What’s Our Story?

Eric J. Wilhelm, known as The Disruptive CEO, is an innovative, results-driven entrepreneur. He’s held controlling interest in a number of ventures across a wide range of industries, but his roots are in the supply chain and logistics. Today, that’s where his passion lies. In the early 90s, Eric founded Wilpak, a supply chain/contract packaging company. As CEO, he increased revenue and profits over 13 consecutive years. In 2006, Eric sold Wilpak to The Jacobson Companies to create a fully integrated supply chain solution. In 2011, Eric began the process that would lead to the founding of Coregistics. Today, he also sits on the board of directors for the Contract Packaging Association. As a buyer, builder, and seller of supply chain/packaging companies, Eric’s approach has long been clear. He hires exceptional people and creates a culture that encourages superior performance. He sets the bar extremely high for himself and his company, across all verticals.

Eric and his wife Deborah are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. They actively continue their fundraising efforts for numerous Atlanta area charities, including Be The Match. When not challenging his team daily, Eric can be found on the family’s equestrian farm tractor or spending time with the youngest Wilhelm, as a new grandpa.

Chris Wilhelm grew up in the logistics industry. His first paid job was working on a production line at age 16. He learned how to drive a forklift before he could drive a car.

Today, he leverages his firsthand experience and years of industry knowledge as the President of Coregistics. In addition to driving the overall direction of the company, Chris also spearheads the company’s national operations footprint. 

Prior to Coregistics, Chris was partner and chief operating officer at Freedom Powersports, a premier powersports dealership he purchased in a joint venture with his father. He also worked at Wilpak for several years as part of the process and quality control team, where he learned the contract packaging industry from the ground up.

His professional affiliations include the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS), the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA). He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado.

Outside of work, you can usually find Chris with one of his cars or motorcycles, whether in the woods, on the track or on a two-lane road in north Georgia (unless his wife tells him otherwise, of course). However, his favorite hobby is hanging with his son & daughter.

Joseph brings to Coregistics years of experience in finance and account management. As Executive Vice President, he leverages his attention to detail, business acumen and communication skills to “connect the dots” across the company and ensure the proper execution of business processes, from account management and operations, to billing and contract negotiations. 

Prior to Coregistics, he held various leadership positions for top agricultural companies across the southeast, where he increased sales volume and account margin and decreased risk exposure.

Joseph enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing in his free time, as well as spending time with his daughters.

In Ryan’s eighteen years of documented IT and business operations experience, Ryan has made it his mission to be the go-to Subject Matter Expert for everything technology related. As a young man, Ryan developed systems and processes at his father’s manufacturing firm, which allowed them to become a top three supplier of choice for McDonald’s. With his keen understanding of operations coupled with his experience in Information Technology, Ryan brought this foundational knowledge and passion to Big Time Products in Rome, GA as the VP of IT. In just five years, Ryan had completed an acquisition of another company, developed systems that allowed quality and efficiency improvements to triple annual revenue, and was a key participant in the sale of the company to a billion-dollar entity.

He is the point person to complete special projects covering all aspects of IT and operational infrastructure within the organization. Ryan is driven to identify and execute initiatives that capture cost savings and ensure efficient, secure and agile technology to enable organizational growth. Ryan judges his own success by how quickly processes are adopted and the overall impact to the bottom line.

Ryan graduated from Sothern Polytechnic State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. Ryan’s upbringing and educational skillset affords him an in-depth understanding of operations, including logistics, supply, inventory and production control. Ryan has also achieved his Six Sigma Green Belt which facilitates his ability to quickly identify inefficiencies that can be remedied through the use of root cause analysis and project management-based technology implementation. Ryan excels at partnering across an organization’s departments, integrating broad stakeholder needs, and advocating for optimized technology-based solutions.

In his time off, Ryan spends time with his wife and daughter at the pool or at the beach.

Tom Taylor has worked in the logistics and supply chain industry for 40 years. Prior to joining Coregistics, he held various leadership positions in air freight, trucking, distribution and warehousing, and contract packaging. Today, he leverages his extensive experience to ensure every Coregistics customer receives the right packaging-centric supply chain solution, every day.

When he’s not at work, Tom can be found cruising on his old Harley motorcycle, fly fishing for trout, or unwinding on the golf course. A true family man, Tom has been happily married to the same woman for 35 years. Together they have one daughter and now three beautiful granddaughters under the age of six.

Annette Cutchens began working in the contract packaging industry more than three decades ago. Prior to joining Coregistics, she honed her considerable skills at Wilpak and JacobsonWilpak. During her nearly 10-year tenure with the companies, she was instrumental in implementing a new ERP system across new facilities. She also spent more than 25 years in various leadership positions at a household cleaning products company, where she played a strategic role in the launch of two new manufacturing facilities, as well as bringing new private label consumer products to market.

Today, Annette offers our customers invaluable knowledge and expertise in manufacturing, supply chain management and contract packaging. Annette also has super-user status in multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems, including SAP, which has enabled her to help write a number of dramatic client success stories. Week in and week out, Anne ensures we are accurately forecasting, tracking and managing our customers’ inventories, creating supply chain and logistics efficiencies, and gaining critical visibility into our customers’ business operations.

Annette plays a critical role in onboarding new customers, working closely with them to understand their business needs and develop customized solutions to help their businesses continue to grow. 

She is a member of the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS) and serves as co-leader of the Integrated Replenishment (IR) team and co-leader of the Women for Supply Chain (W4SC) team. She also previously served as vice-chairman of the Henry County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

Annette is an avid golf fan who enjoys gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.