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New York, NY
Robin B. Shahani
Senior Vice President, Global
Business Services and Chief
Procurement Officer
American Express Company
Robin Shahani joined American Express strategy. In September 2009, Robin About American
(Amex) as senior vice president and was appointed global co-head of
chief procurement officer in April procurement, with a specific focus Express Company
2010. In this role, Robin is responsible on category management, strategic American Express Company is a
for all procurement, expense sourcing, supplier performance and diversified global financial services
management and central supplier financial performance. company headquartered in New York
management activities and staff on a City. Founded in 1850, it is one of
Previously, Robin held various senior
global basis, and is in the process of the 30 components of the Dow Jones
positions at EquaTerra (KPMG), Deutsche
leading a major transformation of the Industrial Average. The company is
Bank and Silver Oak Solutions, which
function. As a member of the global best known for its credit card, charge
he founded in 1999. Robin worked as a
business services leadership team, Robin card, and traveler’s cheque businesses.
consultant at Mitchell Madison Group,
is directly involved in developing shared Amex cards account for approximately
as a summer analyst at Morgan Stanley
services at the company. Robin also is 24 percent of the total dollar volume
and H.C. Wainwright Economics and as
a member of American Express’ senior of credit card transactions in the US,
an intern for U.S. Representative Joseph
management team. the highest of any card issuer.
P. Kennedy II.
Prior to joining Amex, Robin worked at
Robin graduated from Harvard
Citigroup as executive vice president,
University with a bachelor’s degree
chief administrative officer and
in history. He has been based in New
global head of strategy and planning
York and London for most of his career,
for Citi Shared Services (CSS), with
but has also worked extensively in
oversight of nearly 5,500 staff
continental Europe and Asia. Robin
worldwide in key aspects of finance
is involved in a range of charitable
and risk reporting, human resources,
causes, such as serving on the board of
procurement, accounts payable,
directors for APEX New York, an urban
anti-money laundering and general
education charity, and co-chairing the
services operations as well as location
Children’s Health Fund’s annual gala.
CPO Circle New Members | August 2011Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
Volker Bargon
Corporate Senior Vice President,
Purchasing
Boehringer Ingelheim
Volker Bargon is responsible for About Boehringer
worldwide purchasing for Boehringer
Ingelheim. He joined BI in Germany in Ingelheim
1996. Since then, he has held various Boehringer Ingelheim is a worldwide
positions with increasing responsibilities operating affiliated group of companies
both in the headquarters and in the with 42,224 employees. Its two
local operating units. In 2000, he main business areas are human
was appointed corporate director pharmaceuticals and animal health.
for technology. From 2005 to 2008, The company’s pharmaceuticals
Volker was general manager of the business area covers prescription
Brazilian subsidiary. medicines, consumer healthcare,
biopharmaceuticals and operations
In his early professional career, Volker
(including pharma production and
held various positions in operations
chemical production). In Animal Health,
from engineering to purchasing in
the core business segments serve food-
the aeroengine industry with BMW
producing and companion animals.
Rolls-Royce GmbH in Germany and
in pharmaceuticals with Goedecke AG
Warner Lambert subsidiary in Germany.
Volker holds degrees in mechanical
engineering from the University of
Stuttgart, Germany and in economy
from the AKAD, Germany.
CPO Circle New Members | August 2011Cleveland, OH
Jean-Jacques Beaussart
Chief Procurement Officer
KeyBank
Jean-Jacques Beaussart is responsible Key’s procurement organization is a Jean-Jacques earned his master’s degree
for driving KeyBank’s strategy to vital component to driving the savings in applied mechanics from the Institut
reduce the total cost of ownership objectives as part of the overall National des Sciences Appliquees in
from third-party spend, and support “Keyvolution” initiative, which is on Lyon, France, and another master’s in
a global delivery/business model, target to deliver more than $300 mechanical engineering from Columbia
while optimizing risk-reward with million in savings by 2012. University. He also completed the
Key’s third-party providers. MBA Executive Program at Fairleigh
Jean-Jacques joined National City
Jean-Jacques manages a team of Corporation (NCC) in April 2005, where Dickinson University in New Jersey.
more than 50 professionals in the he laid the foundation for more than
following areas: $300 million annualized savings from About KeyBank
2006 to 2008. He also implemented KeyBank is a regional bank
• Category teams
an e-procurement system to provide headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
– Information technology a single portal and “an Amazon.com It is the 12th largest bank in the
– Business services experience” to more than 35,000 NCC United States by total assets. Key has
associates. The creation of a world-class approximately 17,468 employees and
– Marketing procurement organization, along with a diverse client base. Key’s customer
– General and administrative redesigning positions and reporting base spans retail, small business,
lines to better support corporate needs corporate and investment clients.
