Reflections on FUSION 2011 – Part 1
Dateline: May 8-12 Event: FUSION 2011 Host: The Institute of Financial Operations Place: Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center The newly rebranded Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”) hosted its…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct
Our next CPOs on the Rise in 2011 story focuses on direct materials and the supply chain and an interview with “friend of the site,” Kirk Eberhart, Director of Purchasing…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – A Passion for Procurement
Procurement: it’s not just a job, it’s a passion. Our next CPO on the Rise in 2011 is a Chief Procurement Officer in the hi-tech industry, who in his own…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – One CPO Who Is Making the Grade (Part 2)
In our last article, we discussed this Chief Procurement Officer for a Fortune 500 Company’s achievements over his first four years in the role. During this time, he led a…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – One CPO Who Is Making the Grade (Part 1)
I am glad that I did not have this unnamed Chief Procurement Officer and “friend of the site” for Freshman English. You are too. Trust me. You will see what…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 2)
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…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 1)
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…
CPO Shop Talk: (1) Supply Risk in the Ts & Cs (2) Ph.D in Supply Management?
Our CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series takes a detour to Houston, where earlier this week, I delivered, for the first time, a detailed discussion of my recet research…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Holger Baeuerle: In the Mood for Procurement (Part 2)
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues with Part 2 of our profile of Holger Baeuerle, Senior Vice President - Head of Global Procurement at Moody’s Corporation’s (Ticker – NYSE:…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Holger Baeuerle: In the Mood for Procurement (Part 1)
In the Spring of 2007, friend of the site, Holger Baeuerle became the first Chief Procurement Officer in the company that John Moody founded in 1914, Moody’s Corporation’s (Ticker –…