CEO Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/ceo/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:01:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png CEO Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/ceo/ 32 32 From CPO to CEO: Apple CEO Tim Cook Discusses His Career Path https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=43130 In the past, I have written several articles focused one CPO’s “rise” – that of Tim Cook – who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/feed/ 1 Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2) https://cporising.com/2019/07/25/throwback-thursday-the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38421 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Ardent’s Analysis: Coupa Acquires VMS Provider DCR Workforce https://cporising.com/2018/09/12/ardents-analysis-coupa-acquires-vms-provider-dcr-workforce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardents-analysis-coupa-acquires-vms-provider-dcr-workforce https://cporising.com/2018/09/12/ardents-analysis-coupa-acquires-vms-provider-dcr-workforce/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34595 Last Tuesday afternoon, leading business spend management and cloud solution provider, Coupa Software, announced that it had acquired the “technology assets” of Vendor Management System (“VMS”), DCR Workforce (“DCR”). Terms…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2018/09/12/ardents-analysis-coupa-acquires-vms-provider-dcr-workforce/feed/ 2 Are Your Suppliers Financially Risky? You Oughta Know https://cporising.com/2018/08/06/are-your-suppliers-financially-risky-you-oughta-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-your-suppliers-financially-risky-you-oughta-know Mon, 06 Aug 2018 10:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34183 Supplier management is a multidimensional, dynamic, and ideally a continuous process that encompasses supplier information, relationship, and performance management, and supply risk management. A considerable part of supply risk management involves training…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part II https://cporising.com/2018/05/14/procurement-influencer-series-heiko-schwarz-co-founder-and-managing-director-riskmethods-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-heiko-schwarz-co-founder-and-managing-director-riskmethods-part-ii Mon, 14 May 2018 10:00:10 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33434 Earlier this month, I sat down with riskmethods’ Co-Founder and Managing Director, Heiko Schwarz, to learn about his background in business, his impetus for establishing riskmethods, and what he believes is…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Tom Beaty, CEO of Insight Sourcing Group & SpendHQ – Part I https://cporising.com/2017/10/16/procurement-influencer-series-tom-beaty-ceo-of-insight-sourcing-group-spendhq-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-tom-beaty-ceo-of-insight-sourcing-group-spendhq-part-i Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30901 Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview by Andrew Bartolini with Tom Beaty, CEO of Insight Sourcing Group & SpendHQ. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – September 21, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-september-21-2017 https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30615 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/feed/ 2 Ivalua Now 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/03/30/ivalua-now-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ivalua-now-2017 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=28624 Ivalua held its second annual Ivalua Now  customer conference last week in New York City. Ivalua was founded in 2000 and offers an end-to-end suite of spend management solutions. The…

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]]> Best of 2016: From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s – Part I https://cporising.com/2017/01/03/best-of-2016-from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2016-from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-part-i Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27793 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.  Ardent Partners is…

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]]> ISM 2016: Behind the ISM Manufacturing Index https://cporising.com/2016/06/15/ism-2016-behind-the-ism-manufacturing-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ism-2016-behind-the-ism-manufacturing-index Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25097 Last month, the Ardent Partners analyst team took the short flight out to Indianapolis to attend the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) 101st annual conference. For the second year in a row,…

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]]> ISM 2016: Reaching Millennials with Technology https://cporising.com/2016/06/03/ism-2016-reaching-millennials-with-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ism-2016-reaching-millennials-with-technology Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25043 Earlier this month, the Ardent Partners analyst team took the short flight out to Indianapolis to attend the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) 101st annual conference. For the second year in a…

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]]> ISM 2016: Talking Growth with Tom Derry https://cporising.com/2016/05/31/ism-2016-talking-growth-with-tom-derry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ism-2016-talking-growth-with-tom-derry Tue, 31 May 2016 10:00:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25024 Earlier this month, the Ardent Partners analyst team took the short flight out to Indianapolis to attend the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) 101st annual conference. For the second year…

