Shelley Stewart is participating on the CPO Panel on Day One of the CPO Rising 2019 Summit. Here is a brief profile we wrote about him a few years ago when he was inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame.

CPO Rising Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Inductee: Shelley Stewart Jr.

Shelley Stewart Jr. has been called one of the most powerful executives in corporate America. As Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics and Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont, this man led global procurement and logistics activities totaling $20 billion dollars annually for the oldest continuously operating company in the United States. Shelley also played a significant role in the DowDuPont merger by helping to deliver synergy savings and standing up two new organizations in support of spinning into three standalone, world-class companies. He joined DuPont in 2012 after serving as Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence and Chief Procurement Officer at Tyco, where, in his first three years with the company, he saved it $1 billion dollars. Shelley’s resume also includes successful stints at SVP and VP of Supply Chain at Invensys and Raytheon, respectively, and nearly 20 years in sourcing at United Technologies.

In November of 2017, Shelley was inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame, along with fellow CPO Tom Linton of Flex. The two procurement leaders joined the ranks of Tim Cook (of Apple), Gregg Brandyberry of GlaxoSmithKline, and Harold (Hal) Good of the City of Palm Springs, and most recently, Scott Singer of RioTinto. Each of our Hall of Famers have made a significant contribution to the procurement profession over the course of their respective careers. Shelley is not only a procurement visionary, he is also considered among the most forward-thinking executives working in business today.

In October of 2018, Shelley retired from DuPont to lead Bottom Line Advisory, LLC, a boutique consulting firm focused on procurement operational improvement. On Tuesday, October 29, Shelley will take a break from his busy schedule and join fellow CPOs, Nisreen Bagasra of Veolia North America and Dan Warn of athenahealth, at CPO Rising 2019 for a panel discussion on how CPOs can expand procurement’s value. Catch them at 10:55 am in the Harvard Hall at the Harvard Club of Boston (Back Bay).

To see a few images from CPO Rising 2017, click here – CPO Honors: Stars Shine Bright at the 2017 Summit

The CPO Honors 2019 Awards Gala is scheduled for October 29, 2019. If you cannot join us for the event (sidenote: there are still tickets available — click here to purchase and join us!), please be sure to check this site to see who will join Shelley and other CPO Rising Hall of Fame members at this year’s Gala Awards Dinner.

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