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• Improving sustainable profitability substantially by implementing a dedicated revenue assurance team and aligned procedures
• Optimizating the organization by implementing efficient shared service activities and improving systems (ERP) and procedures
• Implementation of cost of sale reduction program by optimizing procurement organization and procedures contributing considerably to competitiveness on products and increased profitability
• Implementation of working capital improving processes optimizing the cash position
• Implementing tax planning and structures improving bottom line result considerably

Angela joined ITV in November 2008 as Head of Group Procurement, as an interim, whilst th ITV efficiency review was being concluded and offered the role of Group Procurement Director at the beginning of April. She is responsible for all Category and spend areas across the group, (960M) she is responsible for driving strategy across all areas of Procurement. ITV has circa 4000 employees.

ITV commodities range from General Indirect areas to Travel, Production Kit and Equipment, Technology, Broadcasting and Programming.

Since joining the company Angela has created and implemented the new policies for General Procurement and Travel and Expenses, b Kick started the Procurement function in ITV after a period of non engagement in the business. .

Prior to her current role, Angela was engaged as a consultant for 5 years in various companies: Convergys HRO outsourcing, BAA – Terminal 5 go Live, Leadership & Management Training. Capital One – Contracts Management. Hamptons International – Setting up Procurement Department. , systems and Processes / procedures. Red Bee Media (formerly BBC Broadcast) - engaged to set up the Procurement Function after the sale of BBC Broadcast to the Mcquarrie Group.Welsh Assembly – Procurement review Fit for Purpose.

Angela first became involved in Procurement n the Media Sector in 1999 when she joined BBC Resources as Head of Procurement at a time of major change in the BBC. She spent 8 years at the BBC. Setting up the Central Procurement Unit.

Angela’s career started in Manufacturing and Engineering working with Perkins Engines, Honda and Rover. Starting as a Material Planner and moving into Purchasing, responsible for the implementation of Total Fluid Management, and various Outsourcing projects.

Angela lives in Peterborough with her Husband of 35 years they have 3 children and 2 Grand children.

Marc Vollenweider founded Evalueserve in December 2000, after spending a decade with McKinsey & Co (including two years as a Principal in Switzerland and India). Prior to starting Evalueserve, Marc established McKinsey Knowledge Centre in Gurgaon, India and grew it from 14 to 120 professionals between 1999 and end of 2000. Evalueserve now has 2,300 employees worldwide and research centres in Gurgaon and Noida (India); Shanghai (China); Valparaiso (Chile); and Cluj (Romania). Marc has vast consulting experience in various industries such as Telecom, Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare, Banking, Insurance, Steel, Transportation and Logistics around the world.

©IQPC Shared Services Outsourcing Week, May 2009, Budapest, Hungary: ‘Latin America: Opportunities for the Financial Services Industry – The Evalueserve Story’

© India meets Austria - Leadership Summit, April 2009, Vienna, Austria: Doing Business in and with India

© DJØF Leadership Symposium, May 2008, Singapore: ‘Global KPO Landscape’

© 8th Global Sourcing Conference and Exhibition, February 2008, Manila, Philippines: ‘Americas - IT Outsourcing in a Borderless World’;

© Research Management Conference, March 2007, New York, USA: Panelist ‘Going Global: A Perspective on International Research Management’

© Alpha Summit Europe, Think European – Act Global, November/December 2006, Munich, Germany: Keynote ‘Leveraging Global Resources for Product & Service Development’

© FT-Conference Global Outsourcing and Offshoring, Beyond Costs - Harnessing the Innovation Premium, May 2006, London, UK: ‘R&D/KPO Outsourcing and Offshoring’.’

Certifications & Qualifications:

Marc graduated from INSEAD, France, in 1991 with a Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A.). He also holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering (M. Tech.) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.

