Main procurement specialisms:

Professional & Business Services, IT, Facilities Management

Companies previously worked for:

Novartis, Syngenta, Amgen

Most senior role held:

Head of Indirect Procurement

Greatest achievements in Procurement:

1. Fine chemicals outsourcing

2. Facilities outsourcing

3. Global network upgrades

Best procurement advice I’ve been given:

An agreement to agree is no agreement

Procurement advice I’d give:

Keep your options open

What I wish I’d known:

Some things exist for no reason but administrative convenience; it doesn't make them right