Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (I)
Happy Diwali! Near the end of October, Zycus held its first user conference in New Orleans. In my estimation, the event, billed as "Horizon," was as advertised - "a three-day…
Career Spotlight: From CPO to COO
Tim Cook is not the only executive who has had a successful career after first being a Chief Procurement Officer. Ardent Partners' upcoming report, CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score (coming…
eSourcing 2.0 – Barnstorming the Nation
The eSourcing 2.0 campaign hit both New Orleans and San Francisco this week where we were given three different opportunities to engage a groups of procurement pros on a variety…
CPO News – October 5, 2012
We have been so focused on Tim Cook (and his move from CPO to CEO) that we somehow skipped September's edition of "CPO News." To catch up, October gets a…
CPO News – October 4, 2012
Recent procurement news from around the world: UK to Use Past Performance in Evaluation of New Supplier Bids Bill Crothers, the U.K.'s Chief Procurement Officer (he replaced John Collington in…
The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2)
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…
The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1)
I continue to be 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…
From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 2)
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.…
From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 1)
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.…
Job Description: Chief Procurement Officer
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Fall is a great time to start planning for the…