Neil Deverill
Between 1990 and 2008, Neil was first the corporate head of purchasing at Electrolux Sweden, before joining the UK Treasury as head of UK government purchasing. He later became the corporate head of worldwide procurement for Philips Electronics, based in The Netherlands, and finally group head of procurement for Anglo American based in Johannesburg and then London.
From this author:
Opinion: A care in the world
With profit before sustainability still the prevailing business imperative, it will take a fundamental shift in consumer and shareholder attitudes to empower even the most socially responsible CPO to adopt sustainable procurement strategies.
12:39, 27 Aug, 2008
Opinion: Whose line is it anyway?
You look to the executive you report to to back you up and push your procurement business case submissions on the board. But the truth of the matter is that a CPO’s leadership and influencing skills are more important than the actual reporting line.
16:45, 16 Jun, 2008
Opinion: Morals – what morals?
It’s the strangest thing. No-one, it seems, has been subjected to bribery or corruption in their role as a procurement professional. But Neil Deverill doesn’t believe a word of it – and until CPOs come clean, we can’t have a proper debate.
16:33, 16 Apr, 2008
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