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]]> CPO Rising 2016 Recap: The CEO’s View of Procurement https://cporising.com/2016/05/11/cpo-rising-2016-recap-the-ceos-view-of-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2016-recap-the-ceos-view-of-procurement https://cporising.com/2016/05/11/cpo-rising-2016-recap-the-ceos-view-of-procurement/#comments Wed, 11 May 2016 10:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24663 On Day 1 of Ardent Partners’ inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit, Louie Psallidas, President and CEO of Uno Restaurants, delivered a keynote presentation entitled, “The CEO’s View of Procurement:…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2016/05/11/cpo-rising-2016-recap-the-ceos-view-of-procurement/feed/ 1 Technology Round-Up – February 18, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/02/18/technology-round-up-february-18-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-18-2016 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23581 Determine Releases Third Quarter Financial Results for 2016 On February 10, Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), the San Mateo, California-based provider of source-to-settle solutions for the cloud, announced its financial earnings for the third quarter…

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]]> From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (II) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight) https://cporising.com/2016/02/12/from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-ii-cpor-16-speaker-spotlight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-ii-cpor-16-speaker-spotlight Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23246 Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series with…

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]]> From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight) https://cporising.com/2016/02/04/from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-chicago-grill-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-chicago-grill-part-i Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22933 Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 23, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/12/23/technology-round-up-december-23-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-23-2015 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22748 Coupa Partners with Amazon Business to Enhance Enterprise Purchasing Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced that it is partnering with Amazon Business to enhance B2B relationships by offering…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Patrick Stakenas of Selectica https://cporising.com/2015/07/21/procurement-influencer-series-patrick-stakenas-of-selectica/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-patrick-stakenas-of-selectica Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20140 [Editor’s note: Ardent Partners’ Procurement Influencer Series continues today with a conversation between Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer of Ardent, and Patrick Stakenas, President and CEO of Selectica. Together, the…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – June 26, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/06/26/technology-round-up-june-26-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-26-2015 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19733 Coupa “Inspires” at INSPIRE 2015 Earlier this month, Coupa, the California-based spend and supply management solution provider, held its annual INSPIRE user conference in San Francisco. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was…

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]]> CPO News – June 15, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/06/15/cpo-news-june-15-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-june-15-2015 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19535 Meritor Chief Procurement Officer Named President of Aftermarket and Trailer Division On April 30, Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR), a Troy, Michigan-based global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle…

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]]> SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World https://cporising.com/2015/05/08/sapphire-2015-running-simple-and-connecting-the-business-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sapphire-2015-running-simple-and-connecting-the-business-world Fri, 08 May 2015 10:00:45 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19201 In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference  (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for…

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]]> Breaking News: Basware to Acquire Procserve for EUR 25.9 Million https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18914 On Wednesday, April 8, Basware, the Finland-based provider of procure-to-pay (P2P) and e-invoicing solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement with Procserve to acquire the UK-based public sector e-procurement solutions provider…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/feed/ 2 Concur Fusion and Business Network Evolution https://cporising.com/2015/04/07/concur-fusion-and-business-network-evolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concur-fusion-and-business-network-evolution Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18876 Today’s ever-changing and dynamic business world necessitates the alignment between an enterprise, its suppliers, and the myriad processes and capabilities that are required to effectively manage corporate spend. The overarching…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – February 24, 2015 – Part III https://cporising.com/2015/02/24/technology-round-up-february-24-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-24-2015 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18204 Editor’s Note: Welcome to February’s edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we’ve tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – October 14, 2014 https://cporising.com/2014/10/14/technology-round-up-october-14-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-14-2014 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15816 BravoSolution Appoints Jim Wetekamp as its next CEO By Andrew Bartolini Last week, BravoSolution, a supply management solution provider, announced that its current SVP of Solution Strategy and industry veteran,…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15723 When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/feed/ 1 Technology Round-Up – July 23, 2014 https://cporising.com/2014/07/23/technology-round-up-july-23-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-23-2014 https://cporising.com/2014/07/23/technology-round-up-july-23-2014/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=14827 Basware Releases Second Quarter Earnings Report Earlier this month, Basware, the Finnish Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and eInvoicing solution provider, held its second quarter earnings call, led by their CEO Esa Tihila…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/07/23/technology-round-up-july-23-2014/feed/ 1 Proactis to Acquire Intesource https://cporising.com/2014/05/16/proactis-to-acquire-intesource/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proactis-to-acquire-intesource Fri, 16 May 2014 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13672 Note: Andrew Bartolini contributed to this article. Late last month, UK-based Proactis announced its plan to acquire US-based Intesource in a deal totaling $3.9 million (of which Proactis will fund…

