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Procurement leaders and experts from all over the world will form panel of judges. After making an awards submission, your entry will be put in front of them. These forerunners are known for their business impact so they're a trustworthy group. This means you can rest assured that you entries are reviewed through a fair and impartial process. Here comes the first-tier judges:

CHAIR OF JUDGES

Joe Agresta

Former CPO, Johnson & Johnson
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain, Rutgers University Business School

Joe Agresta

Former CPO;
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain, Rutgers University Business School

Johnson & Johnson

Joe has been a Senior Leader with a career spanning 38 years at Allied Signal and Johnson & Johnson. His experience spans across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Program and Product line management.

In his past 18 years at Johnson & Johnson, Joe has held Vice President leadership positions of increasing scope. In both companies Joe has been a leader in the design and execution of Category Management and Supply Chain operating models. Most recently for Johnson and Johnson Joe served as the leader of critical Supply Chain sourcing processes and was a member of the Johnson and Johnson Product Supply Leadership Team and has been the Executive Sponsor of the Construction Capital and Facilities Services Category. Prior to creating the Procurement Excellence team Joe served as Vice President and CPO for J&J’s Pharmaceutical Sector Supply Chain Procurement Organization.

In his development of his new company JNA Leadership Consulting Joe’s thought leadership in Talent Development and Operating Model Design and Execution will bring a unique perspective of the End to End Value Chain. JNA Leadership Consulting will design, teach and coach relevant educational modules to the Global Supply Chain Community with unbridled Energy and Passion!

THE JUDGES LINE-UP

PEER (Procurement Leaders)

Dr.Arnd Hirschberg

Global CPO

Siemens

Dr.Arnd Hirschberg

Global CPO

Siemens

Dr. Arnd Hirschberg is currently working as CPO for Siemens.

Dr. Arnd Hirschberg has 20 years of procurement experience. He joined Siemens in 2007 and held the positions of CPO Wind Power Division Siemens, Head of Consulting Siemens – CSCM C, CPO

Siemens Division Process Industries and Drives former Drives Techn, etc,. In addition, Dr. Arnd Hirschberg has held executive positions at the Technical University of Munich, BMW, and the Boston Consulting Group.

Dr. Arnd Hirschberg graduated from Technical University of Munich, is PhD on "Organisation of manufacturing cells" .

Joachim Christ

CPO

Merck

Joachim Christ

CPO

Merck

Since 2017, Joachim Christ is the CPO and Executive Vice President of Merck KGaA.

In his position as CPO, Joachim is responsible for Merck’s global Procurement organization and all worldwide initiatives. In this role he is also a member of various global committees and organizations: Procurement Leaders (PL), Together for Sustainability (TfS), World/Procurement 50, Conference Board: Procurement Leadership, Procurement Beyond Group.

Joachim joined Merck in 2011 as the Head of Group Controlling & Risk Management within the Finance organization. Before joining Merck, Joachim held a variety of senior leadership roles within Controlling / Finance functions at Lanxess and Sanofi earlier in his career.

He started his professional career at Hoechst AG in 1990 after his graduation in Business Administration and Management at Mainz University in Germany.

Beyond his passion for driving success for almost 3 decades now, Joachim also likes to ride bicycle, enjoy music, singing and the nature.

Christian Voland

Global CPO& Europe-Asia Procurement Director

Bunge

Christian Voland

Global CPO& Europe-Asia Procurement Director

Bunge

Christian is leading Bunge Europe & Asia Procurement Organization since June 2018. He joined Bunge in 2013, as BEMEA Procurement Director. Prior to Bunge he worked 2 years for ADM and almost 12 Years for ALCAN Rio Tinto in various positions. He relocated from France to Switzerland 13 years ago.

And he holds a bachelor’s degree of International Marketing and initially studied Mechanical Engineering in France. He is married and father of 3 kids.

Interests : Christian enjoys hiking in his region (Valais) with Family and friends, biking and Basketball.

Amita Khurana

CPO

Tata Steel BSL

Amita Khurana

CPO

Tata Steel BSL

Amita Khurana is currently the Chief Procurement Officer of Tata Steel BSL Ltd (formerly known as Bhushan Steel Limited)- a company that Tata Steel Ltd acquired in 2018. She is managing the revenue and capital procurement across different locations of Tata Steel BSL.

