SupplyChain Magazine April 2021 | Page 45

VODAFONE PROCUREMENT COMPANY EXECUTIVE BIO

NINIAN WILSON
TITLE : SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR & CEO INDUSTRY : TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOCATION : LUXEMBOURG
Ninian joined Vodafone in June
2009 as SCM IT Director , and was appointed to the board of Vodafone Procurement Company in November 2009 . From 2014 – 2016 Ninian held the role of SCM Technology Director , responsible for all Technology sourcing in Vodafone including Networks , IT and new product development . March 2016 he was appointed Director of Group SCM and CEO of the Vodafone Procurement Company .
Prior to joining Vodafone , Ninian held the position of Operations Director for
Royal Mail , where he managed the largest workforce in the UK with full accountability for the delivery of its transformation programme . Previously Ninian held senior positions in Cable & Wireless , and was a member of the board of the Caribbean business unit and Trustee of the Pension Scheme .
Ninian is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and a life member of the Institute of Directors . He lives in Luxembourg with his wife , Philippa .