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]]> What Every Executive Should Know About Business Networks https://cporising.com/2014/03/17/what-every-executive-should-know-about-business-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-every-executive-should-know-about-business-networks Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:30:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12933 This is your final chance to participate in our annual AP market research study – click here to take the survey. All participants get a free copy of the final…

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]]> The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2) https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2 https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9372 We continue today with more of the strategies that Tim Cook executed at Apple that helped to make him the logical heir to Steve Jobs (Part One is here). Besides…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/feed/ 1 The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1) https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1 https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9348 I continue to absolutely thrilled and fascinated by Tim Cook’s story (something I only discovered in August). Cook, after all, is the man who went from Chief Procurement Officer to…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2 https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9322 Last month, I wrote several articles focused one CPO’s rise – that of Tim Cook – who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s largest company.…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1 https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9305 Last month, I wrote several articles focused one CPO’s rise – that of Tim Cook – who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s largest company.…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: How the CEO of the World’s Largest Company (Apple) Used His Procurement Background to Thrive https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9150 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…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/feed/ 4 Vision + Execution: Steve Jobs Understood Procurement’s Importance to Apple’s Success https://cporising.com/2012/08/15/vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success https://cporising.com/2012/08/15/vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9127 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…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/08/15/vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success/feed/ 1 Think Different. https://cporising.com/2012/08/13/think-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-different https://cporising.com/2012/08/13/think-different/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9111 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…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/08/13/think-different/feed/ 1 CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Finale https://cporising.com/2012/04/11/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:45:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7730 The Finale, Finally!! Ladies, Gentlemen, and procurement fans of all ages, we, once again and for the last time in 2012, welcome you to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style,…

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]]> The CPO’s Final Four https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpos-final-four https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7687 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Welcome to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/feed/ 1 The CPO’s March Madness – Elite 8 https://cporising.com/2012/04/04/the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7652 What began as the 32 top CPO tools, strategies and ideas now stands as an elite list of 8. The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 seeks to answer one simple question…

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]]> Analyst Q & A – 2012 Outlook (1) https://cporising.com/2011/09/22/analyst-q-a-2012-outlook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analyst-q-a-2012-outlook https://cporising.com/2011/09/22/analyst-q-a-2012-outlook/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:57:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5654 When I’m not working diligently sourcing stories, interviews and ideas for this site, CPO Rising, I wear an industry analyst hat (but I am still laser-focused on supply management) and…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/22/analyst-q-a-2012-outlook/feed/ 0 State of the CPO – Reporting Structure https://cporising.com/2011/08/11/state-of-the-cpo-reporting-structure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-the-cpo-reporting-structure https://cporising.com/2011/08/11/state-of-the-cpo-reporting-structure/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:30:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5223 Our “State of the Chief Procurement Officer” discussion, focusing on Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead, continues today. It is no accident…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Jean Cloutier: Moving the Business (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1 https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4921 Jean Cloutier, Senior Director of Strategic Procurement at Air Transat, is our latest “CPO on the Rise in 2011” who helped build a procurement department and then develop its strategy…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 3) https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3 https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4796 Our profile of Eric Beylier, the Head of Global Supply Chain & Procurement (Chief Procurement Officer) at TETRA Technologies, Inc. concludes today (It began here and continued here). Since the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2 https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4772 Our story with CPO on the Rise in 2011, Eric Beylier, the Head of Global Supply Chain & Procurement (Chief Procurement Officer) at TETRA Technologies, Inc. continues today with a…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1 https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4727 After a slightly longer than expected break, our CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series ramps back up this month and will go “full throttle” over the summer. We have…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/feed/ 0 Executive Engagement: The CEO https://cporising.com/2010/05/12/executive-ngagement-the-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=executive-ngagement-the-ceo https://cporising.com/2010/05/12/executive-ngagement-the-ceo/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 08:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1098 If procurement warrants a C-level role within the enterprise (and by the title of this site you know that we think it does), the Chief Procurement Officer should begin to…

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