TOP 10 – INDUSTRY CEOS

COMPANY: COUPA TITLE: CEO FOUNDED: 2006

Leagh Turner stands at the pinnacle of procuretech as she leads Coupa into its most ambitious era yet. In 2026, she has successfully transformed the platform into a Margin Multiplier, utilising the collective intelligence of trillions of dollars in global spend to give every customer an unfair advantage. Leagh has been the primary architect of the move towards community-driven AI, where the software suggests the best suppliers and prices based on real-time data from across the Coupa network.

Her focus on margin resilience has become the industry standard, helping CEOs protect their bottom lines in an era of fluctuating costs and geopolitical instability. Beyond the technology, Leagh is widely respected for her leadership on diversity and her ability to build high-performance cultures that attract the best talent in the sector. She is, without question, the most influential figure in procurement today.

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