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Mr Bernard
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In 1976, Bernard GRACIA collaborated in the launching of one of the first post-graduate programme in Purchasing in the world (M.A.I – Master Industrial Purchasing for the Bordeaux Business School).
As Director of this post-graduate programme, Bernard GRACIA developed M.A.I Diploma as a market
standard in France.
As director of MAI (Master programme in Industrial Purchasing) in Bordeaux in the 80’s, Bernard developed an important network of Purchasing Managers and positioned the MAI Diploma as market standard in France.
In 1990, he gathered companies such as Aerospatiale, Alcatel, Bull,Nokia, Pechiney, Philips and Renault associated with the |
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Institute of Purchasing Management. (EIPM)
As director of EIPM, heaunched the first MBA programme specialised in Purchasing
Management in Europe on December 1991 and the first European Roundtable for Senior Executives in 1993.
Bernard GRACIA acts mainly in consulting strategy, training engineering for multinational companies such as DuPont, Alcan, Bayer, Volvo, …
He also gives courses and develops research activities for companies mainly on competences and excellence model. |
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Mr Xander Bijnen, Vice President Management Development Philips Supply Management & Supply Chain,
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Vice President Management Development Philips Supply Management & Supply Chain since August 2006.
Xander has got Masters in Industrial Engineering & Management Science at Eindhoven Technical University, Netherlands in 1987.
He then worked as a Business Process Re-design Engineer / Human Resources Officer, Stork in 1987-1992, Human Resources Management Consultant, KPMG in 1992-1996, a HR Manager Operations Benelux, PepsiCo/Smith Food Group in 1996-1998, HR Director Benelux, Hero in 1998-2000, HR Manager Manufacturing &
Operations, GE Plastics in 2000-2002, HR Manager Global Automotive, Marketing & SCM, GE Plastics in 2002-2005, European Organisation |
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Mr Giuseppe Conti,
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Giuseppe is currently Purchasing Director at Firmenich SA in Geneva, where he has led the transformation of the indirect purchasing organisation from operational procurement to strategic sourcing. Previously, he has acquired an extensive international experience with Novartis and Procter & Gamble mainly in Purchasing leadership roles both for direct and indirect spend, with assignments in Marketing and Manufacturing. He has worked in 5 different countries, often with regional or global responsibilities.
He is a lecturer in the field of Change Management and Negotiation at HEC Geneva, IMD Lausanne and SDA Bocconi Milan, as well as a |
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Ms Catherine Doyle, Global Talent Development,
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Masters in Professional Communication (2006 – current)
– Deakin University
Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (2001)
– Central Queensland University
Established talent development approach for global application within the Holcim Group.
Performed organizational analyses of procurement operations and skills assessments for procurement personnel globally within the Holcim Group.
Identified, developed and delivered training for rollout globally within the Holcim Group. |
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Maria José Granero, Head of Procurement Projects, EADS Defence & Security Division |
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Head of Procurement Projects at EADS Defence & Security Division, Munich, Germany.
Maria has got University Diploma in Chemistry Engineering and Industrial Engineering as well as MBA – International Management Programme.
She had internships in such companies as SEAT (Volkswagen Group, Martorell, Spain, AlliedSignal Automotive, Barcelona, Spain, Robert Bosch, Karlsruhe, Germany. Then she got a position of junior consultant at the marketing department of Atos Origin, Stuttgart, Germany. In September 1999 she moved to European Aeronautic Space and Defence company for EADS Corporate Young Managers Programme followed by the post of |
Project Manager at EADS Corporate Sourcing, Sourcing communication and training programmes. After 3 successful years she becomes a Senior Manager at EADS Corporate Sourcing dealing with Development and Implementation of the EADS Sourcing Information System. Since July 2006 she is a Head of Procurement projects, Spend map and reporting, Support and Lead Implementation of Commodity Group Strategies.
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Mr Denis Martin, Operation Director for Latin America Manufacturing and Supply chain L’OREAL |
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Denis Martin is an Operational Director for Latin America, Manufacturing and Supply chain.
He spent 13 years with Glaverbel second European flat glass maker (member of the ASAHI Glass group N° 1 worldwide) as a Plant Manager and Industrial Products Business Unit General Manager.
Joined the L’Oreal group in 1998 as a Plant Manager. Technical Director positions in USA and Europe.
International Project Director in charge of settling the new Manufacturing Purchasing Organisation. |
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| Mr Alain Page Lecuyer, Senior Vice President Group Procurement, AXA |
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Alain Page-Lécuyer is Group Procurement Senior Vice President.
