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DPW shares biggest CPO hires in 2021
2 December, 2021 | By DPW
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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.”