AMR Research added new analysts this month, with David Aquino, David Brown, and Noha Tohamy joining the firm as research directors. Aquino joins the Value Chain Strategies team from Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel. Brown joins the Enterprise Strategies team from Staples. Tohamy joins the Marketing Services team from an independent supply chain and logistics consulting practice she launched after leaving Forrester Research.

As a research director on the Value Chain Strategies team, David Aquino researches and analyzes market trends and developments in apparel, footwear, beverage, and direct store delivery. Before joining AMR Research, David was the vice president of supply chain at Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel. Previously, he was the vice president of supply chain at AAi. Foster Grant, Inc.

David earned his BS in marketing from Syracuse University and his MBA from Fordham University. He is certified in production and inventory management from APICS-The Association for Operations Management.

David Brown, a research director on the Enterprise Strategies team, conducts research and analysis on enterprise applications, IT management, enterprise performance management, and applications portfolio management. Before AMR Research, David was the vice president of information systems, merchandising, and supply chain at Staples, Inc. Prior to that, David held senior leadership positions in various companies, including Stride Rite, Polaroid, WHITTMANHART, Malden Mills and Cranston Print Works.

David earned his BA from Unity College, his MS in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and his MBA from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

As part of the Market Services team, Noha Tohamy is responsible for research and analysis surrounding supply chain risk management, strategic network design, demand planning, collaborative forecasting, and inventory and price management and optimization. Before joining AMR Research, Noha was an independent supply chain consultant. Earlier, Noha served as a principal analyst at Forrester Research. She has also held various positions at supply chain technology vendors, including Syncra Systems, ProfitLogic, Logistics.com, and The Sabre Group. Noha is currently an adjunct professor at Emmanuel College. She graduated from Emory University with a BS in mathematics and from Georgia Institute of Technology with a MS in operations research, with a focus on optimization.

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