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Kharbanda and Lethbridge Join Corporate United

Corporate United is pleased to announce the hiring of Geetika Kharbanda as its new supply chain analyst and Vikki Lethbridge as director of member development, both in the Cleveland office.

Geetika’s responsibilities include supplier development process support; supplier data analysis for internal reporting to management, suppliers and members; contract tracking; and maintenance and coordination of the supplier management processes. Previously, she served as a business analyst for Case Western Reserve, procurement intern for Diebold Incorporated and a business analyst for Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre in India.  Geetika graduated from The University of Akron with an MBA in supply chain management.  She and her husband currently reside in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

In her new position, Vikki Lethbridge will be responsible for new member development and daily account management of existing members. You may have met Vikki in Baltimore at SYNERGY 2008. Prior to joining Corporate United, she was a business development executive for the Intellinet Corporation. Previously she was an account manager for Air Defense, Inc. and a sales executive and customer relationship manager for CA (Computer Associates International).  Vikki graduated from Cleveland State University with a bachelor of arts in Communications. She and her family currently reside in Parma, Ohio.

Please join us in welcoming Geetika and Vikki to our team. If you have not yet had the chance to meet them, plan on attending the Mid-Year Review and Supplier Showcase in August for the opportunity.