In a career spanning 17 years, she has handled various assignments in the field of commercial & logistics including working on greenfield projects overseas, export of ferro alloys, procurement of bulk commodities etc.

She has demonstrated competency in dealing with ambiguous, unproven and challenging business environment in India and overseas. In the field of procurement, she brings understanding of categories, risk management, relationship building & management, conflict resolution and mentoring capability. She brings a fine balance of strong achievement orientation while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

She has done her Masters in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. She is also a qualified CFA and Advance diploma holder in shipping from ICS, London.

Aamir Shaukat

Global Vice President, CPO

Essilor Group

Aamir Shaukat

Global Vice President, CPO

Essilor Group

Aamir has held a variety of senior procurement leadership roles at 4 of the biggest businesses and leaders in their industries: Beiersdorf, Mars, JDE Peets and now as Global VP and Chief Procurement Officer at Essilor. Not all of Aamir’s experience has been in Europe, nearly 8 years were spent in Asia between Thailand and China, providing him with a truly global perspective on procurement transformation best practice.

Wen Mu

Assistant Manager of CEO,Head of Procurement and Supplier Quality

BJEV

Wen Mu

Assistant Manager of CEO,Head of Procurement and Supplier Quality

BJEV

Senior mechanical engineer; Master of Tsinghua University. From 2021 start the new assignment in BJEV for Procurement and SQA, challenged by critical market of NEV, together with team to investigate the new business moduel with related business partners. Since joining BBAC in 2007, Mrs. Mu Wen is responsible for productive purchasing, non-productive purchasing, sales business (except vehicle sales), as well as localization and supplier management. Under the leadership of Mrs. Mu Wen, BBAC has established a more advanced procurement and supplier management system, and has improved the localization project management mechanism, effectively guaranteeing BBAC’s production and operation. Before joining BBAC, Mrs. Mu Wen was in charge of procurement management in Huachen BMW.

With 30 years of experience in the world-class China-German joint venture automobile manufacturing enterprises, Mrs. Mu Wen has very rich experience and professional accomplishments in automobile design, automobile manufacturing technology, logistics, parts procurement, parts localization and so on.

Sebastien Brunel

CPO, APAC

Accor

Sebastien Brunel

CPO, APAC

Accor

With over 26 years of supply chain and procurement experience, Sebastien Brunel assumed the role of Vice President Procurement Asia Pacific based in Singapore on 1 September 2019. Sebastien started his journey launching the first procurement office in the UK in 1997.

Since then, he has held various leadership positions starting in Europe and USA, before implementing the procurement for Accor South America in 2007 for 7 years.

In his most recent position, Sebastien joined Accor North America with Accor’s acquisition of FRHI (Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel) as part of the integration team for these new brands. During this tenure, Sebastien was an active member of Avendra, the largest GPO (Group Procurement Organisation) in North America.

Sebastien is a graduate in Hospitality Business and completed an MBA in International Business Management at the FGV San Paulo (Brazil), with an international extension at the University of Hong Kong and the Irvine University California (USA).

Passionate about sustainability and Accor’s Planet 21 programme, Sebastien believes that procurement is the key to help reduce food wastage at the very source for Accor Asia Pacific.

Langdon Wu

Vice President, IMS Procurement

LEGO Group

Langdon Wu

Vice President,IMS Procurement

LEGO Group

Steven Xu

CPO, Greater China

SF DHL

Steven Xu

CPO, Greater China

SF DHL

Steven Xu is currently the CPO of SF Supply Chain, covering China mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, where he is responsible for all purchase categories such as logistic equipment, professional service, administration, etc.

Prior to joining SF Supply Chain, Steven has been working as head of procurement for more than 10 years in many countries, including War regions in the North Africa, and originated procurement systems with resource network in many companies successfully, including Cainiao, SFTS, ect.

After taking the rotating General Manager position, Steven re-examined procurement management from a higher perspective, and compiled "Five link management" theory to break through the boundaries and create values for the enterprise continuously.

“We shall create value with full effort" he said, "not only execute".

Thomas H. Glossner

Vice President & CPO

Amcor

Thomas H. Glossner

Vice President & CPO

Amcor

More than 20 years of professional experience as an executive and as a management consultant. Member of Amcor Group`s Leadership Team (USD13 B Sales, 50k employees, 250 manufacturing sites, 40+ countries) and a Vice President Procurement. Formerly also heading Amcor/ASC`s and AFEMEA´s global procurement and supply management team (~USD3 B spend, >80 manufacturing sites in Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa).

