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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…
CPO News – July 6, 2012
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
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
Publisher's Note:Â 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
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 -…
CPO News – April 25, 2012
Lots of movement this month so, this edition of CPO News offers more, but shorter stories. Yahoo CPO Joins BuyerQuest Earlier this month, Ron Carcamo, industry veteran and longtime Chief…
CPO Shop Talk – Ariba LIVE and Jean-Jacques Beaussart
Our last article introduced Leslie Campbell, Chief Procurement Officer at Reed Elsevier and her keynote at Ariba LIVE 2012. Today we continue with another CPO on the Rise at Ariba…
CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012
Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2012 was held last week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. What I said last year about the event still holds true that "Ariba’s…
CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Postscript
Procurement fans, the CPO's March Madness whirlwind has ended and as you now know, Strategic Sourcing was crowned the Champion and Top CPO Tool in 2012 (final game results are…
CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Finale
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,…