SPP is about the individuals that make us a community. These are your SPP teams.

We are a Global Community of procurement professionals working collaboratively around the globe to drive the mission and vision of SPP forward. The many individuals who have taken The Pledge and the SPP Team come together to make up this unique organization, the Sustainable Procurement Pledge.

We are here to support each other, to be the megaphone for what is working, and to accelerate change. We are collaborating on finding solutions, and at the core, we are getting things done to leave a legacy of a new procurement profession. SPP is about the individuals that make us the community. These are your SPP teams.

Co-Founders, Thomas Udesen, CPO of Bayer (left) and Bertrand Conquéret, CPO of Henkel (right)

Co-Founders

Our passionate Co-Founders, Thomas Udesen (CPO of Bayer) and Bertrand Conquéret (CPO of Henkel) hold the personal conviction that each and every procurement professional has the power and responsibility to drive change. 
 
They start with themselves and invite you to get involved.
Co-Founders, Thomas Udesen, CPO of Bayer (left) and Bertrand Conquéret, CPO of Henkel (right)

Global Team

Your SPP global team is here to empower and accelerate your work. We are striving to hear your needs, your challenges and continue to build SPP to be fit for purpose for today and towards our BIG goal: making sustainable procurement the default.

Together we are setting up SPP for scalable growth and impact and building an organization at the service of the global SPP community of procurement professionals. We have taken up the vision set forth by Thomas and Bertrand and are building on the work of the K–Team Volunteers to drive this groundbreaking and disruptive movement. 
We are here for you. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, want to get more involved or want to learn how you can support SPP.

Advisory Council

We are proud to introduce the first members who will be instrumental in supporting SPP and our community as we approach 2030 and the challenges beyond.

Chapter Co-Chairs

SPP Chapters are more active than ever and are vital connectors for our community activities around the world. With all events being free we welcome everyone in procurement looking to learn, exchange and be inspired. We are incredibly grateful to all our volunteering Co-Chairs and the core teams who support SPP with such energy and dedication.

League of Champions

This peer group offers a space for CPOs to come together within the SPP Champions Program with the focus on CHAMPIONING the SPP vision and to work collectively to accelerate our shared aim of embedding sustainable procurement practices through cross-industry, peer collaboration, and knowledge exchange. 

The Champions meet to have an open dialogue about what is working, what challenges they are facing, and knowledge they can share and to signal within their organizations and beyond that they personally want to champion the structural and culture shift we need to reach our goals by 2030. 

Transformation Panel

The members of the Transformation Panel are an integral part of the Champions Program. Appointed by the Champions, they are responsible for embedding sustainability in procurement in their organizations and beyond. They work together to capability build their functions as they support their broader teams. Together with SPP, they work to empower and equip their procurement teams by encouraging and providing access to a wide range of resources and engagement opportunities, developed for procurement, by procurement – across all regions, sectors, and issues.

Volunteers

Whether you are a Procurement veteran or new to the profession, if you have endless hours to contribute or just a few hours a month, you can help move our shared mission forward by getting involved.  

Alumni

The SPP Alumni recognizes all those that have volunteered over the years and taken up key roles to get us to where we are today.   

SPP is a Community driven by a shared vision.

Many of you have given of your time, knowledge, expertise and passion.

We are so grateful for the immense drive and support of all those that have been part of our story until now. 

Click on a role below to see who has been involved in the SPP Story until now.

Alejandro Schipani

Emerging Technology Chapter

Alyssa Caddle

Director, Procurement Sustainability
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Amanda Wood

Director of Sustainability – Supply Chain & Social Value
BAE Systems

Ambalika Gupta

India Chapter

Anthony Fuller

USA Chapter

Ard Verboon

Chief Procurement Officer
Schneider Electric

Ashlin Ramlochan

Initiator & Co-Chair South Africa Chapter (2023)

Astrid Bosten

Augustina Kydonieus

USA Chapter

Benjamin Saur

Global Category Manager – Sustainability at British American Tobacco
BAT

Benjamin Wee

Initiator & Co-Chair Singapore Chapter (2022-2024)

Benon Ngobi

Global Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability Lead at Accenture

Bertrand Conquéret

Co-Founder of SPP and CPO of Henkel
Henkel

Bora Yucel

Human Rights Chapter

Brianna McCain

Director, Account Management
Sphera

Caitlyn Zhou

Carel Aucamp

Chief Procurement Officer
BAT

Carsten Hansen

Canada Chapter

Charlotte Horder

Community Engagement Director
SPP

Chris Holmes

Senior Vice President Global Sourcing
Avantor

Chris Low

Head of Sustainability Procurement & Packaging
Haleon

Chris Shanahan

VP Global Sustainability Supply Chain
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Christophe Quiquempoix

Vice President, Sustainable Procurement Global Supply Chain at Schneider Electric

Claudia Stijlen

Scope 3 Chapter

Desré Hancocks

Ebru Calero

Sr Director, Sustainable Sourcing and Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive

Elena Heckmann

Sustainable Procurement | Sustainability Strategy | International Project Management
Accenture

Elske Messemaker-Kleijn

Procurement & Transformation Executive
DP World

Elvire Regnier

France Chapter

Emma Howcroft

Nature & Biodiversity Chapter

Fabien Biagi

France Chapter

Farry Ishq

Senior Manager, Strategic, Procurement Sustainability, Entrepreneurial with a Learning Mindset: MBA,BSc Chemistry
DP World

Fernanda Silva

Fiona Pinkawa

Fleur Heineke

Denmark Chapter

Florian Vollmer

VP, Head of Procurement Sustainability @ Bayer | Business Strategy
Bayer

Francesco Brasca

Travel & Hospitality Chapter

Fred Turco

Enterprise Indirects and Sustainable Sourcing Global Lead
Pfizer

Gisela Artola Pascual

Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Professional
Alliannz SE

Giulia Palma

Procurement Lead – Purpose, Planet & Sustainability
Vodafone

Giulia Usai

Senior Director Procurement Sustainability CoE at GSK

Giuliana Orsini

DACH Chapter

Guillermo Juarez

Procurement with Purpose (PwP) Global Lead
SAP

Guy Battle

Public Procurement Chapter

Harry Aldwinckle

Manager, Sustainable Procurement
Tetra Pak

Henrik Larsen

Henrik Larsen

Chair of Champions Program

Isabel Hochgesand

Chief Procurement & Hazelnut Company Officer
Ferrero

Jaime Paiva

Supplier Diversity Chapter

Jamie Denton

Jarek Plewniok

Procurement Manager – Supplier Capability & Development
NSG Pilkington

Jo Parkin

UK Chapter

John Doe

John Everett

CPO / VP of Global Procurement
Novonesis

John Wilgar

Chief Procurement Officer
NSG Group

Joline Beninga

Juan-Carlos Fuenmayor

Chief Procurement Officer
Syensqo

Kathrin Decker

Deputy Director

Khaled Murshed

Laura Giuliani

Head of Procurement Sustainability
Syensqo