He has always worked in the Procurement field, having held
various positions in the car industry (Renault), the PC industry
(SMT Goupil), the defense/telecoms industry (Sagem), and in the
telecoms industry (Alcatel).
He has a lot of experience in managing both production and non
production purchases. He was appointed by AXA five years ago to
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Mr Patrick Scholler, Procurement Director, HEWLETT - PACKARD |
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Patrick Scholler is currently Procurement Director at Hewlett-Packard.
He has 26 years of international business operations experience, including 20 years in procurement/purchasing/strategic sourcing. He has had business and people management function at various levels and different areas of the company: regional, Product Generation Business Units and Corporate organizations.
Scholler has management experience in virtually all direct procurement categories; more recently he has been the HP Director of Memory procurement, based out of Palo Alto, HP headquarter. He has been actively involved, from day one in HP amazing journey in the highly competitive PC market, going from rank #17 to #1. |
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He also contributed to the unique experience of integrating HP and COMPAQ procurement organizations which enabled leveraging on respective company strengths.
Over the last couple of years, Scholler is primarily focused on developing HP procurement as a competitive advantage by promoting and deploying best practices throughout pan-HP procurement communities. They encompass Cost reduction management, Risk management and efficiency management.
Scholler is passionate about developing new ideas and testing them in real life. Procurement and supply chain offer ample opportunities.
His current position is based in Houston, Texas, but he currently lives in his country of origin, France. Virtual teaming and remote management is a successful reality for him.
Patrick Scholler holds a Master in physics and a Ph.D. in Electronics from the University of Strasbourg, France. |
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| Mr Detlef S. Schultz,
Director of Global Supply Chain Management
Vodafone Group Services Limited
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The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire. England
CEO Vodafone Procurement Company S.a.r.l.
Luxembourg
Detlef joined Vodafone in March 2003 to lead the Global Supply Chain team. His responsibilities include strategic and operational leadership of Vodafone’s Supply Chain Management across the globe in the areas of Network Infrastructure, IT and Services.
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Detlef also leads the Luxembourg-based Vodafone Procurement Company, which provides a single point of purchase for the Group.
Prior to Vodafone, Detlef spent more than 6 years in Santa Clara, California with the world’s largest semi conductor equipment manufacturer, Applied Materials where he held various Supply Chain, Planning and Operations Management responsibilities.
Before moving to the US Detlef was a Member of the Board of Management for Babcock-BSH AG in Germany where he led the area of Supply Chain Management and financial controlling.
Prior to that, Detlef worked for Siemens for ten years, more latterly as Purchasing Director based in Bocholt and Kamp-Lintfort, Germany.
He started his Supply Chain career with Siemens in 1985 in the area of Materials Management Over the course of his career with the company he lived in Korea and Singapore.
Detlef was born and raised in Germany and graduated from the University of Cologne with a master’s degree in business. |
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Mr Alain Silliau, Purchasing Human Dimensions Manager, SAFRAN |
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After assuming different functions ( production, quality,
studies purchasing, projects ) Alain is now " Purchasing Human Dimensions
Manager" at Safran Corporate Purchasing.
He is in charge of risk management & training, acting as an interface between Safran companies & Corporate Human Ressources for purchasing people.
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Corporate Communication group.
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Consultants: |
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| Mr Joseph Beaurain, director, Joseph Beaurain Consultants |
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Joseph Beaurain is graduated in mechanical engineering and in economics.
He has gained a 25 year experience as a Supply Chain Executive in FORD, HEWLETT PACKARD, COMPAQ, REEBOK.
He founded Joseph Beaurain Consultants in 1998, a search firm based in Paris, specialized in Supply Chain, Logistics and Purchasing.
Through participating in conferences, writing in specialized magazines, and building relationships with Managers, CEOs, Organizations (such as ISM), Press, Trainers and Advisors, he has developed an extensive network in Supply Chain and Purchasing
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He is a Partner of Purcon, a European recruitment solution provider since 1978, specialized in Procurement and Supply Chain. |
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Ms Bianca den Elsen, Senior Manager, Global Service Line Human Performance,
ACCENTURE |
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Bianca den Elsen is a Senior Manager in the Accenture Amsterdam Office. Within Accenture’s Global Human Performance Service Line, Bianca built up extensive knowledge and experience in Procurement Workforce Transformation.
Since joining Accenture in 1999, Bianca led multiple Strategic Procurement Workforce Transformation projects at various international clients. Her vast professional experience include: (Procurement) organization design, competency determination, assessment and development, designing and implementing large scale learning programs, transition and transformation of |
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Mr. Bob Engel, Vice President Business Development, RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS |
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Bob Engel is Chief Procurement Manager at Resources Global professionals.
