Kenny heads
the World Bank Group’s procurement and vendor management effort globally across
130+ locations, and is undergoing a modernization agenda for the function to
improve its efficiency, governance, value generation and sustainability of its
~26,000 vendor base. Before joining the
Group, Kenny was the Executive Director and Global co-Chief Procurement Officer
at Goldman Sachs, responsible for the delivery of a number of industry leading
commercial, vendor risk management, and sustainable supply chain initiatives
across 97 cities and 35 countries. Kenny
also had a long career with the National Australia Bank Group and ExxonMobil
Corporation where he spent much of his time in procurement transformational
roles. Kenny has an Executive MBA from the Australian School of Management and
Honors in Engineering from the University of Melbourne. He is married with three children, a keen
cyclist and violinist, and an active member of his local church.
The COVID-19 pandemic caught many companies unprepared—and has exposed shortcomings in their mechanisms to plan for and mitigate supply fluxes during severe disruptions. It has also revealed a lack of centralized and coordinated visibility in risk monitoring. During this time of crisis, CPOs have seen that strategic sourcing has been the pillar of strength to manufactures and retailer. As they look ahead to the post-COVID era and what that will look like, they are ensuring their organizations’ abilities to respond to future unexpected challenges with confidence and insight. This session we focus on:
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