Kaleb joined Bunge in 2002 and in his current role, he is responsible for developing the organization, systems, policies and procedures to identify, manage, and control market risk for a $12 billion sales subsidiary of Bunge Limited with 14 business units operating in 21 countries. Kaleb is also responsible for generating the risk analytics (valuation, stress testing, scenario analysis, performance measurement: VaR, CFaR, RAROC) on a multiple commodity portfolio (agricultural, energy, freight, currencies) and overseeing risk limits. Prior to his current role, Kaleb was the Manager of the Energy Product Line, responsible for running Bunge Europe’s energy procurement, hedge & proprietary trading desk. Kaleb also worked as Special Projects Manager for Bunge Iberica, Strategic Planning Director for Bunge Global Markets (Bunge’s global trading subsidiary) and in the Corporate Strategic Planning group of Bunge Limited. Before his career with Bunge, Kaleb worked as Commercial Advisor with the US Foreign Commercial Service in based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Kaleb holds a B.A. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Thunderbird.

Despina Garani is currently in charge of the Contracts, Procurement and Supply Divisions of Attiko Metro Operation Company (AMEL) located in Athens, Greece. AMEL is a company responsible for the operation and the maintenance of Athens Metro.

Despina has been with AMEL since the beginning, when at 2000 the Athens Metro started its operation. She is one of the founding members, having participated in all of the phases of preparation and training.

In her current role she is responsible for the implementation and review of procurement procedures, the link with the AP and the Maintenance Departments, the tender procedures and contracts reviews, the inventory control, the scheduling of repurchasing and replenishing activities and the annual budgeting covering the total network requirements regarding spare parts and consumables.

Jonathan Hughes is a partner at Vantage Partners, a consulting firm spin-off of the Harvard Negotiation Project. As an expert in supply chain management, strategic alliances, and change management, he has worked with leading companies across a range of industries in the North and South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Africa to develop and implement new supply chain and go-to-market strategies that leverage internal and external collaboration, implement formal alliance and supplier management programs, and develop and implement negotiation strategies for complex, high-stakes deals – particularly with single source suppliers and competitive alliance partners. Prior to joining Vantage Partners, Jon was a Senior Analyst at Putnam, Hayes, & Bartlett where he provided litigation strategy and management consulting advice to clients.

Jon is the lead author of Vantage's 2007 study Transforming Trading Relationships into Partnerships: A Cross-Industry Study of Customer-Supplier Collaboration, as well as the firm’s 2003 cross-industry study Negotiating and Managing Key Supplier Relationships. He is also the author of the chapter on Negotiation Systems and Strategies in the 2008 International Contracts Manual. Jon is a frequent speaker on negotiation, collaboration, and supply chain management, and has written for a variety of publications including Harvard Business Review, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, CPO Agenda, Inside Supply Management, CIO Magazine, The Journal of Trading Partner Practices, Supply Chain Strategy, and The Outsourcing Journal. In addition, Jon serves as a Senior Consultant on the Cutter Consortium Sourcing and Vendor Relationships team.

Outside of the corporate arena, Jon has taught as part of the Advanced Program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard Law School and has worked with the Program for Young Negotiators to design and implement programs to teach conflict resolution to middle school students. He also assisted a successful regional initiative to form alliances among non-profit agencies to enhance their ability to deliver healthcare services to the uninsured.

Jon is a graduate of Harvard College.

The core business aims of Mintec are centered on market analysis, risk management, benchmarking and the cost modeling of commodities and raw materials. Nick Peksa works almost exclusively worked with the purchasing and commercial departments of major blue chip companies and governmental organisations.  

Nick’s mission is to try to equip the purchasing industry with an understanding of the fundamental concepts behind the market movements of commodity prices.

Jon has worked in the food industry for over 20 years, 17 of which have been within purchasing and supply chain functions, his more recent roles have included Procurement Director for Bakkavör and Domino’s Pizza in the UK. Jon is currently working as an independent consultant and he has recently established a company called Food Procurement Services. He is working closely with Mintec to launch Mintec Training.

A HEC business school graduate, Mr de Mesmay spent 4 years with Henkel France as a Product Manager, before moving on to Oliver Wyman, a Strategic Consulting firm. Mr de Mesmay joined Essilor in 2004.

His remit includes projects, information systems, and purchase management.

Recently, Mr de Mesmay’s role has broadened to include Supply Chain management. He has headed up projects such as: