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We invited a panel of leading procurement professionals to debate the question: What does world-class procurement look like? The event took place at a wintry Lord’s Cricket Ground in London in early February.
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Andrew Boyd is director of procurement at Britvic, a leading British soft drinks company
John Collington is group commercial director at the Home Office, the government department in charge of the UK’s domestic affairs
Andy Collopy is global procurement director, fuels marketing, at BP
Philippe Courregelongue is director of consulting services EMEA at Emptoris
David Gilmour is purchasing director, Europe, at the glass maker Pilkington
Ben Jackson is head of policy and strategy at Network Rail, which runs the UK’s railway infrastructure
Geraint John is editor-in-chief of CPO Agenda and chaired the debate
Jon Kirby is chief procurement officer at Barclays, the international banking group
Heather Rodgers is head of group procurement and supplier management at Centrica, the parent company of British Gas
John Taylor is global vice-president, purchasing, at pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca
Beverley Tew is chief procurement officer at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Michael Walsh is head of value chain at Home Retail Group, which runs the UK stores Homebase and Argos
Ian Wilmot is head of methods, development and network, group procurement, at financial services group Lloyds TSB
Rob Woodstock is lead partner, sourcing and procurement practice, UK & Ireland, at Accenture
