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Kelly Bengston

SVP , Chief Procurement Officer Starbucks

Kelly Bengston is responsible for enhancing Starbucks enterprise-wide functional strategic sourcing and supplier relationships , creating consistent global sourcing processes , developing a sourcing talent management program and building a values-based approach to working with suppliers across all categories of the business .

She has held numerous leadership positions during her eight-plus years with Starbucks , including direct and indirect sourcing , store development , and commercialisation . Most recently , Bengston served as VP of Starbucks Global Supply Chain ’ s Strategy and Deployment team , a new team created to support Starbucks supply chain ’ s aspirations of becoming digitised , strategically aligning resources against priorities and building capabilities through long-term capacity planning and supply chain intelligence .

Bengston attributes much of her success over the years to her ability to create flexible , highfunctioning , and creative teams that unlock possibilities through shared value relationships , cross-functional collaboration , autonomy , and supply chain management excellence .

Tom Flack

Chief Procurement Officer Tata Motors

As Chief Purchasing Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Tata Motors Ltd , Tom Flack leads the purchase and supplier quality function across all operations , including all vehicle and powertrain new program part sourcing and development through suppliers .

Flack joined Tata after a 14-year-career at Ford Motor Company , where he rose in the ranks to become Global Purchasing Director for Raw Material and Stamping . Prior to that he was Purchasing Director of Ford ’ s Asia Pacific Programs , where he led the development of a new corporate footprint and portfolio of vehicles , engines and transmissions in Asia Pacific and developed and trained world class purchasing teams in China , India and Thailand .

Flack has an MBA in marketing and holds a Bachelor ’ s degree in Logistics , Materials and Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University . Alongside his years at Ford , he also brings experience from stints at Optimum Computer Aided Engineering and Quantum Consultants .

Automotive India 11 OCTOBER / 22