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DPW shares biggest CPO hires in 2021
They transform companies and deliver business objectives. They are purpose-driven leaders who think like a CEO. They guide their companies through risks and opportunities. They collaborate and create unprecedented value from diverse innovation networks. They attract and develop the next generation of CPO thinking. The 50+ people in DPW’s annual list of top CPO hires highlights global leaders that stepped into the CPO role propelling the industry forward at this incredibly difficult time.
Great news, it was another year of progress for female executives, as many women ascended to the top of their procurement departments. Here are our biggest CPO hires in 2021:
1. Bobby Dhanoa
Title: CPO & Head of Accounts Payable
Company: HSBC
2. Natasha Gurevich
Title: CPO
Company: Nike
3. Melani Wilson Smith
Title: CPO
Company: PepsiCo
4. Al Williams
Title: CPO
Company: Cognizant
“This is a very exciting time to be a CPO. The future of procurement is AI-augmented intelligence — humans plus technology — freeing up professionals for more strategic, value-add work and relationship management.”
Bob Murphy, CPO, IBM
5. Barbara Frenkel
Title: Member of the Executive Board, Purchasing
Company: Porsche AG
6. Graham Wright
Title: CPO
Company: Kyndryl
7. Fabienne Lesbros
Title: CPO
Company: Kone
8. Clint Grimes
Title: CPO
Company: Capital One
9. Christophe Gourlay
Title: CPO
Company: Alstom
10. Veronica Jones
Title: CPO
Company: Gilead Sciences
“Modern CPOs are less about being functional masters of procurement. They are more of enterprise leaders who manage the business.”
Lorena Keough, Managing Partner, Diversified Search Group
11. Clare Harris
Title: EVP Supply Chain, Contracting and Procurement
Company: Shell
12. Sarah Rae Murphy
Title: SVP Global Sourcing & CPO
Company: United Airlines
13. Paul Bestford
Title: CPO
Company: Nutreco
14. Michaela Mayrhofer
Title: CPO & VP
Company: Telia Company
15. Daniel Helmig
Title: CPO
Company: Credit Suisse
16. Paul Courtney
Title: CPO
Company: Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)
17. Michelle Baker
Title: Head of Services
Company: Thomson Reuters
18. Chris Gallucci
Title: Chief Sourcing and Procurement Officer
Company: ViacomCBS
“Top-performing CPOs are able to speak the language of the business and link procurement strategy and deliverables to the corporate agenda.”
Lucy Harding, Partner, Odgers Berndtson
19. Kevin Oakes
Title: CPO
Company: Synchrony
20. Lisbeth Buschkühl
Title: SVP Supply Chain and CPO
Company: E.ON
21. Nick Jenkinson
Title: CPO
Company: Santander UK
22. Michael Schiappa
Title: CPO
Company: Beeline
23. Juud Tempelman-Sassen
Title: Global CPO
Company: JLL
24. Ben Tessone
Title: CPO
Company: Micron Technology
25. Thomas Roemer
Title: CPO
Company: Covestro
26. Kerstin Enochsson
Title: CPO
Company: Volvo Cars
27. Raj Desai
Title: CPO
Company: Fluor Corporation
28. Séverine Schumacher
Title: CPO
Company: Eramet
29. Remi Charachon
Title: Group CPO & Transform
Company: Air Liquide
“Strategic, tactical, and customer-focused: Features of a great CPO”
Brad Berke, Vice Chairman, Global Supply Chain Officers, Korn Ferry
30. Donna Osiri
Title: CPO
Company: Sony Pictures Entertainment
31. Nedi Telvi
Title: CPO
Company: ADP
32. Massimo Selmo
Title: CPO
Company: Barry Callebaut Group
33. Denna Williams
Title: CPO
Company: Biogen
34. Doug Kortfelt
Title: SVP, Global Procurement Services Leader
Company: Chubb
35. Lisa Zukauskas
Title: CPO
Company: Organon
36. Stéphane Delbos
Title: CPO
Company: Coty
37. Samantha Donaldson
Title: CPO
Company: abrdn
38. Jan Grothe
Title: CPO
Company: Deutsche Bahn
39. Harro Meijran
Title: CPO
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
“In a crisis, CPOs must connect with, motivate, and inspire their team, suppliers, and stakeholders – and show genuine compassion.”
Bernhard Raschke, Chief Transformation Officer, Electrocomponents
40. Barbara Buttinger
Title: CPO
Company: GKN Aerospace
41. Job Verkerke
Title: CPO
Company: Heijmans
42. Louise Clark
Title: CPO
Company: Interpublic Group
43. Jeroen Wegkamp
Title: CPO
Company: KPN
44. Niklas Hamnstedt
Title: SVP Global Purchasing
Company: Magna International
45. Alexander Ilmert
Title: SVP Procurement
Company: MAN Truck & Bus
46. Estelle Remise
Title: CPO
Company: Randstad
47. Phillip Duncan
Title: SVP Procurement
Company: McKesson
48. James Czarnecki
Title: CPO
Company: MGM Resorts International
49. Rick Bruno
Title: CPO
Company: News Corp
50. Katiana Iavarone
Title: CPO
Company: Bekaert
51. Jeffrey Wincel
Title: CPO
Company: NXP Semiconductors
52. Kristofer Ternstedt
Title: CPO
Company: Saab
53. Michael Hansén
Title: CPO
Company: SEB
54. Emelia Nosser
Title: CPO
Company: Pactiv Evergreen
55. Jose Maria Trujillano
Title: CPO
Company: STELIA Aerospace
56. Melissa McClintock
Title: CPO
Company: Voya Financial
57. Martijn Fijman
Title: CPO
Company: Frontier Communications
58. Brett Whitfield
Title: SVP Global Procurement
Company: Jumeirah Group
“Our vision is a procurement operating model transformed by humans, supported by cognitive technologies, driven by purpose, and delivering business objectives. As a facilitator of collaboration and co-creation, we believe that procurement will extract unprecedented alue from broad and diverse innovation networks. To enable this bold future, procurement leaders must take on an increasingly entrepreneurial role and become a magnet for a new generation of CPO thinking.”
Matthias Gutzmann, Founder, DPW
