Leadership Profile: Indrasen Naidoo of First-Rand Banking Group
This month SmartProcurement profiles Indrasen Naidoo from First-Rand Banking Group.Full name: Indrasen Naidoo
Position: CPO
Your organisations’ procurement expenditure: R10-billion (including Capex)
Who does P & SM report to: CFO First Rand Group
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Leadership Profile: Elmarie van der Merwe of Pretoria Portland Cement
This month SmartProcurement profiles Elmarie van der Merwe from PPC.Full name: Elmarie van der Merwe
Position: Head: Group Procurement
Your organisations’ procurement expenditure: R3.459-billion
Who does P & SM report to: Executive: Group Services
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Leadership Profile: Ten Minutes with Gerd Kerkhoff of Kerkhoff Consulting
Gerd Kerkhoff started his own specialist procurement consultancy in Dusseldorf just over ten years ago which has moved into the forefront of its discipline in Europe with over 200 consultants eomployed. SmartProcurement spoke to him about his background and his ambitions for expanding the business to Africa.
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Leadership Profile: Alta Spence of Waco Africa
This month SmartProcurement profiles Alta Spence from Waco Africa.
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Procurement Achievers: Aubrey Staples of Clover Industries SA
This month SmartProcurement profiles the achievements of Aubrey Staples, Procurement Manager at Clover Industries SA, who has been awarded MCIPS (Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.)Aubrey is now entitled to use the coveted designatory letters MCIPS after his name.
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Leadership Profile: Armstrong Ngcobo of SAA
This month SmartProcurement profiles Armstrong Ngcobo from SAAFull name: Armstrong Ngcobo.
Position: Chief Procurement Officer.
Your organisations’ procurement exspenditure: ±R17-billion a year.
Who does P & SM report to: Chief Executive Officer.
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Leadership Profile: Nathanael Siljeur of Rio Tinto
This month SmartProcurement profiles Nathanael Siljeur from Rio Tinto AfricaFull name: Nathanael Siljeur.
Position: Leader Service Delivery Management: Africa Continent.
Your organisations’ procurement expenditure: ± R6,5-billion (Africa).
Who does P & SM report to: MD of Rio Tinto Procurement (Global).
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Leadership Profile: Nat Maelane of Sappi
This month SmartProcurement profiles Nat Maelane from SappiFull name: Nat Maelane
Position: Procurement Director
Your organisations’ procurement spend: R7.5bn
Who does P & SM report to: CEO
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Leadership Profile: Alan Cornwell of Drake and Scull FMS
This month SmartProcurement profiles Alan Cornwell from Drake and Scull Facilities Management.
Full name: Alan CornwellPosition: Group Procurement Manager for Drake and Scull (New Clicks Holdings contract)
Your organisations’ procurement spend: R400-million.
Who does P & SM report to: Operations Executive of Drake and Scull who reports to New Clicks SA Chief Financial Officer.
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Leadership Profile: Marietjie Matthee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
This month SmartProcurement profiles Marietjie Matthee from the CSIR.
Full name: Marietjie Matthee.Position: CSIR Strategic Procurement Manager.
Your organisations’ procurement spend: ± R900 million.
Who does P & SM report to: Executive Director: Services.
Private sector or Public sector: Public Sector.
Core business activity of the enterprise: Research and Development.
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 12 + support from other departments, as well as many decentralised buyers in the organisation.
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Leadership Profile: Anthony Chatikobo of Wings Corporate Travel (Pty) Ltd
This month SmartProcurement profiles Anthony Chatikobo of Wings Corporate Travel.
Full name: Anthony ChatikoboPosition: Head of Procurement - Global
Your organisations’ procurement spend: R 750 Million
Who does P & SM report to: Chief Financial Officer
Private Sector OR Public Sector: Private Sector
Core business activity of the organisation: Travel Management
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 4
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Leadership Profile: Fantas Mobu of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Chairman of SOEPF (State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum)
This month SmartProcurement profiles Fantas Mobu from ACSA.
Full Name: Fantas MobuPosition: Group Specialist: Procurement Services
Private Sector OR Public Sector: State Owned Enterprise
Core business activity of the enterprise: The building, construction and development of airports infrastructure.
