Ascent of a woman
13 September 2012
CIPS’s first female president takes up her post today. But as Geraint John discovers, she is more concerned that purchasers see the wider business picture than with her own milestone
A little bit of history is made at CIPS today. For the first time in its 69-year existence, a woman has become president of the institute. Jeannie Bevan, whose purchasing career has included the top jobs at NatWest, British Airways and, latterly, National Savings, takes over at a time of growing opportunities and challenges for the profession.
Not that Bevan...