John Everett (Past Speaker)

EMEA Purchasing and Business Services Director for Dow Chemical. John has a 30 year track record delivering value originally via product development, then via market and e-business development and for the last 10 years via procurement. His contributions to Dow’s purchasing organization include: LCCS programs, segmenting & sourcing channels, innovation sourcing, M&A synergies and Purchasing as a Service Business primarily across direct spend. A believer in continuous professional development, John is also the chairperson of the Swiss branch of CIPS.org