Dick Kluis, Senior Director, Materials & IT, Jabil Global Services

Panelist - Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo

Panel - "News Ways to Streamline Operations, Drive Profits, and Delight Customers" - Las Vegas 2006

Dick Kluis is senior director, materials & IT for Jabil Global Services, Jabil Circuit's post-manufacturing services division. Mr. Kluis has more than 20 years of experience in the IT field and has held several management positions within Jabil.

Mr. Kluis started at Jabil in 1990 as head of the IT department and was responsible for hardware, communications, applications, and development. During that time, the IT department grew from four employees to 235. He was then promoted to oversee the strategic planning for Jabil's IT department.

In 1999, Mr. Kluis was asked to join the mergers and acquisitions group where he assisted with managing system and application issues during the due-diligence and acquisition processes.

His substantial success in these roles led to Mr. Kluis' promotion to senior director, materials & IT in 2002. In this role, he has worldwide responsibility for materials and IT within Jabil Global Services and manages 13 sites including a global outsourced data-center in Alpharetta, GA.

Prior to Jabil, Mr. Kluis held positions at Honeywell BV, Waterland BV in the Netherlands, and Waterland International in the United States.