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Vice President , Global Procurement , Strategic Sourcing

IBM

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Chief Procurement Officer TE Connectivity

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Giuliana is a global procurement leader with 20 years of experience in the chemical engineering and power automation industries . All of this experience stands her in good stead for her current position as Chief Procurement Officer at TE Connectivity .

Just last month , Lorie joined technology giant IBM as Vice President , Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing . Prior to this position , Lorie was the Senior Vice President , Chief Procurement Officer at Fiserv , a global technology provider .

In the lead up to this career move , Meola held posts such as Senior Vice President , Chief Procurement Officer at First Data Corporation and Senior Director , Global Sourcing & Procurement Services at AIG , among others .

She holds an MBA in Strategy & Accounting from the University of Michigan - Stephen M . Ross School of Business , as well as a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Andrews University .

Giuliana has held numerous procurement titles at the likes of Hitachi Energy , ABB , and Dow Europe . These jobs included Head of Supply Chain Management , Business Unit High Voltage Products ; Group VP , Head of Procurement Buy / Sell ; and Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - Raw Materials .

Orsini ' s specific skills include strategic sourcing , cross-functional team leadership , supply chain management , and more .

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