As editor of Procurement Leaders, David Rae is responsible for all content across the Procurement Leaders suite of products, including magazine, online and events. With 15 years experience working across business, finance and technology titles, David is ideally suited to running the editorial aspect of the business.
David has been commended and externally recognised for his writing and editing on several separate occasions and successfully steered Procurement Leaders magazine to the first awards in its history.
He sits on the Independent Publishers Advisory Committee, an invite-only steering and lobbying group for the publishing industry.
Before joining Procurement Leaders, David was deputy editor of Financial Director, an award-winning publication read by CFOs of the UK’s largest businesses. He has also held senior editorial roles at Accountancy Age and various industry-leading technology titles.
Since joining Procurement Leaders, David has helped steer the publication to several high-profile industry awards, including:
2011 - PPA Publisher of the Year (2011 - PPA Business Magazine of the Year - Finalist
2010 - IPAC Business Magazine of the Year - Winner
2010 - IPAC Media Brand of the Year - Finalist
2010 - IPAC Editor of the Year - Finalist
2010 - The Maggies, Best Cover (trade) - Finalist
2009 - IPAC Business Magazine of the Year - Winner
2008 – PPA Columnist of the Year - Finalist
2008 - PPA Business Magazine of the Year - Finalist
2008 - IPAC Brand Extension of the Year - Finalist
2008 - IPAC Independent Publishing Company - Finalist
2008 - Business Website of the Year (paid for) - Final
