DAMON ASCOLANI
TITLE : HEAD OF GLOBAL PROCUREMENT INDUSTRY : PROCUREMENT LOCATION : CHICAGO , US procurement is involved in M & A activities , the more value we are able to provide due to our expertise in vendor spend and dynamic product suites .
“ In this scenario , TransUnion helps organisations to develop business cases for potential M & A activity – we provide the information that is valuable to that discussion . After the deal is done , its then about achieving those synergies , making sure that all vendors are integrated and that our stakeholders are getting the best rates , terms , and overall value from their spend .”
EXECUTIVE BIO
Damon Ascolani is a highly accomplished , legally trained senior procurement leader with global experience managing purchasing departments with specialties in building procurement departments , M & A , cost savings initiatives , contracts management , and process streamlining .
He received a Bachelor ’ s Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has a law degree from The University of Illinois-Chicago John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2012 .
Mr . Ascolani currently works at TransUnion , one of the three national credit bureaus , serving the company ’ s first-ever Head of Global Procurement . Prior to that , he spent 15 years at HSBC holding a variety of senior management positions in risk and procurement .