The Procurement Leaders Network Advisory Board is an executive steering committee comprised of a small group of highly accomplished procurement, sourcing and supply chain practitioners with proven track records of leadership and business operating skills.

The Advisory Board has been formed as a sounding board to help guide the future direction and services provided by the Procurement Leaders Network, while ensuring the Network maintains its neutrality and independence.

It acts to ensure the Network provides its members with access to timely and relevant information, thus supporting the development of the individual, the organisation and procurement, sourcing and supply chain functions.

Members

Giles Breault - chairman

Giles is head of productivity and business services at Novartis. Prior to his current role, he was chief purchasing officer of Novartis Pharma AG, responsible for Pharma global sourcing worldwide.

Profile interview with Giles

Leslie Campbell

Leslie is the chief procurement officer of US publishing giant Reed Elsevier, a position she has held since September 2007. Prioer to Reed, Leslie was VP global procurement at Dell, an organisation she joined from Oracle

Articles by Leslie

Stijn van Els

Stijn is executive vice president of contracting and procurement at Shell, a role he took on in the summer of 2009 following several years working in the business at the energy giant.

Articles by Stijn

Remko van Hoek

Remko is global procurement director (CPO) of PricewaterhouseCoopers and visiting professor at Cranfield School of Management. Prior to PwC, Remko was CPO of Dutch energy company Cofely.

Articles by Remko

Rick Hughes

Rick is chief purchasing officer for The Procter & Gamble Company, the largest US household products company with approximately $79bn in sales. Rick joined P&G in 2005 and is a former major of the US Army.

Articles by Rick -- Profile interview with Rick

John Paterson

John Is chief procurement officer of IBM, based in Budapest, a recent move from his previous base in Shenzhen, China. During his career he has developed one of the most advanced procurement operations in the world.

Articles by John -- Profile interview with John

Eva Wimmers

Eva is SVP DT procurement, Deutsche Telekom AG, a role she assumed in October 2011. She joined the company in 1998, working in a variety of VP-level roles in marketing and vendor management. Prior to her current role she was SVP global terminal procurement at Deutsche Telekom AG.