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“ Customers say : ‘ I think most supply chains over the last ten years have been affected by environmental events as well man-made ’ – Brexit was a good example . Covid-19 finally made people realise the impact of a healthy supply chain . Now , people are paying more attention to their supply chain . The best companies are thinking , how can we better prepare ourselves ?”
Pantoja-Navajas lives with his family in Florida , USA . From there , he has been ardently supporting Oracle employees through the pandemic .
“ When the pandemic hit us , we all went home ,” said Pantoja-Navajas . “ Some of our
“ Now , customers are paying more attention to the supply chain . The best companies are going to think , how can we better prepare ourselves ?”
DIEGO PANTOJA-NAVAJAS VICE PRESIDENT ,
WMS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT , ORACLE
employees got depressed . We decided to have a lot of interaction with our teams to ensure that the sense of family is still there — a lot of emails and work meetings that have had a really good outcome . There ’ s nothing like a hug or a handshake , but we are doing our best ! If I ask now , ‘ Do you want to go back to the office ?’ we will get a 50 / 50 . Maybe have two or three days at home ?”
After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology , Pantoja-Navajas chose to participate in executive education courses , but not because he felt the education he had already received was insufficient . sustainabilitymag . com 113