Robin Jackson

CEO

Robin Jackson, CEO of procurement consultants ADR International, is one of the best-known and respected figures in the procurement world. He has held senior management positions with major corporations including the Ford Motor Company, Philips Electronics and Nissan before joining ADR International in 1988.

With ADR International he has amassed a wealth of hands-on purchasing experience with clients worldwide in Europe, the US, South Africa, APAC and Australasia. He has led projects in many sectors including pharmaceutical, automotive, engineering, rail, FMCG, financial, building materials and footwear. Robin regularly writes for publication and is happy to speak with authority on any issue connected with purchasing, procurement and supply chain management, at local or global level.

He became CEO of ADR International in April 2007 when the company restructured to take advantage of increasing demands for procurement services. He now leads the company which is headquartered in the UK and also has offices in Australia, South Africa and the US. Its clients include some of the world's largest corporations such as Alcan, Disney, GE, Nokia and Pfizer.

Bill Michels

Partner (CEO of ADR North America)

Bill has enjoyed a distinguished career in senior management with SCM Corporation, Durkee Famous Foods, Boise Cascade, Campbell Soup Company and Vlasic Foods.

In consulting, he has worked with global multi-national companies in regulated and non-regulated industries across a wide spectrum of business sectors and countries.

The key focus of this work has been his ability to deliver a transformation process that has led clients to increased profitability, enhanced staff competence and to achieve sustainable cost improvements beyond the departure of ADR.

Under his leadership, ADR North America has achieved year on year growth and has become a leading purchasing consulting firm in North America. Bill is a sought after speaker and writer for many events and publications. He is also author of the book "Transform Your Supply Chain".

Bill earned a BS in Business Administration with honours from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Baldwin Wallace College.

Peter Hunt

Partner

Photograph by James LaBounty for Maclean's Magazine

Michael Cahén

Non Executive Chairman

Non Executive Director, ADR International Limited - UK
Chairman, Sourcingpoint Limited - UK
Chairman, The Cahén Archives™ and The Cahén Foundation - Canada
Director, Primores AG - Switzerland
Chairman, ArtPortfolio Collection Management Limited - Canada

Previously CEO, COO, CIO and Executive Director in London, Bermuda, New York and Amsterdam.

Michael has gained extensive experience across investment banking, strategy consulting, market-making, IS&T, asset management and M&A; primarily in the European and Asian markets.

John McCleland

Managing Director ADR Australia

John's interests cover profit and value improvement programmes, strategic sourcing and competency development programmes. Prior to joining ADR he held the position of Divisional Director - Procurement for one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the Southern Hemisphere.

He has over 25 years experience in purchasing in the manufacturing sector and has also gained management experience in numerous other materials management and logistics positions. John has qualifications in Purchasing and Business Management.

Carl Coetzer

Managing Director ADR South Africa

Carl Coetzer is Managing Director of ADR, South Africa based in Johannesburg.  His interests cover profit and value improvement programmes, strategic sourcing and competency development programmes delivered through the application and skills transfer of best purchasing practice.

He has the ability to do things smarter, quicker, better and more efficiently and to compete against self-imposed standards. Has a tendency to measure performance, improve efficiency and effectiveness, set goals and calculate costs and benefits for others and oneself. This includes setting up of systems that support achievement of targets.

Prior to joining ADR he held the position of Procurement Manager at Sandoz a Novartis Company. He has over 25 years experience in purchasing in the manufacturing sector and has also gained management experience in numerous other materials management and logistics positions.

Rebecca Howard

Associate Director and Learning Practice Lead, ADR International

Rebecca Howard, Associate Director and Learning Practice Lead at consultants ADR International, is an experienced procurement professional who has carried out assignments for some of the world’s biggest corporations.

At ADR International she delivers training and development projects to clients in areas including category management, supplier relationship management and strategic sourcing. As part of ADR International’s full suite of procurement services she also offers capability assessment tools, industry skills benchmarking, online e-learning and training outcome measurement solutions.

Rebecca was Senior Buyer at British Airways, buying ground handling services in the UK and Caribbean. She spent three years as Senior Consultant at KPMG Consulting where projects included strategic sourcing at ntl and a business efficiency programme at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

In 2003 she joined ADR International where her clients have included Nokia, the Metropolitan Police Service, American Express, Novelis, Assa Abloy, Pfizer, Network Rail, Total and the NHS purchasing hub Pro-Cure.

Simon Aldred

Head of Sourcing, ADR International

Simon Aldred has been a director of ADR International’s sourcing division since 2004 and became head of sourcing in 2007. In this role he has implemented new e-sourcing and spend analysis tools and developed a fully outsourced managed service for client's indirect spend.

Simon spent several years in senior supply chain positions in the UK and Italy. His background combines strategic sourcing with low-cost country sourcing. He has delivered robust and sustainable savings across a range of categories covering both indirect and direct spend.

He has led projects with major high street retailers as well as large construction, manufacturing, haulage, and professional service clients including Scania, Rosebys, TJ Hughes and NG Bailey. Simon is happy to speak on all aspects of procurement including low-cost country sourcing, outsourced procurement, rapid cost savings and strategic sourcing.

Richard McIntosh

Managing Director, ADR People

Richard McIntosh has 18 years experience in procurement, as a practitioner in industry, as an interim manager and as a consultant. He has worked in procurement roles for several large organisations including Ford New Holland, KPMG Consulting, B&Q, Nokia, Visa and eircom.

Richard’s expertise in strategic sourcing and his work with a wide range of world-class international procurement organisations has led to a focus on the building and motivation of high performance procurement teams. He now leads ADR People, the specialist recruitment and interim management business of global procurement consultants ADR International.

Richard is happy to speak with authority on any issue connected with recruitment and labour market issues, with particular reference to purchasing, procurement and supply chain management, at local or global level.

ADR International is one of the longest-standing global procurement consultancies, established in 1986. It now offers a full range of procurement services covering consultancy, training and development, interim and permanent recruitment, sourcing, technology and audit.