Speaker Profiles - The CIPSA Strategic Procurement Forum Brisbane
Further speaker biographies will be added as they become available
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS, Managing Director, CIPS Australia
Jonathan Dutton has been Managing Director of CIPS Australia since late 2004. Prior to his appointment, he worked as a freelance consultant and interim manager - which included 18 months as COO of the Chartered Institute of Marketing [CIM] in the UK. Previously, he was marketing director of two UK public companies, Regus and Chubb. Before that he spent two years in sales at Qantas in Sydney and 10 years at British Airways in London as IT procurement manager and, latterly, as head of corporate sales. He is an economics graduate, completed MCIPS in 1986 and became a Fellow this year. He is also a Fellow of the CIM and Royal Society of the Arts [RSA] in the UK, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jonathan Dutton has been Managing Director of CIPS Australia since late 2004. Prior to his appointment, he worked as a freelance consultant and interim manager - which included 18 months as COO of the Chartered Institute of Marketing [CIM] in the UK. Previously, he was marketing director of two UK public companies, Regus and Chubb. Before that he spent two years in sales at Qantas in Sydney and 10 years at British Airways in London as IT procurement manager and, latterly, as head of corporate sales. He is an economics graduate, completed MCIPS in 1986 and became a Fellow this year. He is also a Fellow of the CIM and Royal Society of the Arts [RSA] in the UK, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
David Henchliffe MCIPS, CPO, Santos
David Henchliffe is the Chief Procurement Officer at Santos. He joined the supply chain profession in 1987 when he was commissioned from the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He then served in a series of supply chain related field appointment as a junior officer. After studying in the United Kingdom he was a Project Manager for a range of capital equipment projects within Defence. He then moved into the strategic and contingency planning arena with responsibility for the supply chain aspects. After leaving the Army he joined Santos as the Manager Supply Chain Services and now leads both the Procurement & Logistics functions within Santos. He has had extensive experience in the areas of sourcing, supplier relationship management, logistics, project management, organisational leadership and change management. He has an Honours degree in Science and Master degrees in Management, Arts (Military Science, Technology & Management) and Defence Studies. He was the 100th member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply – Australia and is also a member of the City & Guilds of London Institute and the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia
Stephen Rowe FCIPS, CPO, Parmalat Australia
Stephen Rowe has 13 years global procurement and supply chain experience, living and working across three continents. Prior to his current role as CPO at Parmalat Australia, Stephen was Regional (APAC) Strategic Sourcing Manager at Cadbury Schweppes. Before that, he was Head of Procurement UK, and then Global Procurement Manager, for Arthur Andersen.
Having worked in the retail and distribution sector for 15 years before his introduction to procurement, Stephen has a rounded view of supply chain principles. Elected to the Rest of The World seat on the CIPS council, his three-year term commences on 1 November 2009.
Vivienne Buss, Manager - Sustainable Procurement, Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office.
Vivienne’s began her professional life as a Chartered Accountant, and from there moved into business consulting more broadly, working for two “Big Four” firms – KPMG and Deloitte in their business consulting divisions, as well for publicly listed organizations and her own consulting business. Her work during this time focused on ensuring alignment between high level strategic objectives, business design and supporting financial business processes. Vivienne’s roles were improvement and change focused as she acted as change advocate, seeking to challenge the “traditional way of doing things”.
This theme continued as she deepened her professional expertise in environmental management, completing an MBA in Corporate Environmental Management and a Masters in Environmental Management - Economics and Policy. More recently Vivienne has worked with businesses as they seek to find pragmatic solutions to the challenges of sustainability.
Currently in her role, she is leading Queensland Government’s sustainable procurement program – which seeks to integrate sustainability considerations across Queensland Government spend.
Vivienne also sits on the faculty of the Graduate School at the Australian Institute of Management.
Bill Stewart, Senior Director, Health Services Purchasing & Logistics, Queensland Health
For the last seven of Bill’s 20 years in Queensland Health, he has been Senior Director Health Services Purchasing & Logistics. In this role he is responsible for procurement and logistics policy, strategy and reform, together with the expansion and maintenance of corporate arrangements. Queensland Health has an annual procurement spend exceeding $2.0 billion.
Bill’s broader government health sector experience covers 30 years and apart from procurement, covers a variety of roles in information technology, finance and corporate services, including nine years at Repatriation General Hospital.
