From CPO to... Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/from-cpo-to/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:15:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png From CPO to... Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/from-cpo-to/ 32 32 From CPO to CEO: Apple CEO Tim Cook Discusses His Career Path https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=43130 In the past, I have written several articles focused one CPO’s “rise” – that of Tim Cook – who went from Chief Procurement Officer to CEO of Apple, the world’s…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2020/10/29/from-cpo-to-ceo-apple-ceo-tim-cook-discusses-his-career-path/feed/ 1 Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2) https://cporising.com/2019/07/25/throwback-thursday-the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38421 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…

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]]> CPO News – October 28, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/10/28/cpo-news-october-28-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-october-28-2016 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27010 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…

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]]> CPO News – May 13, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/05/13/cpo-news-may-13-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-may-13-2016 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24745 Wai Mun Wong Named VP of Global Supply Management at Carlson Wagonlit Travel Late last month, Hospitalitynet.org reported that Wai Mun Wong had been named Vice President of Global Supply…

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]]> CPO News – December 19, 2014 https://cporising.com/2014/12/19/cpo-news-december-19-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-december-19-2014 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16719 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 – July 1, 2013 https://cporising.com/2013/07/01/cpo-news-july-1-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-july-1-2013 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11582 New month, quarter, and fiscal (for some) and all the CPO News that’s fit to print! U.S. Steel Appoints Christine S. Breves Vice President And Chief Procurement Officer In June,…

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]]> Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study https://cporising.com/2013/06/06/procurement-performance-reporting-out-managing-in-a-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-performance-reporting-out-managing-in-a-case-study Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11307 I recently caught up with a procurement executive and “friend of the site” to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…

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]]> From CPO to EVP & Global Head of Business Services https://cporising.com/2013/02/12/from-cpo-to-evp-global-head-of-business-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-evp-global-head-of-business-services Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10452 In January, 2010, I made a series of predictions for the decade ahead in the second article ever published on this site. The first prediction was: Many of today’s leading…

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]]> CPO News – December 12, 2012 https://cporising.com/2012/12/12/cpo-news-december-12-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-december-12-2012 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:12:59 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10091 Today’s CPO News is sponsored by the number 12. Diamond Foods Appoints David Colo New EVP Diamond Foods, Inc. has announced that David J. Colo has been appointed to the…

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]]> Career Spotlight: From CPO to COO https://cporising.com/2012/11/06/career-spotlight-from-cpo-to-coo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=career-spotlight-from-cpo-to-coo Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9785 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…

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]]> The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (2) https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2 https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9372 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…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/21/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-2/feed/ 1 The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1) https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1 https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9348 I continue to 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 to…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/19/the-strategies-that-propelled-tim-cook-from-cpo-to-ceo-1/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2 https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9322 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.…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/14/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-2/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: A Career Path in Tim Cook’s Own Words (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1 https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9305 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.…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/09/12/from-cpo-to-ceo-a-career-path-in-tim-cooks-own-words-1/feed/ 1 From CPO to CEO: How the CEO of the World’s Largest Company (Apple) Used His Procurement Background to Thrive https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9150 With the unusually high levels of traffic in what has been traditionally been our slowest month, I can tell that many others are fascinated as I am by the career…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/08/17/from-cpo-to-ceo-how-the-ceo-of-apple-used-his-procurement-background/feed/ 4 Vision + Execution: Steve Jobs Understood Procurement’s Importance to Apple’s Success https://cporising.com/2012/08/15/vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success https://cporising.com/2012/08/15/vision-execution-steve-jobs-understood-procurements-importance-to-apples-success/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9127 On Monday, I introduced (or re-introduced) our readers to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., in an article entitled Think Different, which included an excerpt from the the book, Steve…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/08/13/think-different/feed/ 1 CPO News – January 9, 2012 https://cporising.com/2012/01/09/cpo-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news https://cporising.com/2012/01/09/cpo-news/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=6671 While we work hard to make the articles on CPO Rising as interesting, informative, and entertaining as we possibly can (I hope we’re succeeding), we also hope that the articles…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/01/09/cpo-news/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2 https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4150 In our previous article, we introduced, “friend of the site,” John Sorci, our first CPO on the Rise in 2011 with a set of duties and responsibilities that have expanded…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1 https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4131 Welcome to week three of our series, CPOs on the Rise in 2011, that is focused on highlighting different procurement executives and the strategies and approaches they will take (and…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/feed/ 0 The Future of P2P – Networks https://cporising.com/2010/11/05/the-future-of-p2p-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-p2p-networks https://cporising.com/2010/11/05/the-future-of-p2p-networks/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2954 For those that have been following this series, you’ll recall that since we had recently completed an ePayables Primer, the focus of our “Future of P2P” series has been primarily…

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