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From CPO to CEO: How the CEO of the World’s Largest Company (Apple) Used His Procurement Background to Thrive

By Andrew Bartolini August 17, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People4 Comments

With the unusually high levels of traffic in what has been traditionally been our slowest month, I can tell that many others are fascinated as I am by the career…

Vision + Execution: Steve Jobs Understood Procurement’s Importance to Apple’s Success

By Andrew Bartolini August 15, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People1 Comment

On Monday, I introduced (or re-introduced) our readers to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., in an article entitled Think Different, which included an excerpt from the the book, Steve…

Think Different.

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People1 Comment

I was able to get away for a few days last week to a favorite destination in Vermont and have returned completely recharged and geared up for a busy and…

Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs

By Andrew Bartolini July 16, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

I recently had a very interesting and surprising conversation with the Chief Procurement Officer of a global CPG company (this recognizable CPO must remain anonymous; the company is well-known with…

Procurement Fraud – An Issue for Public and Private Enterprises

By Andrew Bartolini July 13, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

On Wednesday, the Governor of my home state (and where I am this week), Maryland called for a review of Maryland's procurement and contracting processes after "repeated" problems have been…

CPO News – July 6, 2012

By Andrew Bartolini July 6, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

We'll use this Holiday week to take another opportunity to share some recent Chief Procurement Officer News and introduce a few other CPOs who have recently been "on the rise."…

CPO News – July 2, 2012

By Andrew Bartolini July 2, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Our top stories today: UK's Ongoing Public Procurement Focus At the Intellect World Class Public Services conference in June, leaders in the UK government presented and announced strategies for public…

Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer – Webinar

By Andrew Bartolini June 8, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Who wants to be a CPO? Given the responsibilities, exposure,…

CPO News – June 6, 2012

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

On Monday this Chief Procurement Officer news hit the AP wire. DuPont Names Shelley Stewart as Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics and Chief Procurement Officer (AP) June 4 -…

Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?

By Andrew Bartolini April 30, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. We continue today with Part Two in a series that…