HENKEL ADHESIVES
Head of Digital Operations , Dr Nick Miesen discusses digital transformation of operations and the power of data
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A passion for digital technology , and it ’ s power to drive business optimisation and operation excellence , underpins much of Dr Nick Miesen ’ s career . Miesen , who has more than 12 years ’ experience in areas as diverse as aerospace , chemicals , supply chain and manufacturing , and fast-moving consumer goods , brought that experience to Henkel Adhesive Technologies at the start of this year . Since , he has been responsible for driving digital change in the organisation ’ s supply chain , supporting Smartfactory capabilities roll-out across the organisation and leading the company ’ s Global Digital Quality programme .
As one would expect , Miesen is well versed in the latest digital technologies . He is also a vocal proponent of the importance of perfecting the operational basics that underpin those technologies . “ Looking retrospectively at the concept of digital transformation , particularly four or five years ago when I was working at AkzoNobel , there was a fair amount of hype around digital . That ’ s over ,” he says . “ Companies are realising
OCTOBER 2020