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 9 Direct, along with many decentralised personnel
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Leadership Profile: Wynand Louw of Tsebo Holdings & Operations
This month SmartProcurement profiles Wynand Louw from Tsebo Holdings & Operations (Fedics Foods, Drake & Scull, Equality Foods, Tsebo Cleaning).
Full name: Wynand Louw
Position: Supply Chain Director
Your organisations’ procurement spend: R1bn
Who does P & SM report to: CEO
Private sector OR Public sector: Private sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Outsourcing Group (Catering, Integrated Facilities Management, Cleaning)
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Leadership Profile: Nicholas Rhoda of Metropolitan Holdings Limited
This month SmartProcurement profiles Nicholas Rhoda from Metropolitan Holdings Limited.
Full name: Nicholas RhodaPosition: Head: Group Procurement
Your organisations’ procurement spend: R1 billion
Who does P & SM report to: Executive Manager: Group Services
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Financial
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Leadership Profile: Brian Fredericks of Transnet Freight Rail
This month SmartProcurement profiles Brian Fredericks of Transnet Freight Rail.
Full name: Brian FredericksPosition: Chief Procurement Officer
Your organisations' procurement spend: ±R7,5 billion p.a.
Who does P & SM report to: Chief Financial Officer
Private sector OR Public sector: Public Sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Rail Freight Logistics
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In USA CPO Women Earn More Than Men
With Women's Day (9 August) around the corner, SmartProcurement is highlighting the success of women who are international industry leaders in the field of Procurement. Elaine Porteous, Managing Director of specialised procurement recruiter CA Procurement, told SmartProcurement that: "In a recent study done by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS), it was found that women are increasingly gaining greater responsibility in procurement companies of all sizes. An example of this is that women hold 12% of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) titles internationally, and that in the USA they earn significantly more than male CPOs ($418,000 vs. $366,000)".
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Leadership Profile: Sanet Jacobs of Lonmin Group
This month SmartProcurement profiles Sanet Jacobs of Lonmin Platimun.
Full name: Sanet JacobsPosition: Senior Supply Chain Manager - Procurement & Warehousing
Your organisations' procurement spend: R7 billion p.a.
Who does P & SM report to: VP SBS & President of Lonmin
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Mining
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Leadership Profile: Lucille de Wit of Plessey
This month SmartProcurement profiles Lucille de Wit of Plessey (Pty) Ltd.
Full name: Lucille De Wit Position: Procurement Manager
Your organisations' procurement spend: R900m
Who does P & SM report to: CFO
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Installation of telecommunications infrastructure
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Leadership Profile: Ebrahim Asmal of Engen Petroleum
This month SmartProcurement profiles Ebrahim Asmal of Engen Petroleum.
Full Name: Ebrahim AsmalPosition: Chief Procurement Officer - Engen Petroleum Limited
Your organisations' procurement spend: R 4 billion
Who does P & SM report to: Financial Director
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Refining and marketing fuels and lubricants
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Leadership Profile: Anthea Saunders from TFMC
This month Smart Procurement profiles Anthea Saunders from TFMC.
Full Name: Anthea Neave Saunders.Position: Executive Supply Chain and Soft Services.
Your organisations' procurement spend: R1 billion.
Who does P & SM report to: Reports to divisional CEO.
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector.
Core business activity of the enterprise: Integrated Facilities Management.
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Leadership Profile: Ian Russell of ABSA
This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic CPO of ABSA: Ian Russell.
Full Name: Ian RussellPosition: CPO, ABSA (SA's largest banking group & a subsidiary of Barclays).
Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector.
Core business activity of the enterprise: Financial services.
Number of people in your P & SM Organisation: 100 in procurement, 600 in total.
Your organisations' procurement spend: R9 billion.
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Leadership Profile: Thapelo Petje of MTN
This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic leader of MTN - GM Procurement: Thapelo PetjePosted by StaffWriter at 9:42 AM | Comments (0)
Leadership Profile: Ndabeni Bagosi from Total SA
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This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic Purchasing Head of Total SA - Ndabeni Bagosi.Posted by StaffWriter at 8:01 AM | Comments (0)
Leadership Profile: Henry Malinga of National Treasury
LEADERS:This month Smart Procurement profiles the leader of Supply Chain Policy in Government, Henry Malinga.
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Leadership Profile: Karen van Vuuren of Transnet
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This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic leader of Transnet's Procurement and Supply Management (P&SM) function, Karen van Vuuren.
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