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Lorie Meola

Title: Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer

Company: IBM Industry: Technology

Lorie joined IBM as VP, Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing in 2023, before quickly being promoted to CPO within five months. She has a rich history in leadership roles across procurement services, having held CPO positions at Fiserv and First Data, and led global sourcing at AIG. Earlier in her career at ADP, Lorie held roles spanning procurement, IT and sales strategy. Lorie’ s leadership focuses on trust, culture and welcoming imperfection in order to operate successfully.

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