Ruud van der Geer is Associate Director, Supply Chain Management Centre of Excellence, EMEA Product Handling at MSD. Ruud joined MSD Haarlem, the Netherlands in 2003, leading packaging engineering activities for vaccine products including the development and implementation of cold chain shipping solutions. Through several planning and logistics roles he is currently part of the Global Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence supporting the EMEA region in Product Handling & Cold Chain-related topics. Ruud holds a degree in Industrial Design and Business Administration and is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt.