VICKY KAVAN TITLE : DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASE-TO-PAY ADVISORY
NICOLAS WALDEN TITLE : ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AND UK AND EUROPE PRACTICE LEADER , PROCUREMENT ADVISORY
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VICKY KAVAN TITLE : DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASE-TO-PAY ADVISORY
COMPANY : THE HACKETT GROUP INDUSTRY : CONSULTING SERVICES LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Vicky Kavan has been with The Hackett Group for the last five years . Most recently she took on the role of Director of Procurement and Purchase-to- Pay Advisory for the group . Before The Hackett Group , Vicky worked for Accenture , Proxima Group , 4C Associates , Goldman Sachs , Carphone Warehouse and Turning Tides .
NICOLAS WALDEN TITLE : ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AND UK AND EUROPE PRACTICE LEADER , PROCUREMENT ADVISORY
COMPANY : THE HACKETT GROUP INDUSTRY : CONSULTING SERVICES LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Nicolas Walden works with senior executives of the world ’ s leading companies to provide top quartile performance insights , research and networking . He has specific interests in effective sourcing , developing procurement ’ s internal brand , digital technologies and operating models . With a broad background in consulting and industry , he has spent 20 years working in these areas . shipping disruption or anything extending lead times and cyber security will be in focus .
“ For services companies , the most critical risk domains are information security , regulatory and financial . Key topics are therefore cyber and data security , concerns about potential data and GDPR breaches , health and safety , anti-money laundering or bribery and corruption , and compliance with specific regulations .”
Vicky highlights how the current disruptions in the Red Sea are leading to increased shipping rates and disruption to the supply of goods along the Asian- European-North American logistics
70 May 2024