Nicole Krenner, Manager, Sustainability Operational Excellence; 3M

Nicole Krenner is the Sustainability Operational Excellence Manager in the corporate Environmental, Health and Safety Operations organization at 3M.  Nicole is a member of 3M's Sustainability Center of Excellence Leadership Team. Nicole has leadership responsibility for collaborating with the businesses, the R&D community, Lean Six Sigma and others in the 3M Supply Chain organization to drive achievement of the environmental stewardship elements of the current 2015 and future 2025 Sustainability Goals. Other areas of responsibility include leading the Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) program, performing external bench marking, sharing best practices, and helping to measure 3M's Sustainability success.

Nicole has a had a wide variety of roles within 3M including:  Supply Chain Manager in 3M Division, with a specific focus as the Project Manager for Business Transformation (SAP) deployment, Subject Matter Expert for Manufacturing with Release 1 SAP functionality, Product Manager/Operations Management at several 3M facilities, Six Sigma Black Belt, Production Shift Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineer and Product Engineer.
Nicole has a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University and a Master's Degree in Technology Management from the University of St. Thomas.