CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (Exclusive Webinar)
Our Annual CPO Rising report will be publishing soon! But, before it does, you can get an exclusive sneak preview by registering for a new webinar. Report author and Ardent'…
CPO News – March 23, 2015
Synovus Names Kevin Gowen as Chief Information Security Officer Last month, Synovus (NYSE: SNV), a Columbus, Georgia-based financial services company, announced that it has promoted their Chief Procurement Officer and "friend of…
CPO News – February 19, 2015
US Air Force Suspends FedBid Following VA Procurement Scandal In late January, the United States Air Force announced that it has suspended business relationships with embattled reverse auction services provider,…
CPO News – January 29, 2015
Editor's note: there was so much news emanating from the procurement and supply management world this month that we decided to run two editions of Chief Procurement Officer News. Enjoy!…
CPO News – January 23, 2015
Editor's note: A new year brings many new hires to the procurement and supply management world. CPO Rising (and Ardent Partners) would like to congratulate them all and wish them…
CPO News – December 19, 2014
Former Apple Global Supply Manager to Serve Jail Time for Procurement Fraud It has been a long time coming, but we can finally close the book on Paul Shin Devine,…
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CPO News – November 19, 2014
Welcome to November's edition of CPO News. We're covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and…
Veterans Affairs Procurement Officer “Retires” Amid Corruption Scandal
On October 14, the outgoing Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Susan Taylor, notified the VA that she is retiring…
CPO News – September 11, 2014: Federal Government Edition
Welcome to September’s edition of CPO News: Federal Government edition. In reviewing stories for this month, we noticed that there is a lot of interesting news emanating from the U.S.…