Our unwavering commitment to our clients utilizes our decades of experience in supply chain.

Meet the team OF EXPERTS

Manufacturing, Materials and Logistics Expert
25+ years of industry leading experience
Master facilitator, collaborator, mentor, & coach

Dave Kelley

Principal

Global Manufacturing & end-to-end Supply Chain expert
25+ years of industry leading experience
Responsive model, sourcing, and near-shore solutioning

Bob Jones

Principal

Material Development, Operations, Supply Chain & Sustainability
25+ years of global leadership experience
Strategy, Metrics, Business Process, & Organizational development

Annette Herboth

PartneR

Brand & Product Development, Sourcing, End-to End Strategy
25+ years of global leadership experience
Strategic growth planning & implementation

Lee Myers

PartneR

25+ years in International Trade, Logistics, and Compliance
HTS classification, product marking, labeling, and customs compliance
Logistics Partner and Trade lane analysis

Åsa Emanuelsson

Director of Global Logistics and Trade

Footwear engineering and Development
15+ years of experience across multiple brands

Kristina Kurcinka

Director of Footwear Product Creation

Footwear R&D, Seasonal Development & Engineering, Innovation, Methods of Make
35+ years Industry Experience in Europe, Asia, & North America
Sustainable Manufacturing, Reduced Direct Labor, Closer to Market Solutions

Steven Ploem

Director of Footwear Engineering & InnovatioN

Michael Rau

Asia Operations Director

End-to-End Supply Chain Planning & Omni-Channel Expert
Operations, IBP & Business Process
+25 Years in Planning
Facilitator, Collaborator & Coach

Joan Spiller

Director of Supply Chain Planning

Senior footwear and accessory business development, strategy, sourcing and sustainable manufacturing expert

Bruce Goldberg

PARTNER

Charles Diviney

Head of Commerce & Business Development

Robert Woods

Head of Product Merchandising

We cover the footwear, apparel, and accessories ecosystem through our work with brands, factories, and material suppliers.

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Partnerships

sustainability

Lake Advisory is an independent consultancy specializing in responsible sourcing and sustainability. We work with businesses, investors, non-profits and governments to drive greater transparency, responsibility and efficiency in global supply chains.

Quality

Our quality management experts on ground protecting your brand and providing real time data for better decision making.

“We onboarded the Zefyr team for a 6-week engagement to support in the development of a 3-year supply chain and sourcing strategy. The Zefyr team were able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business over a short period of time, and leveraged their deep expertise in apparel supply chain strategy to create recommendations that were tailored to our business’ needs.

They also ensured a clear roadmap was provided with practical steps for our teams and the support required to ensure we could now start bringing their recommendations to life.”

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