbell Director Corporate Delivery Logistics Nike, Inc |
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| Since July 1998, John has directed the activities of the Corporate Delivery Logistics group that is responsible for the strategic direction and global management of Nike’s logistics service providers responsible for origin consolidation, ocean freight, and air freight of both in-line and product samples, as well as security and claims management. Today, Nike ships approximately 100,000 TEU annually to over 160 countries. John has lead Nike in re-structuring its inbound delivery infrastructure from origin consolidation to the global management of its ocean and air freight logistics providers. A 30-year Nike veteran, John has a variety of logistical and other operational experience including Director Asia-Pacific Logistics, Director US Distribution and Customer Service, and General Manager of Nike’s Oregon distribution facility. John graduated with a Finance degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1969 and earned an MBA from Portland State University in 1980. This financial education brought him to Nike in 1978 where in his first position he established a financial planning discipline at Nike. He later moved into inventory management and footwear production, and served as Footwear Country Manager in Taiwan and Managing Director of a Nike outsole production facility in Malaysia. |

| Next Meeting - Wednesday, May 14th John Isbell - Nike, Inc. |
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