Expanding influence
13 September 2012
Peter Williams, who took over as CIPS president this week, tells Geraint John why his experience at WPP Group and the biggest challenge facing the institute have something in common
Imagine trying to improve procurement in a group of over 75 companies, based in 950 offices, across 92 countries. A group that acquires, on average, one new business every two weeks and employs 33,000 people worldwide, just 100 of whom work at head office (itself split between Mayfair and Manhattan). Consider also that while bought-out costs account for 43 per cent...