We can do better - gender diversity in procurement and beyond

Melaye Ras-Work

Vice President

Efficio

Melaye co-founded Efficio in 2000 with Alex Klein, Jens Pederson and Juraj Priecel  after beginning her career at A.T. Kearney. She leads Efficio’s growth in France, overseeing projects spanning several geographies to deliver breakthrough transformations of clients’ procurement and supply chain operations.

Edwina Dunn OBE

Founder

The Female Lead

Edwina Dunn is co-founder of dunnhumby, the pioneering company behind Tesco’s Clubcard and other loyalty programmes around the world. She is an experienced leader, entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of data science and customer-centric business transformation. She is now Chairman at Starcount, a data science consultancy working with some of the UK’s leading brands. She also champions women’s stories and motivations as the Founder of The Female Lead campaign.

Clare Jones

Group Procurement Director

MACE

Clare joined Mace in October 2018 as Group Procurement Director, supporting the Group Board on all Procurement and Supply Chain matters for the £2.1bn global business.  Clare is an accomplished and highly effective senior executive with  significant experience in leading procurement activities including strategic sourcing, category management, transformation programmes  and supplier relationship development across a number of sectors.

Marco Salzedo

Director of Commercial and Contract Management Capability

Government Commercial Function

Marco Salzedo joined the Government Commercial Function (GCF) as Director of Commercial and Contract Management Capability in 2017. Marco has over 30 years of commercial experience across the private sector, with 20 years experience in senior procurement roles successfully delivering complex and transformational change programmes. 

Chris Emberton

Procurement Director

Clifford Chance

Chris joined Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance in 2016 as Procurement Director, initially to consolidate and transform their global Procurement function and now is responsible for Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Third Party Risk and Travel Management globally. 
 

Emily Pether

Procurement Professional

BAE Systems

Emily Pether is a Procurement Professional at BAE Systems, currently responsible for managing the largest supplier in her department, as well as team of Procurement Practitioners. Prior to her current role, Emily completed the BAE Systems Supply Chain Graduate Development Framework in 2018- having completion of her Undergraduate law Degree at Nottingham University in 2016. Emily prides herself on setting a high standard in all aspects of her professional work, which is mirrored by her team, and being able to communicate effectively with al suppliers and all levels of her organisation. 

Joëlle Payom

Founder & CEO @ Rezalliance.com

Rezalliance.com

Founder & CEO @ Rezalliance.com, an association that helps organizations harness the power of inclusion for sustainable profitability.

Joëlle Payom is a forward-thinking professional and Global Procurement strategist, both business oriented and human centric.

She started her career in Sales then quickly moved to other side of the mirror to set up, shape and enhance the Procurement function of major organizations across diverse industries (automotive, aerospace, retail, IT, FMCG), serving both customers and service providers. Through +15y experience in the corporate world, leading transverse initiatives in matrix environments, she noticed most organizations do not seize the importance of inclusion on their global performance.
 
Today, she’s thriving at the intersection of Procurement, Technology and Inclusion and she’s championing an inclusive perspective of value creation that considers the whole range of stakeholders. She is involved in several initiatives to help organizations harness the power of inclusion as cornerstone of sustainable profitability.