Prior to that, 10 years with leading management consultancies. Specialized in strategy & operations advised clients in various industries (Automotive, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Logistics, Utilities/Energy, Pharma, eCommerce) across Europe.

Gained hands-on experiences in business/market development and managed international teams across Europe, the USA and Asia/Pacific. - Also lecturing at several executive education and academic institutions.

Holding a M.Sc. / MBA degree from Krannert Graduate School of Management (Purdue University) with a first degree in business and economics in Germany (distinction). Continuous education on topics like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence and Political Economics. Initial founder of the European Business Circle (EuWK.eu).

German & Swiss citizen and resident of Switzerland. Native speaker of German, fluent in English and with working knowledge of French and basics in Spanish.

Jan Clysner

VP Procurement & Sustainability APAC

AB InBev

Jan Clysner

VP Procurement & Sustainability APAC

AB InBev

Jan Clysner is the VP Procurement and Sustainability APAC in AB InBev since 1st Jan 2019. During his 16 years career in AB InBev, he has been successfully led multiple procurement categories across the world. He mentions the success of him is built upon the talented people around, with the great organization and bring people together. “Sustainability is our business” is what he believes in.”

Benedikt Machens

Vice President & CPO

Vesuvius

Benedikt Machens

Vice President & CPO

Vesuvius

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Shimin Jiang

VP, SCM & IT & Process Management

Phoenix Contact

Shimin Jiang

VP, SCM & IT & Process Management

Phoenix Contact

Bachelor of automation control, MBA, MBA professor of Nanjing University Of Finance & Economics.

Mr. Jiang started working for Phoenix Contact China since 1997, has served roles of IT manager, Production manager, Purchasing manager, Logistics manager, Director of logistics and IT. He is now VP of Phoenix Contact China, responsible for digital transformation and supply chain management, etc.Member of the Logistics Management Professional (Group) Construction Committee of Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Commerce, Member of the Smart Enterprise Promotion Committee of China Enterprise Confederation, Vice president of Nanjing Jiangning District New Social Stratum Association, Member of Nanjing Jiangning District Association for Science and Technology, Entrepreneurship tutor of Jiangsu K-Space Innovation Center.

WORLD-CLASS PRPCUREMENT EXPERTS

Engaging in procurement career, consulting, and training with 20+ years’ experience

Dayong Wang

Expert Committee of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP), Academic Instructor of ISM

Dayong Wang

Expert Committee of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP), Academic Instructor of ISM

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Alex Cai

Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant at Beverf

Alex Cai

Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant at Beverf

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Dr. Stephan Gutthal

Former CPO of Hensoldt, Kontron and Vonovia

Hensoldt

Dr. Stephan Gutthal

Former CPO of Hensoldt, Kontron and Vonovia

Hensoldt

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Robi Bendorf

Procurement Consultant, Trainer, and Facilitator

Robi Bendorf

Procurement Consultant, Trainer, and Facilitator

Robi Bendorf has over 35 years of purchasing and sales experience, involving domestic and international activities, for a broad range of manufacturing and service businesses.

He has extensive experience in consulting & training in purchasing, contracts, reengineering the supply management process, the management of procurement functions, global sourcing of materials and components, reducing cost of purchased materials and services, and negotiation of complex transactions and contracts. He has held purchasing and contracts management positions in high volume manufacturing, subcontract, job shop, and service operations, involving gas turbine manufacturing, power generation, nuclear and fossil power plants, electrical distribution and control, air conditioning equipment and global sourcing services.

David Dufour

Director of International MBA for Executives Associate Professor in Management and Supply Chain

David Dufour

Director of International MBA for Executives Associate Professor in Management and Supply Chain

David is full-time faculty member teaching at International Business School Suzhou at Xi'An Jiaotong Liverpool University since 2018, where he specialises in Management and Supply Chain topics. He is also Director of the International MBA Programme for Executives.

David have been in China for more than 20 years, with more than 15 years teaching and corporate training experience for Fortune 500 companies and in Master's Degrees Programmes in several Universities and Business Schools.

He was previously teaching at the European Institute of Purchasing Management in China, and supervising the Executive MBA, specialised in Purchasing and Supply Management, coaching the students through their 6 months Research Final Project.

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