Mark Bollinger, Chief Globalization Officer, Smith

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Powering Sustainability in the Electronics Supply Chain

Nov. 22, 2024

Mark Bollinger, Chief Globalization Officer at Smith, discusses how distributors are stepping up to support their customers’ sustainability initiatives. Discover the ways Smith is helping electronics manufacturers reduce waste, repurpose components and minimize their environmental impact.

Tyler Fussner

Alix Paultre

Sustainability is a top priority for electronics companies and their supply chain partners. In this episode, Mark Bollinger, Chief Globalization Officer at Smith, joins Supply Chain Connect during electronica 2024 and discusses how distributors are stepping up to support their customers’ sustainability initiatives. Discover the ways Smith is helping electronics manufacturers reduce waste, repurpose components and minimize their environmental impact.

About the Author

Tyler Fussner | Managing Editor - Community Manager | Supply Chain Connect

Tyler Fussner is Managing Editor - Community Manager at Supply Chain Connect, part of the Design & Engineering Group at Endeavor Business Media.

Previously, Fussner served as the Associate Editor for Fleet Maintenance magazine. As part of Endeavor's Commercial Vehicle Group, his work has been published in FleetOwner magazine, as well as Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, and Trailer-Body Builders.

Fussner's May 2022 print feature 'The dawn of hydrogen trucks' was named the best single technology article in B2B by the judges of the 2022 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards. Fussner was also awarded Silver in the Technical Article category for the Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI) 2021 Tabbie Awards.

Fussner previously served as Assistant Editor for Endeavor's Transportation Group on the PTEN, Professional Distributor, and VehicleServicePros.com brands.

Fussner studied professional writing and publishing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has experience in shop operations, is a Michelin Certified Tire Technician, and a Michelin Certified Tire Salesperson.

About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.