Allan Lyall is the Chief Global Supply Chain Officer for Wayfair and has enjoyed a highly successful career with companies such as Amazon, Apple and Tesco. Learning everything from managing online fulfilment to customer service and infrastructure development, Allan is a highly respected businessman and now a popular choice as a speaker for a range of corporate events. With experience ranging in a multitude of sectors, as a speaker Allan is able to share his wisdom on e-commerce, supply chains, manufacturing, logistics and e-fulfilment.
Alongside his role with Wayfair, Allan is also currently the Director of eTIPS Holdings Limited and a Boston Consulting Group Senior Advisor. Before joining Wayfair, Allan worked as the Customer Fulfilment Director for Tesco- a role in which he developed a range of transformative plans that would change distribution, supply chains, customer service and e-commerce throughout the company. Most notably, Allan formerly worked as the Vice President of European Operations for Amazon, a role he worked for 12 years ensuring that the customers of Amazon received the best possible service and that the company ran smoothly.
Other prominent roles of Allan’s include being the Director of European Fulfilment for Apple and the Manufacturing Manager of Worldwide Product Management for the Digital Equipment Corporation. During his time with Apple, Allan spent two years working to consolidate the Netherlands distribution of Apple products and he also managed the introduction of products such as the iMac and iBook to European markets. In his role with the Digital Equipment Corporation, Allan was responsible for worldwide product life cycle management for the company and worked in Massachusetts USA.
With a successful career to his name, Allan is now booked as a speaker for a range of corporate events. Highly experienced in everything from e-commerce and customer fulfilment to managing supply chains and infrastructure development, Allan is sought to share his expertise on ensuring optimum business success. Having worked for some of the biggest brands of modern-day, Allan is regarded as an influential thought leader and knows what it takes to ensure that a business runs smoothly. When looking for an expert on retail, e-commerce, supply chains and more look no further than Allan Lyall.
