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Matthew Friend

Title: EVP & CFO Company: Nike Industry: Retail

As EVP and Chief Financial Officer at Nike, Matthew oversees finance, demand and supply planning, as well as procurement. Before joining Nike in 2009, Matthew spent more than a decade in financial services at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, advising on transactions across media, telecom and technology sectors.

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Lorie Meola

Title: CPO Company: IBM Industry: Technology

Lorie joined IBM as Vice President of Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing in February 2023 and quickly rose to CPO. Her career began in teaching mathematics and computing before transitioning to procurement in 2004 at ADP. She has also held procurement leadership positions at AIG, First Data Corporation and Fiserv.

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