CPO News — February 5, 2021
Welcome to a not-quite-so-New Year's edition of CPO News, part of our ongoing series covering the recent announcements, hirings, and notable mentions of Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders.…
Announcing The CPO Rising 2020 Digital Summit
We are pleased to announce that Ardent Partners will host the CPO Rising Digital Summit on November 17th and 18th. This streamlined event will feature several leading Chief Procurement Officers, other global…
Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2014: Convergence
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In March of 2014, we published CPO Rising 2014: Convergence, a…
CPO News — December 6, 2019
Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! Over the past several months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…
Throwback Thursday: Recognizing Scott Singer, the CPO Rising Hall of Fame’s 2018 Inductee
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…
Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2)
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…
CPO News — March 6, 2019
Welcome to a late winter edition of CPO News! Over the past couple of months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and…
CPO News – January 8, 2019
Welcome to the winter edition of CPO News! We’d be remiss if we didn’t begin the new year sharing some of the higher-profile appointments, promotions, and scandals that occurred in…
On Rising in 2018: CPOs and Industry Events
Two weeks ago, 120 global procurement executives descended on Boston for our Annual CPO Rising Summit. I've been organizing Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)-focused events since 2006 and I still find the…
CPO News – August 28, 2018
Welcome to the summer edition of CPO News! We'd be remiss if we didn't end the summer sharing some of the higher-profile appointments, promotions, and scandals that occurred in the…