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Chief Procurement Officer Barclays www / htps katherine-gleson-b7a8961 :/ com linkedin . /

Global Head of Procurement Diageo

inkedin com htps l . www :/ / in lauren-fery-56763026 /.

Lauren is an inventive leader with a successful record of accelerating complex international business turnarounds , bringing productivity and cost discipline to procurement and supply chain . She currently works as Head of Global Procurement , Raw Materials & Commodities at the beverage giant Diageo .

Katherine is currently the Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Corporate Real-Estate & Location Strategy at financial giant Barclays . In this role , she is responsible for corporate realestate and location strategy , sourcing , third-party risk management , payment operations , market data utility , travel and expense , global insurance services , and diverse , sustainable supplier strategy .

Prior to Barclays , Gleeson held positions such as Vice President Technology Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs , Managing Director - Global Technology Infrastructure at JPMorgan Chase & Co , among others .

Katherine has a Bachelor of Science ( BS ) in Business Administration and Management , General from Mercy College .

Her previous roles included Global Procurement Director , Downstream Transformation at BP , Procurement General Manager , IT Partners & Outsourcing at Telstra , and more .

In these roles , Feery engaged with business to clarify problems and environments , then assessed people , risks , culture , and activities , drawing on the best from inside and outside the company in pursuit of excellence .

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