Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Gina Tokar - VP, Business Operations, Panasonic Connect - Solving Global Issues Through Innovation & Technology
Gina Tokar is the Vice President of Business Operations at Panasonic Connect North America (https://na.panasonic.com/us/panasonic-connect), where she is focused on growth and change leadership, business transformation and cost control in the supply chain. She leads a multi-year, company-wide transformation project with the goal of shifting Panasonic’s product focus into a strategic, consultative solutions focus. She prides herself in launching new business units from concept to commercialization, breaking down barriers to innovation and value creation, and reliably driving growth and expansion regardless of the internal or market challenge. Panasonic Connect North America, is a business unit of the Panasonic Corporation, the Japanese multinational conglomerate which is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, and B2B businesses. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2018, Panasonic has expanded globally and now operates 495 subsidiaries and 91 associated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of $61 billion and employing over 250,000. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better world for its customers. In addition to her work at Panasonic for the past seventeen years, Gina has served as the Chairman of the Newark, NJ Downtown District Board of Trustees, and President of the RISE women’s ESG group within Panasonic’s Business Impact Group. Prior to Panasonic, Gina served in multiple roles in logistics at GAF, a leader in the building materials industry. Gina has her MBA in Management from Fairleigh Dickinson, and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Minor in Biology, from Bucknell University.