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Annette Danek-Akey

Captain · DISC type DS
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Barnes & Noble, Inc.
📍 United States

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Annette shows up

Consummate Professional
Output-Driven
Long-Term Thinker

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Annette cares about

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Career

Work history

9-2024
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
2-2021
Founding Member
Chief
10-2022 - 8-2024
EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Penguin Random House
1-2019 - 10-2022
EVP Supply Chain
Penguin Random House
9-2013 - 1-2019
SVP Fulfillment
Penguin Random House
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Education
1992 - 1993
MSIE
Purdue University
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bradley University
1-2022 - 12-2022
Executive MBA
Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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