[Publisher’s Note: It goes without saying that everyone at Ardent is thrilled with today’s announcement that industry stalwart, John Yuva, has joined our team. John’s talent, experience, and passion for procurement are a rare combination in today’s world and something that everyone in the Ardent Partners community will quickly appreciate.]
May 23, 2022
Boston, MA – Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management, today announced the appointment of John Yuva as Director of Research Operations. Through its research and advisory work, Ardent Partners has, since 2010, been a driving force for transformation and improvement within the procurement, finance, and HR professions. Executives from around the world use Ardent Partners’ work to set their strategies, prioritize their investments, and ultimately, make smarter decisions.
“While the ‘supply chain’ is finally making front page news, very few professionals have been covering it as well and as long as John Yuva.” said Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer at Ardent Partners. ”After leading content/research/publishing at the ISM for nearly two decades, John will make an immediate impact on Ardent’s published research, our websites, including CPO Rising and the Future of Work Exchange, and both online and in-person events.”
Yuva, who will support all of Ardent’s research with a focus on procurement, supply management, and contingent/extended workforce, is a seasoned professional with more than twenty years of publishing experience covering procurement and supply chain best practices. Prior to Ardent, Yuva spent 18 years working as Director of Publications at Institute for Supply Management (ISM) where he led content strategy and operations for ISM and its award-winning publication Inside Supply Management. For a time, he was also heavily-involved in the production of The ISM® Report On Business®.
“After nearly 20 years at ISM, I’ve always viewed Ardent Partners as a leading voice in research, driving the industry forward,” says Yuva. “I had the pleasure to work with Andrew several times over the years, learning from his insights as a top analyst in the field. Procurement and supply chain has been my editorial passion for the last 22 years and I couldn’t be more excited about joining a research firm with the commitment and dedication to the industry that Ardent has.”
Yuva will immediately begin publishing articles and working on research projects and initiatives to assist procurement, HR, and finance professionals better understand the market and find the best opportunities within them.
About Ardent Partners
Ardent Partners is a leading industry analyst firm focused on defining and advancing the strategies, processes, and technologies that drive Best-in-Class performance and accelerate organizational transformation for procurement, finance, and HR departments. Ardent Partners’ analysts have decades of experience conducting and publishing primary research that helps leaders in business leaders navigate the technology landscape, make smarter decisions, and improve their performance. To learn more about the company, visit http://www.ardentpartners.com (Note: new corporate site coming soon!).