– Real estate and strategies, has been one of Jean- There are 985 Key branches located in
– Professional services Jacques’ key successes. Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho,
Prior to joining NCC, Jean-Jacques Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan,
• Sourcing team
held positions as a sourcing executive New York, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Vermont
• Procurement strategy, third-party and Washington. In 2008, Key was
with Bank of America in Charlotte,
risk and operations ranked 321 on the FORTUNE 500 list.
North Carolina and with GE Capital
• Procurement legal advisors. in Stamford, Connecticut. He also KeyBank also has several major sub-
spent many years as a management headquarters throughout Ohio.
consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton
in New York City.
CPO Circle New Members | August 2011Sheboygan, WI
Stephan Cloutier
Vice President, Procurement
Mercury Marine
Stephan Cloutier is the vice president About Mercury Marine
of procurement for Mercury Marine
and is responsible for the worldwide A division of Brunswick Corporation,
purchasing of direct and indirect Mercury Marine provides engines, boats,
materials for the company. Stephan services and parts for recreational,
joined Mercury Marine in 1999 as commercial and government marine
senior manager of global sourcing and applications. Based in Fond du Lac,
served three years as director of Asia Wisconsin, Mercury’s brand portfolio
procurement, overseeing the Seoul, includes Mercury and Mariner outboard
Korea and Suzhou, China sourcing engines, Mercury MerCruiser sterndrive
offices. and inboard packages, Mercury
propellers, Mercury inflatable boats,
Stephan’s career encompasses more Mercury SmartCraft electronics, and
than 20 years in engineering, supplier Mercury and Quicksilver parts and oils.
quality, strategic planning and
procurement with companies such as
Inglis, LTD and Whirlpool Corp. Stephan
received his certificate in aeronautical
engineering from the National
Aeronautical School in Quebec, Canada,
a bachelor’s degree in mechanical
engineering from Sherbrooke University
in Quebec and an MBA from Notre
Dame University.
CPO Circle New Members | August 2011Richmond, UK
Mark Dady
Senior Vice President of Purchasing
PepsiCo Europe
Mark Dady is currently senior vice About PepsiCo Europe
president of purchasing for PepsiCo
Europe, a $12 billion division of PepsiCo PepsiCo Europe is the leading food
spanning the United Kingdom, Europe, and beverage company in Europe
Russia, Turkey and South Africa. employing 43,000 people in the
region. The company has a presence
Mark joined PepsiCo in 1997 and has in 45 countries in Europe and has a
held this position since 2008, covering broad range of offerings including
all direct and indirect spend, leading Frito Lay Snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages,
a team of 300 people located across Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana
more than 20 countries. juices and Quaker foods.
Prior to PepsiCo, Mark spent eight years
with Tesco where he held multiple
marketing and purchasing roles. Prior to
that, Mark was working on a degree in
economics and politics from Warwick
University, UK.
CPO Circle New Members | August 2011Philadelphia, PA
Bradford F. Tobin
Vice President and Chief
Procurement Officer
Sunoco, Inc.
Brad Tobin, who joined Sunoco as About Sunoco
VP-CPO in 2009, started his career in
the aircraft engines and appliances Sunoco Inc. is a petroleum and
divisions of General Electric. There he petrochemical manufacturer
served in a variety of manufacturing, headquartered in Philadelphia,
customer service and information Pennsylvania. Sunoco is one of the
technology positions. largest gasoline distribution companies
in the United States, with Sunoco brand
Brad also served as senior manager of gasoline sold in more than 4,700 outlets
strategic services for Accenture, where in 26 states. Sunoco is a FORTUNE 100
he managed clients and project teams Company.
that developed supply chain strategies
for industrial products and high-tech
companies including Dell Computer,
Caterpillar, Harley-Davidson and Best Buy.
Brad earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in business administration from
Miami University in 1982 and a Master
of Business Administration degree from
the University of Louisville in 1992.
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