He has been in the supply chain profession for over 35 years, and has worked for both Fortune 100 companies as well as private companies. During his professional career, he has held various positions within supply chain management and his responsibilities included procurement, materials management, logistical activities, and contract management for both domestic and international functions.
Bob has conducted training and workshop seminars for companies as well as numerous ISM (Institute for Supply Management) and APICS entities, in the US and abroad.
Bob is a practitioner and his knowledge and experience of supply |
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| Ms Charlotte Gerstner, vice president and executive consultant, Personnel Decision International |
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Charlotte Gerstner is vice president and executive consultant in PDI’s Genevaoffice. She works with organizations to determine the type of leadershiptalent needed to optimize business success and to measure current leadersagainst those criteria. With over 10 years of experience in employee selectionand assessment, Charlotte knows how to use data to drive change at theorganizational level. At the individual level, Charlotte is an experiencedcoach, helping her clients actualize their leadership potential.
Charlotte has published articles on leadership in the Journal of |
Applied Psychology and the Leadership Quarterlyand has presented on the topic atprofessional conferences. She enjoys the challenge of putting science intopractice as she works with clients to accelerate the development of theirleaders. |
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Mr Masood Hassan, Principal, PRTM |
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Masood has 14 years experience in successfully managing change and improving operational performance. He has extensive experience in manufacturing operations, strategic procurement, managing outsourcing and collaboration programmes. He also has practical implementation experience in supply chain processes and planning, global supply chain mergers and acquisition strategy, reverse logistics, and the development of customer value delivery-total managed solutions.
Supply Chain planning and inventory management implementation for a global communications company, resulting in a net inventory reduction of £155 million in five months.
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Conducting various supply chain benchmarking and diagnostics at using the SCOR model, including sourcing procurement and materials management. |
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Mr Frederic Petit,
Director of Client Service, RESOURCES GLOBAL |
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Frédéric PETIT is leading the Supply Chain practice at Resources Global Professionals France since 2005 helping companies achieve their Procurement and Supply Chain projects together with his team of experts. Prior to joining Resources he has been advising major companies in the industry, communication and pharmaceutical sector in sourcing and procurement re-organization
He has been Chief Procurement Officer at Fournier (Pharmaceutical Group) in charge of non-production purchases. Mr PETIT is co-writer of the book “Purchasing Management” written by Mr O. Bruel (04/07 Ed. |
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He is also an interim professor at HEC Business School. |
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Dr Nicolas Reinecke,
Leader of Global Purchasing and Supply Management Practice, member of the leadership group of the European Operation Practice,
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Dr. Nicolas Reinecke is Principal in the McKinsey Hamburg Office (former Offices include New York/New Jersey and Silicon Valley).
He is leader of McKinsey's Global Purchasing and Supply Management Practice and member of the leadership group of the European Operation Practice.
Since joining McKinsey in 1996, he has focused on operations engagements with a particular focus on manufacturing and procurement.
He holds the degree of a Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) in energy and chemical engineering and a Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.
and B.A.) in mechanical engineering from the University of Hannover.
He has done research in the field of oil processing, multiphase flows and chemical reactions at MIT. |
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Dr. Peter LAURENCE
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EIPM Director of Research |
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A seasoned Supply
Chain professional, Peter has spent over 30 years at senior
management level in industries ranging from telecommunications,
consumer goods and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Special Advisor
and Past Chairman of The Conference Board European Council on
Global Supply Chain, Peter is actively promoting the role of
supply chain management as a key value driver. He obtained his
Masters Degree in Production Engineering at the University of
Birmingham and was awarded a Doctorate from the University of
Loughborough for his research into Materials Management
simulation modelling. Peter is a member of faculty at |
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the European Institute of Purchasing Management, where he is
Director of Research and Professor of Supply Chain Management. |
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Dr. Corey BILLINGTON
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A pioneer and leader in supply chain innovation and procurement practices; Corey Billington was Vice President of supply chain services at Hewlett-Packard (HP) where he managed procurement and central engineering. Amongst his previous roles, Corey was Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Modelling, serving as a key pioneer of HP’s approach to supply chain management. In addition, Corey managed a design company with clients in consumer goods, high tech and services.
Corey was a consulting associate professor at Stanford University’s school of engineering in the department of management and engineering, where he was awarded his PhD. |
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He is now on the faculty of IMD in Lausanne,
Switzerland, where he is Professor of Procurement and Operations Management. |
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