Spinnaker SCA Leaders Named 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award Winners

Sandy Kendall, Terri Whiting and Jaime Reints recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive for their leadership and impact across the supply chain industry 

New York, NY — August 17, 2026 — Spinnaker SCA, a Publicis Sapient company, today announced that three of its leaders—Sandy Kendall, Terri Whiting and Jaime Reints—have been named recipients of the 2026 Women in Supply Chain™ Award, presented by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. 

The annual award recognizes female supply chain professionals whose accomplishments, leadership and examples set a foundation for women at all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

From over 300+ submissions, Sandy Kendall is recognized as a Workforce Innovator, pays tribute to those female leaders whose efforts in supply chain education and workforce development help build a better workforce; Terri Whiting is named a Trailblazer, honoring female leaders with at least 10 years of experience who continue to pave the way for future women in logistics and supply chain.; and Jaime Reints is recognized as a Rising Star, recognizing young professionals (39 and under) whose achievements, hard work and vision have helped to shaped the supply chain industry. 

“Having Sandy, Terri and Jaime recognized in three different categories speaks volumes about the kind of leadership we have at Spinnaker SCA,” explained John Sharkey, CEO of Spinnaker SCA and Global Supply Chain Lead, Publicis Sapient. “They bring very different backgrounds and areas of expertise, but each has built her career around making the people and organizations around her better. We’re incredibly proud of their accomplishments and the impact they continue to have across our clients, our company and the broader supply chain community.”

Kendall, Whiting and Reints represent three different dimensions of modern supply chain leadership: developing the workforce that makes transformation possible, building the expertise required to deliver increasingly sophisticated technology programs, and creating the market education and industry connections that help organizations navigate what comes next. 

“This award isn’t just a way to honor females in supply chain. It’s a representation of progress, it’s a symbol of growth, and it’s a way to celebrate achievements of all women in the supply chain who continue to pave the way for the next generation,” says Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and co-founder of the Women in Supply Chain Forum™. 

The team at Spinnaker SCA is honored to know and work with each of these extraordinary women in supply chain. Congratulations to all of this year’s Women in Supply Chain Award recipients. To view the full list of 2026’s winners, visit here. This year’s winners will be honored at the 2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™, November 17-19, 2026, in Charleston, S.C. 

About Spinnaker SCA

Spinnaker SCA, a company of Publicis Sapient, is not like other supply chain consulting firms. We don’t just advise—we build, implement, and get things done right. From supply chain strategy and connected planning to warehouse automation and AI-driven data engineering, we help companies move faster and fix what’s broken.  

Specializing in designing and building agile supply chains optimized for the complexities of the modern world, we create value by holistically unlocking people, process, and technology capabilities to accelerate transformation and make change stick. By blending deep industry expertise with Publicis Sapient’s digital capabilities, we empower businesses to discover value in new ways and future-proof their supply chains in an increasingly digital-first world. 

About Publicis Sapient

Publicis Sapient is a technology company that provides enterprise AI platforms and services. With over 30 years of digital business transformation experience, we enable enterprise clients to transform how they operate and serve their customers, unlocking new value and enabling them to thrive in an AI-driven world. 

Our platforms Sapient Slingshot, Sapient Bodhi and Sapient Sustain use AI built off this deep enterprise context to help organizations modernize their legacy tech systems, build agentic solutions, and automate their IT operations. 

The combination of our AI platforms and the expertise of our people enables us to deliver faster and more effective outcomes through solutions that are specific to the unique needs of our clients’ businesses, their industries, and their customers. Publicis Sapient is the technology hub of Publicis Groupe, uniting 20,000 people worldwide across 28 countries. For more information, visit publicissapient.com. 

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive & Food Logistics

Supply & Demand Chain Executive covers the entire global supply chain, providing industry executives with information and insight spanning supply chain strategy, technology, warehousing, transportation, procurement, risk management and professional development.  Food Logistics serves executives involved in the global food and beverage supply chain, covering the technologies, services, strategies and operational issues affecting the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain. Supply & Demand Chain Executive and its sister publication, Food Logistics, are published by IRONMARKETS.

Media Contact

Jaime Reints
Sr. Director, Spinnaker SCA
info@spinnakersca.com

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