Paul Vail

As EY Canada’s Industrials and Mobility Leader and Digital Supply Chain and Operations Leader, Paul helps organizations seize transformational opportunities, reinventing supply chains and operations for resilience, speed, and growth.  He supports clients navigating today’s volatility by combining strategy, technology, and AI-driven insights to build data-led, decision-ready operations.

With more than 20 years of professional services and consulting experience, Paul has guided national and international organizations across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. He leads multidisciplinary teams in identifying strategic supply chain and operations, manufacturing, and technology initiatives, bringing together process excellence, advanced analytics, and applied AI to help organizations tackle their greatest business and operational challenges.

Paul’s focus on supply chain and operations has given him the opportunity to work with organizations across a wide range of industries, from automotive, chemical, and industrial to aerospace, defence, and transportation. He helps clients identify practical use cases for AI and digital solutions across planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics to improve performance, resilience, and customer outcomes.

How Paul is shaping the future with confidence

“The way companies seize change as a jumping-off point to transform allows them to build a more nimble, agile supply chains and operations well suited to a market like ours. I love working with organizations to identify those opportunities and design plans and programs that can help unleash exponential growth and innovation.”