The CPO loved the system because for the first time he had a view of the entire supply chain . More excitingly for us , he was able to demonstrate compliance at board level . The feeling of being able to add value in this way , really fired us up . Back then already , businesses were having supplier data struggles . So , in a way , we made solving this our quest .
Q . WHAT HAS BEEN ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN YOUR CAREER ?
» In many ways I think we ’ re only just getting started , but I suppose my biggest achievement to date is to have built from scratch a 100-person company that is solving some really significant business challenges for some of the world ’ s largest and most respected brands – like Unilever ,
Mondelez , Lenovo and Baker Hughes for example . That said , I think our biggest achievement is yet to come . Ultimately , we ’ re on a mission to help change the way companies work with their suppliers , and we ’ ve made a great start but there is still a long journey ahead .
Q . WHAT INSPIRES YOU ?
» Solving problems , creating things , and inventing the future inspires me . I have been very fortunate to work with brilliant colleagues , customers and investors who have brought new thinking into the organisation . As a company this enables us to add real value to procurement .
The idea of us continuing to challenge the status quo and grow , so that HICX can one day transform the enterprise software space as we know it , really motivates me .
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