A Portrait of the CPO as a Young Man or Woman
CPO Rising 2017: Tools of The Trade - Ardent Partners conducts an annual procurement-themed market research study each year and this is it. By taking the survey, you have an opportunity to…
CPO News – February 16, 2017
SAIC Names Karen Wheeler Chief Human Resources Officer Northern Virginia-based Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAIC) announced that Karen Wheeler, SAIC's Chief Procurement Officer of nearly four years, has been…
Announcing the “State of Procurement 2017” Survey
I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual "State of Procurement and the CPO" report is now open. If you have 15-20 minutes to spare today or…
Best of 2016: CPO Rising 2016 is History!
Publisher’s Note: Today on CPO Rising, we’re publishing our final “best of” 2016 article, which is a reflection of Ardent Partners' inaugural CPO Rising procurement executive summit. While we look back…
Best of 2016: Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016!
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. We also have…
Best of 2016: Heidi Landry: An Expat CPO’s Journey across the Procurement Landscape
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. We also have…
CPO News – October 28, 2016
Caroline Tissot Named Chief Group Procurement Officer at AccorHotels AccorHotels, a Paris, France-based multinational hotel group that operates hotels in 94 countries, announced that Caroline Tissot has been named Chief Group…
Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformation Procurement Leader – Part II
Like many procurement professionals, Chris Shanahan, who is the Senior Vice President of Global Procurement at Becton Dickinson (BD), a global medical technology provider, sort of “fell” into the space.…
Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformative Procurement Leader – Part I
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade; what follows is the first of a two-part profile based upon a recent interview. Like many…
CPO News – September 2, 2016
PSEG Names Brian Clark VP of Procurement On August 22, Newark, New Jersey-based PSEG Services Corp. announced that it has named Brian Clark as its newest Vice President of Procurement,…