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Leadership News
Hershey wraps-up new appointment
US confectionary-giant Hershey has appointed a new head of global operations as part of a wider revamp of the company's supply chain.
Supply chain chief becomes first lady of German business
Barbara Kux has become the first woman on the management board of an industrial blue-chip company in Germany, after being asked to head Siemens's new supply chain management organisation.
16:25, 12 Nov, 2008
Sourcing changes put Whirlpool in a spin
Whirlpool has announced the appointment of a new sourcing chief, following the retirement of long-serving Mark Brown.
10:58, 22 Sep, 2008
Barbara Kux’s successor announced
Maarten de Vries, the current head of IT at Royal Philips, will take over as global head of purchasing following the departure of current CPO Barbara Kux on 30 September.
17:37, 16 Sep, 2008
Barbara Kux to leave Philips
Philip’s chief procurement officer Barbara Kux will leave the Dutch electronics giant at the end of September following five years in the role, Procurement Leaders can reveal.
14:43, 16 Sep, 2008
Bombardier chief brushes off supply chain concerns
Supply chain issues are blighting Bombardier Aerospace’s Q400 turboprop programme, although the company insists that its “growing pains” will be ironed out as the year draws to a close.
08:53, 08 Sep, 2008
Borders supply chain chief steps-down
Leading UK bookseller, Borders, has announced that its head of supply chain, Geoff O’Neill, is to leave the business, as the company continues to revamp its supplier operations.
16:55, 01 Sep, 2008
New supply chain chief at Estee-Lauder
Beauty conglomerate Estee-Lauder has appointed Gregory Polcer as executive vice president of its global supply chain.
08:51, 26 Aug, 2008
Ford opens door to new Asia Pacific procurement chief
Automotive giant Ford, has appointed Jeffrey Wellman as its new executive director of purchasing for Asia Pacific and Africa (APA).
11:53, 21 Aug, 2008
New CPO just the tonic for Bristol-Myers
Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Quentin Roach as its new Chief Procurement Officer.
08:43, 19 Aug, 2008
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