As you ’ ve come to expect , we have a jam-packed issue for you , cutting through the noise to provide razor sharp industry insights , exclusive company reports and the broadest selection of interviews from executives from around the world .

Adorning our cover this month is the City of London Corporation . We speak to Christopher Bell , a man with more than 20 years ’ experience in leading procurement and commercial functions .

Two years ago , Bell was appointed as the organisation ’ s first Commercial Director and has since been named CIPs Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year , having achieved £ 23mn in savings over the period .

It is truly a procurement transformation story ; in which he tells Supply Chain Digital how he and his team are working to support and promote London as one of the world ’ s elite global business centres . Jump to page 8 to read the piece now – it is not one to be missed .

We also got a cracking piece from Innogy , with its CPO Ulrich Piepel discussing the importance of the right staff at renewable energy giant , in an exclusive video interview this month .

As well as a motivated workforce , embracing automation and placing procurement strategy at the fore are vital to making a splash in the energy world , says the CPO .

The theme of agenda setting interviews continues with Girish Rishi , CEO of JDA Software , which has made waves with a number of announcements in 2018 . An important component of many of the world ’ s most valuable supply chains , Rishi talks digital disruption , company transformations and the future of tech in an eye-opening chat .

With that and much more included this month , we hope you enjoy August ’ s Supply Chain Digital . Please get involved with our online community on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook .

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