Climbing the Ladder and Smashing the Glass Ceiling

EVENT DETAILS:

Career progression is the process of climbing the ladder during your working life, moving forward, being promoted, finding new challenges and opportunities and getting the most out of your career.

Career progression is not simply about finding a new job, but it is also about being given additional responsibilities, moving sideways or to a different role within the company.

CIPS Central London Branch in collaboration with the FCIPS committee are pleased to organise their next event, in person at Bouygues Energies & Services in London, with the following speakers: Shirley Cooper, Stephen Day and more who will share with us a bit more of their careers, their guidance on how to progress within their careers and also on the importance of having diverse teams.

We will also have the opportunity to network with other CIPS members.

If you have any queries please contact branchevents@cips.org

EVENT VENUE:

Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, United Kingdom 

EVENT SPEAKERS

Shirley Cooper OBE, FCIPS
Non Executive Director Ministry of Justice and Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee Member

Shirley is a successful business leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience gained in delivering first-class financial, commercial, and operational leadership across the Private and Public Sectors. She co-founded multi-award-winning specialist law firm, Tapestry Compliance transferring ownership of the firm to a Trust on behalf of the employees in 2020In addition, supporting many Charities and Non-Profit organisations that drive economic development and have a social impact. Shirley was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 for services to Women’s Empowerment, Equality and Procurement.

Shirley has a portfolio of appointments including a Director of SalesFilter, an Independent Director at the Cabinet Office and recently led the independent review for BEIS and The Met Office for the recently procured SuperComputer along with MOD supply chain review for the Secretary of State.  Shirley is a trustee and treasurer of UNWomen UK and co-founder and Chair of Blueprint Club for senior women in procurement. 

Shirley is the first Chair of CIPS Fellows having been the Global Chair of Trustees and President where she made it her mission and legacy to mobilise and modernise the Fellowship. 

Previously Shirley was Global Procurement Director of Impellam plc and board advisor to Lorien Resourcing.  Prior to this Procurement and Supply Chain Director of Computacenter.  Before joining Computacenter Shirley held senior financial positions at Yorkshire Water, Leeds Hospitals and Carlsberg Tetley and Tetley’s, starting work at 18 with Rowntree Mackintosh in Halifax. 

Shirley recently served as A Non-Executive Director at the Ministry of Justice as well as being a Trustee of several Charities and non-profit organisations:

• Chair of International Women’s Forum UK
• Trustee and Treasurer UNWomen UK 
• Vice Chair Civil Society Women’s UK Alliance
• Co-Founder and Chair Blueprint Club (for senior women in procurement)
• Chair of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Fellows (and former Global Chair and President of the Institute)
• Trustee and Audit Chair - The Tetley (a charity and social enterprise for young artists)

Stephen Day 
Global Chief Procurement Officer , Kantar 

An accomplished international executive, with expertise in Operations Management, specialism in Supply Chain purchasing, multi country transformation and change. Steve has led a number of operational transformations and new business model development supporting enterprise wide evolution from product to services and software revenue models.

Steve joined Bain Capital portfolio company Kantar in 2020, setting up a greenfield purchasing capability and transformation. Prior to that Steve worked at Pearson PLC, the global publishers and for several years at Vodafone where he participated in the set up and eventual board membership of the Vodafone Procurement Company in Luxembourg.

Steve is married, has four children, holds an MBA from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

Amelle Mestari FCIPS
Director of Procurement and CSR, Bouygues Energies and Services

Starting at Bouygues as a site receptionist, Amelle has developed numerous skills to now become Director of Procurement and CSR.

Based in London, and managing a Team across the UK, Amelle has held numerous procurement roles within the Company Bouygues, always growing and empowering her Team and climbing up the ladder to where she is now.

Agile, practical, strategic, visionary, change guru and empowering her teams are a few words used by colleagues and the Procurement Community to best describe Amelle.

Amelle is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

Gill Thorpe FCIPS
Founder & CEO, The Sourcing Team Ltd

30 years qualified buyer - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, founder of The Sourcing Team who creates products that bring brands to life.

Gill’s approach is driven by a passion for ethical and sustainable practices to protect both people and planet. This approach is based on a beyond-audit ethos to build collaboration and improvements down the supply chain to create maximum impact. Gill is also highly focused on building opportunities for diversity and inclusion in supply chains particularly around gender diversity. Proud to be a certified B Corp, EcoVadis Platinum, London Living Wage and WEConnect International Woman Owned business.