The fun and the fair
13 September 2012
The new CIPS president plans to use his senses of humour and fairness to promote responsible purchasing and engage members more with the institute, as he tells Geraint John
Lots of purchasing departments have annual business plans. But how many write their objectives on a jigsaw puzzle and then hand one piece to every member of the team to look after? Well, at banking group HBOS they do. And for anyone who knows Ian Taylor, its head of group procurement, such a wacky approach will come as no surprise.
Taylor, who became president of CIPS this...