April 2021
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
5h 50m
English
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About the Authors
Alex Klein
ALEX KLEIN is the COO of Efficio, which he co-founded in 2000. Prior to this, he was a Principal with A.T. Kearney, for whom he worked for seven years in its London and New York offices. Alex is a leading expert in Procurement and helps companies to design and execute multi-national and global Procurement transformation programs.
Alex's experience spans the Automotive, Manufacturing, Utilities, Telecommunications, Technology, and Financial, and Professional Services industries. He also works extensively with the world's leading Private Equity firms to optimize the Procurement capabilities and costs of their portfolio companies.
Being a co-founder, Alex has helped to grow Efficio from a six-person start-up in 2000, into the world's largest specialist Procurement consultancy, with some 500 employees based in offices across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. He led the firm's market-facing activities in its early years, and established Efficio's first North American office in New York.
Alex holds an MBA from Manchester Business School and a BA with First-Class Honours from the University of Bristol. He is bilingual in German and English, and he speaks fluent French and Spanish. He is a keen classical guitarist and recently walked the 500-mile (790 km) Camino de Santiago.
Alex lives in Ascot, England, and Valencia, Spain, with his wife Michelle, his sons Max and Felix, and a chow chow called Juri.
Simon Whatson
SIMON WHATSON is a Vice President ...
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